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$95m whole-of-life value of 491 contracts published 2022-07-08 to 2026-10-14

$27m falls in 2026-27, from 202 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. 22 of these contracts (1.8% of value) were awarded by limited tender.

By agency

AgencyContractsTotal valueLimited tender
Department of Home Affairs 6 $18m 0.0%
Australian Securities and Investments Commission 15 $17m 0.0%
Department of Defence 46 $11m 6.6%
Australian Taxation Office 11 $5.8m 3.7%
Department of Finance 15 $4.6m 0.0%
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations 17 $3.7m 0.0%
Department of Veterans' Affairs 86 $3.6m 0.4%
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission 5 $2.7m 0.0%
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 36 $2.6m 4.7%
Department of Health and Aged Care 20 $2.6m 0.0%
Services Australia 3 $2.6m 0.0%
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 20 $2.3m 0.0%
Department of Parliamentary Services 13 $2.3m 0.0%
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission 28 $2.2m 0.0%
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts 2 $2.0m 0.0%
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 22 $1.9m 0.0%
Department of Industry, Science and Resources 14 $1.5m 0.0%
Australian Federal Police 9 $1.5m 0.0%
Department of Social Services 17 $1.1m 0.0%
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing 15 $691k 0.0%
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner 11 $654k 0.0%
Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman 11 $637k 1.6%
Digital Transformation Agency 4 $448k 0.0%
Australian Digital Health Agency 1 $441k 0.0%
Australian Financial Security Authority 11 $437k 0.0%
CSIRO 1 $402k 100.0%
Australian Communications and Media Authority 4 $335k 0.0%
Department of Education 2 $310k 0.0%
IP Australia 3 $286k 0.0%
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions 4 $265k 37.7%
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission 4 $261k 24.9%
Net Zero Economy Authority 2 $181k 0.0%
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency 3 $171k 0.0%
National Capital Authority 3 $169k 0.0%
Bureau of Meteorology 7 $161k 28.9%
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 4 $129k 0.0%
Administrative Appeals Tribunal 3 $124k 0.0%
Organ and Tissue Authority 2 $110k 0.0%
National Indigenous Australians Agency 3 $77k 35.7%
Parliamentary Budget Office 1 $61k 0.0%
Department of the Treasury 2 $53k 0.0%
Administrative Review Tribunal 1 $42k 0.0%
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 1 $22k 0.0%
Australian Public Service Commission 1 $22k 0.0%
Department of the House of Representatives 1 $17k 0.0%
Inspector-General of Taxation 1 $15k 0.0%

Contracts

Largest first, showing 100 of 491.

