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Contract notice CN3899678 · Australian Bureau of Statistics

Software Licenses & Maintenance

$162k whole-of-life value, after 1 amendment

+$148k (+1043.6%) since first published at $14k

Supplier
OpenText Pty Ltd ABN 98071903010
Agency
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Procurement method
limited tender
Reason given
10.3.e. Additional deliveries by original supplier intended as replacement parts, extensions, or continuation for existing goods or services for compatibility.
Term
2022-11-27 to 2025-11-26
Published
2022-07-26
Category (UNSPSC)
81112200
Agency reference
ABS2022.328

Worth a closer look

Grew past the open-tender threshold: first published at $14k. The Commonwealth Procurement Rules require an agency to estimate a procurement’s maximum value, including options and extensions, before choosing how to buy. Open tender is generally required at or above the threshold.

Common explanations: Extra work that could not have been foreseen at award. A nominal value published at award and updated once the actual amount was known. A construction contract outside AusTender category 72, which we cannot tell apart from other services.

Value by financial year

The total value spread evenly from start to end date. estimate: annualised

Financial yearEstimated amount
2022-23$32k
2023-24$54k
2024-25$54k
2025-26$22k

Published versions

Every version of this notice we have loaded. Source: AusTender OCDS API.

DateVersionValue
2022-07-26original notice$14k
2024-09-04amendment$61k
2024-09-04amendment$80k
2024-09-04amendment$86k
2024-09-04amendment$122k
2024-09-04amendment$162k