Insights · Australia

The Australian government tender market

Who spends the most, and what is coming up across the country.

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Open tenders by trade and state

Live counts, 18 October. Darker means more open tenders. An underlined number has a page; click it.

TradeNew South WalesVictoriaQueenslandWestern AustraliaSouth AustraliaTasmaniaAustralian Capital TerritoryNorthern Territory
Civil works187196125 civil works tenders open in Queensland86 civil works tenders open in Western Australia58191060
Building works53533127242211
Electrical1881047263 electrical tenders open in Western Australia306543
Plumbing and air conditioning38463342147321
Cleaning281613144406
Landscaping and grounds586630 landscaping and grounds tenders open in Queensland28 landscaping and grounds tenders open in Western Australia15169
Security services1112995214
Waste and recycling3827252415305
IT and software36 IT and software tenders open in New South Wales3522 IT and software tenders open in Queensland18 IT and software tenders open in Western Australia101149 IT and software tenders open in Australian Capital Territory5
Engineering services11310251 engineering services tenders open in Queensland55 engineering services tenders open in Western Australia321119 engineering services tenders open in Australian Capital Territory26

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Who spends the most

Published contract award values over the three-year window.

  1. 1
    Department of DefenceAUD 115,381,434,197 · 71203 awards
  2. 2
    Transport and Main RoadsAUD 26,067,149,076 · 6618 awards
  3. 3
    Sydney MetroAUD 19,253,475,663 · 141 awards
  4. 4
    Department of Home AffairsAUD 17,759,776,478 · 4238 awards
  5. 5
    Transport for NSWAUD 14,545,310,709 · 1637 awards
  6. 6
    Department of Health, Disability and AgeingAUD 12,296,327,950 · 3643 awards
  7. 7
    Department of Social ServicesAUD 7,251,401,442 · 885 awards
  8. 8
    Services AustraliaAUD 6,658,044,462 · 5690 awards
  9. 9
    Main RoadsAUD 6,452,780,068 · 477 awards
  10. 10
    Homes NSWAUD 6,216,553,027 · 552 awards
  11. 11
    Department of Veterans' AffairsAUD 5,306,313,166 · 6687 awards
  12. 12
    Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and WaterAUD 5,300,115,013 · 5991 awards
  13. 13
    Department of Employment and Workplace RelationsAUD 4,834,268,676 · 3382 awards
  14. 14
    NSW Department of Communities and JusticeAUD 4,785,166,138 · 1326 awards
  15. 15
    Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeAUD 4,464,591,688 · 6739 awards

Across the country

JurisdictionContracts ending within 12 monthsPlanned this quarter
Australia (Commonwealth)38150122
New South Wales65410
Queensland1090282
Western Australia5470
Northern Territory067

Updated 17 October · How we collect this data

Contains data from Department of Finance (AusTender), CC BY 3.0 AU; Queensland Government (Forward Procurement Pipeline), CC BY 4.0; Queensland Government agencies (contract disclosure reports), CC BY 4.0; Department of Finance (AusTender annual procurement plans), CC BY 3.0 AU; Government of Western Australia (Tenders WA contract award details), CC BY 4.0; State of New South Wales, NSW Treasury.