ContractAgencyMethodPublishedTermValue
Legal Services
CN4117400
Department of Home Affairs open tender 2024-12-19 2025-01-01 to 2027-06-30 $17m
was $2.5m
Legal services procurement
CN4054872
Australian Securities and Investments Commission open tender 2024-05-15 2024-05-02 to 2027-12-20 $4.9m
was $408k
Provision of Legal Services
CN4123627
Australian Taxation Office open tender 2025-01-24 2025-01-16 to 2028-02-28 $3.2m
Legal Services
CN4168161
Department of Finance open tender 2025-07-08 2025-07-01 to 2027-06-30 $2.5m
was $2.0m
Legal services procurement
CN4054869
Australian Securities and Investments Commission open tender 2024-05-15 2024-05-03 to 2027-05-01 $2.4m
was $344k
Legal Services Procurement
CN4202260
Australian Securities and Investments Commission open tender 2025-11-18 2025-11-10 to 2027-07-31 $2.2m
was $778k
Legal Services
CN4115061
Department of Defence open tender 2024-12-11 2024-12-10 to 2025-12-31 $1.7m
was $742k
LEGAL SERVICES PROCUREMENT
CN4055842
Australian Securities and Investments Commission open tender 2024-05-20 2024-05-14 to 2027-05-09 $1.7m
was $189k
Legal Services
CN3984539
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission open tender 2023-07-13 2023-07-12 to 2025-06-30 $1.6m
Provision of legal services
CN4030801
Australian Taxation Office open tender 2024-01-25 2023-10-01 to 2025-02-28 $1.5m
Legal Services
CN4141866
Services Australia open tender 2025-04-08 2025-04-01 to 2027-06-30 $1.4m
was $650k
Legal services
CN4145416
Department of Health and Aged Care open tender 2025-04-17 2025-04-21 to 2027-06-30 $1.4m
Procurement of external legal services - LAD bundling arrangements 202…
CN4173186
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations open tender 2025-07-24 2025-07-01 to 2028-06-30 $1.3m
Legal services procurement
CN3928823
Australian Securities and Investments Commission open tender 2022-11-21 2022-11-14 to 2027-01-30 $1.3m
was $176k
Professional Legal Services
CN4193404
Department of Defence open tender 2025-10-09 2025-08-14 to 2027-06-30 $1.3m
was $950k
Legal Services
CN3929054
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts open tender 2022-11-22 2022-11-23 to 2025-06-30 $1.2m
was $200k
LEGAL SERVICES PROCUREMENT
CN4202050
Australian Securities and Investments Commission open tender 2025-11-17 2025-11-06 to 2027-11-06 $1.2m
was $218k
Legal services procurement
CN4054867
Australian Securities and Investments Commission open tender 2024-05-15 2024-05-04 to 2026-05-01 $1.0m
was $344k
Legal Services
CN4052336
Department of Defence open tender 2024-05-07 2024-04-17 to 2025-01-31 $938k
LEX 28044 - Legal Services
CN3914140
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry open tender 2022-09-19 2022-09-12 to 2024-06-30 $931k
was $397k
Legal Services
CN4049295
Department of Parliamentary Services open tender 2024-04-24 2024-04-15 to 2027-04-14 $900k
was $150k
Legal Services
CN4083597
Department of Defence open tender 2024-07-29 2024-07-26 to 2027-06-30 $860k
was $424k
External Legal Services procurement
CN4214971
Australian Securities and Investments Commission open tender 2026-01-22 2025-12-05 to 2026-12-05 $809k
was $238k
Legal Services
CN4158692
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission open tender 2025-06-19 2025-06-30 to 2027-06-30 $800k
Legal Services
CN4141889
Services Australia open tender 2025-04-08 2025-04-01 to 2027-06-30 $775k
was $500k
Legal Services 2025-26
CN4155642
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts open tender 2025-06-05 2025-07-01 to 2027-06-30 $750k
was $500k
Legal Services
CN4115320
Department of Home Affairs open tender 2024-12-12 2025-01-01 to 2027-06-30 $719k
was $149k
Land Acquisition
CN4132447
Department of Defence limited tender 2025-03-06 2025-02-10 to 2025-06-30 $660k
Legal Advisory Services for the Property Services Coordinated Procurem…
CN3912905
Department of Finance open tender 2022-09-13 2022-08-24 to 2024-12-30 $638k
was $423k
Legal Services
CN4222049
Department of Defence open tender 2026-02-26 2026-01-29 to 2027-01-31 $592k
Legal Services
CN3960895
Department of Health and Aged Care open tender 2023-04-27 2023-04-24 to 2025-04-20 $553k
was $108k
External Legal Services procurement
CN4214342
Australian Securities and Investments Commission open tender 2026-01-21 2025-11-28 to 2026-11-27 $490k
Legal Services
CN4143039
Department of Defence open tender 2025-04-11 2025-04-09 to 2026-10-31 $484k
was $168k
Legal Services
CN3950309
