Contract notice CN4228805 · Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Unified Support Services
+$127k (+105.9%) since first published at $120k
- Supplier
- MICROSOFT PTY LTD ABN 29002589460
- Procurement method
- limited tender
- Reason given
- 10.3.d.ii. Supply by particular business: with no reasonable alternative or substitute: to protect exclusive rights or proprietary information.
- Term
- 2025-12-12 to 2026-12-11
- Published
- 2026-03-27
- Category (UNSPSC)
- 43230000
- Agency reference
- C17641
Worth a closer look
Grew past the open-tender threshold: first published at $120k. 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 year | Estimated amount |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | $136k |
| 2026-27 | $111k |
Published versions
Every version of this notice we have loaded. Source: AusTender OCDS API.
| Date | Version | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | original notice | $120k |
| 2026-07-01 | amendment | $248k |