Entity
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Also appears in the PBS or AusTender as “CSIRO”. How names are matched.
−$49m (−6.6%) on 2025-26 estimated actual
A further $1.1bn 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
Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients
$365m falls in 2026-27, equal to 53.4% of this total: $365m 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: Scientific and Industrial Research and Infrastructure | $733m | $684m | −$49m −6.6% | 100.0% | $1.1bn |
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.
- Value increased after award 3 contracts · $6.0m
The contract’s value rose after it was first published. - Published long after it started 52 contracts · $73m
The contract notice was published more than six months after the contract’s start date. - Supplier’s ABN was new 1 contract · $517k
The supplier’s ABN had been active for less than three months when the contract started or was published.
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
- 415
- Suppliers
- 267
- Limited tender
- 25.5% of value · 226 contracts
- Value added by amendments
- $84m across 119 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Besix Watpac | 1 | $77m | 0.0% |
| Cyan Vessel Operations Pty Ltd | 1 | $26m | 0.0% |
| FORM Projects (ACT) Pty Ltd | 2 | $16m | 12.6% |
| DURATEC AUSTRALIA | 2 | $11m | 0.0% |
| ATTURRA | 14 | $8.5m | 0.0% |
| Corporate Travel Management Group Pty Ltd | 1 | $8.3m | 0.0% |
| Data#3 Limited Formerly: Data #3 Business | 1 | $7.4m | 0.0% |
| Perth Energy Pty Ltd | 2 | $7.4m | 0.0% |
| Comcover | 1 | $7.3m | 100.0% |
| Origin Energy | 3 | $6.7m | 100.0% |
| AARNET PTY LTD AUST ACADEMIC & RESEARCH NETWORK | 1 | $6.7m | 100.0% |
| Enviropacific Services Pty Limited | 3 | $6.2m | 0.0% |
| DELL AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED | 8 | $5.8m | 0.0% |
| ComCare Australia | 1 | $5.5m | 100.0% |
| Kane Constructions Pty Ltd | 2 | $5.4m | 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
A further $552k across 3 contracts has descriptions too vague to classify with confidence, and is left out of the categories above.