Department of Defence open tender 2023-03-07 2023-03-02 to 2024-10-31 $463k
was $185k
Legal Services
CN4128351
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water open tender 2025-02-17 2024-12-06 to 2026-02-04 $460k
was $214k
Secondment arrangement for legal services
CN4237653
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations open tender 2026-05-05 2026-05-04 to 2027-04-30 $450k
Legal Services
CN4162427
Australian Digital Health Agency open tender 2025-06-24 2025-07-01 to 2026-09-25 $441k
Legal Services
CN4167419
CSIRO limited tender 2025-07-07 2020-07-01 to 2029-03-31 $402k
Legal Services
CN3993354
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations open tender 2023-08-09 2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 $400k
was $130k
Professional Legal Services
CN4237685
Department of Defence open tender 2026-05-05 2026-02-27 to 2026-07-31 $399k
Legal Services
CN4279878
Department of Defence open tender 2026-09-30 2026-09-24 to 2027-09-30 $399k
Legal services
CN3903347
Department of Social Services open tender 2022-08-15 2022-07-22 to 2025-06-30 $393k
Governing Body Determination assessments - HWLE
CN4088281
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission open tender 2024-08-15 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 $379k
Legal Services
CN4228207
Services Australia open tender 2026-03-26 2026-02-13 to 2027-06-30 $378k
was $180k
HWL Employment - Conduct
CN4106744
Department of Parliamentary Services open tender 2024-11-08 2024-11-01 to 2025-06-30 $366k
was $123k
Pacific Program Legal Services
CN4260323
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade open tender 2026-07-10 2026-06-05 to 2031-12-31 $365k
Legal Services
CN4092294
Department of Defence open tender 2024-09-03 2024-09-02 to 2025-10-31 $356k
was $164k
Legal Services
CN4211509
Digital Transformation Agency open tender 2025-12-23 2025-12-12 to 2027-01-16 $350k
Provision of legal services - estimated
CN3893929
Australian Federal Police open tender 2022-07-10 2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30 $330k
was $132k
Legal Services
CN3915410
Department of Industry, Science and Resources open tender 2022-09-23 2022-09-16 to 2024-03-06 $306k
was $195k
LEX 31723 - Legal Services
CN4084464
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry open tender 2024-07-31 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 $287k
Non-ICT secondment of lawyer from HWL Ebsworth to assist with TCF work…
CN4152356
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations open tender 2025-05-21 2025-04-14 to 2025-11-13 $276k
was $144k
Legal services to Nauru programs
CN4262195
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade open tender 2026-07-18 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30 $275k
Legal Services
CN4182560
Department of Finance open tender 2025-08-25 2025-07-11 to 2026-12-21 $270k
was $219k
Professional Legal Services
CN4210006
Department of Defence open tender 2025-12-18 2025-12-04 to 2026-06-30 $258k
Provision of legal services - estimated
CN4265558
Australian Federal Police open tender 2026-07-31 2026-08-03 to 2027-01-29 $257k
Legal advice
CN3955341
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner open tender 2023-03-31 2023-03-21 to 2024-03-29 $254k
was $138k
Legal Services
CN4205834
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade open tender 2025-12-03 2025-11-18 to 2026-11-17 $250k
Legal Services
CN3915557
Department of Parliamentary Services open tender 2022-09-26 2022-09-06 to 2025-07-31 $249k
was $110k
Professional Legal Services
CN4186846
Department of Defence open tender 2025-09-10 2025-07-25 to 2026-03-31 $245k
was $50k
LEX 36397 - Legal Services
CN4255102
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry open tender 2026-06-29 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30 $235k
Legal Services
CN4200159
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations open tender 2025-11-06 2025-11-04 to 2026-05-03 $234k
was $118k
Legal Services LEX 2777
CN4055400
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission open tender 2024-05-16 2024-05-15 to 2024-12-31 $228k
Provision of Legal Services
CN4163447
Australian Taxation Office open tender 2025-06-26 2025-05-15 to 2027-06-30 $228k
Probity Advisory Services
CN3947825
Department of Finance open tender 2023-02-23 2023-01-27 to 2026-12-31 $225k
Legal Services
CN4105284
IP Australia open tender 2024-11-01 2024-10-01 to 2025-06-30 $215k
was $184k
Legal Adviser
