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Contract notice CN3956708 · Department of Defence

Legal Services

$1.6m whole-of-life value, after 1 amendment

+$1.4m (+1109.1%) since first published at $130k

Supplier
Australian Government Solicitor (AGS) ABN 69405937639
Agency
Department of Defence
Procurement method
limited tender
Exemption
App A: 2. From another Commonwealth, state, territory or local government entity.
Term
2023-03-31 to 2025-12-31
Published
2023-04-06
Category (UNSPSC)
80120000
Kind of work
Legal (high confidence) AI-classified
Agency reference
4600050101

Worth a closer look

Value increased after award: +1109% on first published value. Agencies must publish amendments that change a contract’s value. Large increases can mean the original scope or price was understated.

Common explanations: Additional work or an extended term agreed after award. Options in the original contract that were later taken up. A correction to a value entered wrongly.

Value by financial year

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

Financial yearEstimated amount
2022-23$144k
2023-24$572k
2024-25$570k
2025-26$288k

Published versions

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

DateVersionValue
2023-04-06original notice$130k
2025-08-26amendment$187k
2025-08-26amendment$427k
2025-08-26amendment$737k
2025-08-26amendment$1.1m
2025-08-26amendment$1.5m
2025-08-26amendment$1.6m