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Contract notice CN3910230 · Department of Home Affairs

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$175k whole-of-life value, after 1 amendment

+$95k (+118.8%) since first published at $80k

Supplier
PI PLUS PTY LTD ABN 14103797726
Agency
Department of Home Affairs
Procurement method
limited tender
Reason given
Estimated value was under the procurement threshold.
Term
2022-08-23 to 2025-08-31
Published
2022-09-02
Category (UNSPSC)
46180000
Agency reference
0070032377

Worth a closer look

Grew past the open-tender threshold: first published at $80k. 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$49k
2023-24$58k
2024-25$58k
2025-26$10k

Published versions

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

DateVersionValue
2022-09-02original notice$80k
2025-06-30amendment$175k