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Contract notice CN4203577 · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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$164k whole-of-life value
Supplier
COLUMBUS COMMUNICATIONS TDAD LTD
Agency
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Procurement method
limited tender
Exemption
App A: 8. Procuring outside Australian territory for consumption outside Australian territory.
Term
2022-07-04 to 2026-10-31
Published
2025-11-21
Category (UNSPSC)
81112100
Agency reference
4600026142

Worth a closer look

Published long after it started: published 1236 days after start. The Commonwealth Procurement Rules require agencies to report contracts on AusTender within 42 days of entering into them.

Common explanations: A start date set earlier than signing, to cover work under an earlier arrangement. A lease or agreement republished under a new notice when it was renewed or varied. Administrative delay in reporting.

Value by financial year

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

Financial yearEstimated amount
2022-23$38k
2023-24$38k
2024-25$38k
2025-26$38k
2026-27$13k

Published versions

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DateVersionValue
2025-11-21original notice$164k