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AARNET PTY LTD AUST ACADEMIC & RESEARCH NETWORK

$75m whole-of-life value of 24 contracts published 2022-10-04 to 2026-08-31

$8.5m falls in 2026-27, from 9 active contracts. This is the figure in the supplier rankings. estimate: annualised

Whole-of-life contract values as published on AusTender, including amendments. They are commitments, not payments. 23 of these contracts (99.9% of value) were awarded by limited tender.

By agency

AgencyContractsTotal valueLimited tender
CSIRO 5 $67m 100.0%
Department of Defence 8 $4.3m 98.1%
Geoscience Australia 1 $2.5m 100.0%
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 2 $431k 100.0%
National Health and Medical Research Council 6 $430k 100.0%
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency 1 $125k 100.0%
Bureau of Meteorology 1 $46k 100.0%

Contracts

Largest first.

ContractAgencyMethodPublishedTermValue
Network Services Access
CN3937999
CSIRO limited tender 2023-01-05 2016-05-04 to 2025-05-03 $28m
Member Access Agreement (MAA) and MSA agreement - AARNet networks
CN4206124
CSIRO limited tender 2025-12-04 2025-10-30 to 2028-10-29 $20m
Fibre Replacement
CN3979703
CSIRO limited tender 2023-07-05 2023-06-14 to 2026-06-30 $13m
Construction of optical fibre extensions
CN4054230
CSIRO limited tender 2024-05-14 2023-12-15 to 2026-06-30 $5.3m
Telecommunication Services for Yarragadee and Katherine
CN3974673
Geoscience Australia limited tender 2023-06-16 2023-04-18 to 2028-04-17 $2.5m
Subscription Services
CN4272983
Department of Defence limited tender 2026-08-31 2026-07-29 to 2027-06-30 $1.1m
Network Services
CN4167597
Department of Defence limited tender 2025-07-07 2025-06-10 to 2025-06-30 $1.0m
Network Services
CN4079734
Department of Defence limited tender 2024-07-16 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 $986k
was $962k
ICT Services
CN3988983
Department of Defence limited tender 2023-07-25 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30 $962k
Globus - Data Mover
CN4193026
CSIRO limited tender 2025-10-07 2023-05-11 to 2026-05-10 $439k
AARNET Internet Services 2023-2026
CN3991213
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water limited tender 2023-08-02 2023-06-30 to 2027-06-30 $390k
was $300k
AARNet Consolidated Services + Access Agreement
CN3954759
National Health and Medical Research Council limited tender 2023-03-29 2023-04-01 to 2026-06-30 $240k
was $80k
AARNet Services
CN4232553
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency limited tender 2026-04-14 2026-01-01 to 2027-11-30 $125k
Networking Infrastructure
CN4011790
Department of Defence limited tender 2023-10-24 2023-10-17 to 2024-10-17 $97k
Network Infrastructure
CN3927718
Department of Defence limited tender 2022-11-15 2022-10-31 to 2022-11-30 $94k
Project Management
CN4270768
Department of Defence open tender 2026-08-20 2026-07-07 to 2026-12-10 $81k
Zoom Subscriptions - 2022-23
CN3937454
National Health and Medical Research Council limited tender 2022-12-23 2022-12-10 to 2023-12-09 $72k
Internet access
CN3917627
Bureau of Meteorology limited tender 2022-10-04 2022-09-15 to 2025-11-24 $46k
Telecommunications Services
CN4260842
Department of Defence limited tender 2026-07-14 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30 $46k
AARNET Azure Express Route Connection
CN4131334
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water limited tender 2025-03-03 2025-02-19 to 2028-02-19 $41k
was $39k
Zoom licencing
CN4115309
National Health and Medical Research Council limited tender 2024-12-18 2024-12-10 to 2025-12-09 $37k
Zoom Subscription
CN4214068
National Health and Medical Research Council limited tender 2026-02-06 2025-12-10 to 2026-12-09 $35k
Zoom licences
CN4023580
National Health and Medical Research Council limited tender 2023-12-15 2023-12-10 to 2024-12-09 $35k
AARNet Monthly subscription
CN4051936
National Health and Medical Research Council limited tender 2024-05-06 2024-03-01 to 2024-06-30 $10k

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