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Contract notice CN4208702 · Department of Defence

Mode Lock Laser

$222k whole-of-life value, after 1 amendment

−$18k (−7.4%) since first published at $240k

Supplier
Menhir Photonics AG
Agency
Department of Defence
Procurement method
limited tender
Reason given
10.3.d.iii. Supply by particular business: due to an absence of competition for technical reasons.
Term
2025-02-12 to 2026-09-10
Published
2025-12-16
Category (UNSPSC)
41100000
Agency reference
3000369291

Worth a closer look

Published long after it started: published 307 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
2024-25$54k
2025-26$141k
2026-27$28k

Published versions

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

DateVersionValue
2025-12-16original notice$240k
2026-09-18amendment$291k
2026-09-18amendment$234k
2026-09-18amendment$222k