CN4127746
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade open tender 2025-02-13 2025-02-01 to 2027-12-31 $213k
was $109k
Legal Services
CN4119963
Department of Finance open tender 2025-01-07 2024-12-20 to 2026-12-31 $212k
was $97k
Legal Services
CN4127896
Department of Defence open tender 2025-02-14 2025-02-11 to 2027-06-30 $208k
Provision of Legal Services
CN4223947
Australian Taxation Office open tender 2026-03-06 2025-12-08 to 2026-12-31 $207k
Legal Services
CN4064459
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade open tender 2024-06-13 2024-06-11 to 2025-03-31 $206k
was $17k
Legal Services - HWLE
CN4244714
Department of Parliamentary Services open tender 2026-05-27 2026-05-26 to 2027-05-25 $204k
Legal Services
CN4122779
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water open tender 2025-01-21 2024-11-11 to 2025-04-14 $202k
Legal services
CN4105180
Australian Financial Security Authority open tender 2024-11-01 2024-10-24 to 2025-06-30 $200k
was $50k
Legal Services
CN4136543
Department of Industry, Science and Resources open tender 2025-03-20 2025-03-06 to 2026-06-30 $200k
Legal Services Other
CN4153601
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade open tender 2025-05-27 2025-03-11 to 2027-03-10 $200k
Legal Services
CN4127018
Department of Defence open tender 2025-02-11 2025-01-31 to 2026-09-30 $199k
was $67k
LEX 36316 - Legal Services
CN4254498
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry open tender 2026-06-26 2026-07-01 to 2027-06-30 $198k
was $120k
Probity Services
CN4218856
Department of Finance open tender 2026-02-10 2026-01-19 to 2027-12-31 $196k
Legal Services LEX 1187
CN3974602
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission open tender 2023-06-16 2021-09-03 to 2026-05-29 $190k
Procurement of Legal Services
CN4150754
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations open tender 2025-05-14 2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 $187k
was $67k
Legal Services
CN4136540
Department of Industry, Science and Resources open tender 2025-03-20 2025-03-24 to 2025-09-30 $185k
was $94k
Professional Legal Services
CN4187795
Department of Defence open tender 2025-09-12 2025-08-27 to 2026-03-31 $184k
Legal Services
CN4183790
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water open tender 2025-08-28 2025-08-15 to 2027-06-30 $180k
Legal Support Services
CN3893263
Department of Home Affairs open tender 2022-07-08 2022-07-04 to 2023-03-10 $178k
Provision of Legal Services
CN4210076
Australian Taxation Office open tender 2025-12-18 2025-11-12 to 2027-06-30 $176k
Legal services
CN3924646
Department of Social Services open tender 2022-11-10 2022-10-14 to 2023-07-31 $175k
was $66k
Provision of Legal Services
CN4233096
Australian Taxation Office open tender 2026-04-16 2026-04-09 to 2027-06-30 $173k
External Legal Services
CN4173366
Department of Education open tender 2025-07-24 2025-07-01 to 2027-06-30 $170k
was $110k
Legal Services
CN4112164
Department of Defence open tender 2024-12-03 2024-11-29 to 2027-06-30 $168k
was $56k
Legal services
CN4200424
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations open tender 2025-11-07 2025-11-17 to 2026-05-15 $167k
was $61k
Legal counsel procurement
CN4026170
Australian Securities and Investments Commission open tender 2024-01-02 2023-12-20 to 2024-09-24 $162k
was $107k
Legal Services
CN4169548
Department of Finance open tender 2025-07-14 2025-07-03 to 2026-06-30 $162k
was $91k
Procurement of Legal Services
CN4257614
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations open tender 2026-07-03 2026-07-03 to 2026-12-22 $161k
Provision of legal services
CN4216673
Australian Federal Police open tender 2026-01-30 2026-01-12 to 2026-08-14 $158k
was $79k
Provision of Legal Services
CN4186144
Australian Taxation Office limited tender 2025-09-05 2025-08-13 to 2027-06-30 $155k
Legal Services
CN3907957
Department of Defence open tender 2022-08-25 2022-08-12 to 2023-12-31 $155k
was $28k
Legal Services
CN4238899
Department of Defence open tender 2026-05-11 2026-05-07 to 2027-06-30 $154k
Procurement of external legal services from HWLE for DEWR
CN3900668
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations open tender 2022-07-28 2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30 $153k
Legal services
CN3946377
Department of Social Services open tender 2023-02-16 2023-02-10 to 2023-07-31 $152k
was $27k

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