Entity
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
+$17m (+8.5%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
A further $346m appears in this entity’s tables but is not counted here: it is counted where the money is paid from, or it is not an expense. Why.
Kind of expense
Not shown in the chart because the 2026-27 amount is zero or negative: Program 2: Nuclear-Powered Submarine Program ($0).
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$25m falls in 2026-27, equal to 11.7% of this total: $25m in contracts and $0 in grants. estimate: annualised
From AusTender contract notices and GrantConnect grant awards published since 2022-07-01. Each contract’s or grant’s value is spread evenly from its start to end date. These values are commitments, not payments, and records published before 2022-07-01 are not included yet.
By program
| Program | 2025-26 estimated actual |
2026-27 Budget estimate |
Change | Share | Removed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program 1: Science and Technology SolutionsContributes to the outcome through the operation and strategic management of landmark and national research infrastructu… | $197m | $214m | +$17m +8.5% | 100.0% | $341m |
| Program 2: Nuclear-Powered Submarine Program | $0 | $0 | no change – | 0.0% | $5.3m |
Worth a closer look
Patterns in this agency’s contract notices published in 2025-26 and 2026-27 to date. Each is a measurable pattern with common legitimate explanations; none is a finding of wrongdoing. How these are defined.
- Published long after it started 2 contracts · $12m
The contract notice was published more than six months after the contract’s start date.
Who gets paid
Contracts active in 2026-27, from AusTender. Amounts for the year are each contract’s value spread across its term. estimate: annualised
- Contracts active
- 19
- Suppliers
- 16
- Limited tender
- 50.5% of value · 2 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $0 across 0 amended contracts
Largest suppliers
Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why
| Supplier | Contracts | 2026-27 est. | Limited tender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isotope Technologies Dresden GmbH | 1 | $11m | 100.0% |
| Synertec Pty Ltd | 2 | $4.8m | 0.0% |
| Grosvenor Engineering Group Pty Ltd | 3 | $1.8m | 0.0% |
| Power System Australia Pty Ltd | 1 | $1.6m | 100.0% |
| BOC LIMITED | 1 | $1.1m | 0.0% |
| AXT PTY LTD | 1 | $965k | 0.0% |
| Intrec management Pty LTd | 1 | $798k | 0.0% |
| RMA Contracting Pty Ltd | 1 | $625k | 0.0% |
| Australian Facilities Plumbing | 1 | $500k | 0.0% |
| Burion Pty Ltd | 1 | $472k | 0.0% |
| WTP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 1 | $451k | 0.0% |
| Blue Sky Services (VIC) Pty Ltd | 1 | $358k | 0.0% |
| Golden Eagle Transport Pty Ltd T/A Big Bus Co. | 1 | $295k | 0.0% |
| VEOLIA RECYCLING AND RECOVERY PTY LTD | 1 | $197k | 0.0% |
| Polo & Sons Pty Ltd; Chips Trade Services, Brightwood Group | 1 | $55k | 0.0% |
Largest contracts
Suppliers who are individuals are counted in the totals above but not listed. Why
Professional services by kind of work
Contracts active in 2026-27 that AusTender files under “management and business professionals”, sorted by an AI model reading each contract’s description. AI-classified estimate: annualised