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Contract notice CN4020700 · CSIRO

Argo Floats

$4.7m whole-of-life value, after 1 amendment

+$4.1m (+728.8%) since first published at $567k

Supplier
NKE Instrumentation
Agency
CSIRO
Procurement method
limited tender
Reason given
10.3.d.iii. Supply by particular business: due to an absence of competition for technical reasons.
Term
2023-11-28 to 2027-11-27
Published
2023-12-05
Category (UNSPSC)
41100000
Agency reference
CW10067

Worth a closer look

Value increased after award: +729% 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
2023-24$695k
2024-25$1.2m
2025-26$1.2m
2026-27$1.2m
2027-28$483k

Published versions

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

DateVersionValue
2023-12-05original notice$567k
2025-08-08amendment$4.7m