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Contract notice CN4015564 · Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Starlink Satellite Equipment and Services

$248k whole-of-life value, after 1 amendment

+$176k (+243.0%) since first published at $72k

Supplier
SPEEDCAST COMMUNICATIONS PTY LTD [767] ABN 62114449857
Agency
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Procurement method
limited tender
Reason given
10.3.a.iii. No tenderers satisfied conditions for participation.
Term
2023-11-08 to 2026-12-31
Published
2023-11-10
Category (UNSPSC)
25151700
Agency reference
REF05326

Worth a closer look

Grew past the open-tender threshold: first published at $72k. 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
2023-24$51k
2024-25$79k
2025-26$79k
2026-27$40k

Published versions

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

DateVersionValue
2023-11-10original notice$72k
2026-06-16amendment$146k
2026-06-16amendment$218k
2026-06-16amendment$218k
2026-06-16amendment$248k