Commonwealth Signals

Commonwealth SignalsWeek 2026-W08 (February 16 to February 22, 2026)In this episode, we unpack $354.8M in Commonwealth procurement across 936 contracts.Coverage spans 64 agencies and 730 suppliers.Week-over-week spending is down 50 percent.Episode highlights:- Reserve Bank of Australia: $15.8M awarded to IBM Australia Limited.- Director of National Parks: $36.8M awarded to Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency: $2.1M awarded to MEDIAMONKS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.- Director of National Parks: $6.5M awarded to Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.- Grains Research and Development Corporation: $24.1M awarded to University of Sydney.Top agencies this week:- Department of Defence: $108.2M across 464 contracts.- Director of National Parks: $46.8M across 5 contracts.- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: $38.5M across 43 contracts.Category trends:- Other: $253.1M- It Telecom: $27.3M- Professional Services: $25.6M- Agriculture Environment: $25.6MProcurement approach mix:- Limited: 646 contracts, 62% of value.- Open: 290 contracts, 38% of value.Recurring suppliers:- R.G.M. MAINTENANCE PTY LTD: 16 wins, $476K total value.- BIDFOOD AUSTRALIA LIMITED: 14 wins, $234K total value.- THALES AUSTRALIA: 11 wins, $941K total value.Why this matters:This briefing tracks real procurement signals across agency activity, supplier concentration, contract size mix, and category-level shifts so public sector teams can spot patterns early.Keywords: Australian government tenders, AusTender, procurement intelligence, contract awards, public sector spending, supplier trends, agency procurement.Source data: AusTender OCDS (CC BY 3.0 AU).

Commonwealth SignalsWeek 2026-W07 (February 09 to February 15, 2026)In this episode, we unpack $702.9M in Commonwealth procurement across 927 contracts.Coverage spans 61 agencies and 713 suppliers.Week-over-week spending is up 211 percent.Episode highlights:- Services Australia: $180.3M awarded to Australian Postal Corporation.- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission: $23.1M awarded to Datacom Systems (AU) Pty Ltd.- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre: $9.3M awarded to Investa External Funds Management Pty Ltd.- Australian Securities and Investments Commission: $23.6M awarded to TECH MAHINDRA LIMITED.- Grains Research and Development Corporation: $14.8M awarded to The University of Queensland.Top agencies this week:- Department of Defence: $352.3M across 435 contracts.- Services Australia: $182.5M across 16 contracts.- Australian Securities and Investments Commission: $25.4M across 14 contracts.Category trends:- Other: $407.8M- Professional Services: $172.7M- It Telecom: $85.6M- Agriculture Environment: $18.6MProcurement approach mix:- Limited: 643 contracts, 52% of value.- Open: 283 contracts, 48% of value.- Selective: 1 contracts, 0% of value.Recurring suppliers:- THALES AUSTRALIA: 17 wins, $915K total value.- R.G.M. MAINTENANCE PTY LTD: 11 wins, $296K total value.- BIRDON PTY LTD: 10 wins, $2.2M total value.Why this matters:This briefing tracks real procurement signals across agency activity, supplier concentration, contract size mix, and category-level shifts so public sector teams can spot patterns early.Keywords: Australian government tenders, AusTender, procurement intelligence, contract awards, public sector spending, supplier trends, agency procurement.Source data: AusTender OCDS (CC BY 3.0 AU).

Commonwealth SignalsWeek 2026-W06 (February 02 to February 08, 2026)In this episode, we unpack $226.3M in Commonwealth procurement across 776 contracts.Coverage spans 69 agencies and 587 suppliers.Week-over-week spending is down 72 percent.Episode highlights:- National Capital Authority: $1.9M awarded to ARTCRAFT PTY LTD.- CSIRO: $25.8M awarded to Duratec Limited.- Professional Services Review: $126K awarded to Maddocks.- Net Zero Economy Authority: $280K awarded to Urbis Ltd.- Department of Defence: $20.3M awarded to NGJ COOPERATIVE PROGRAM.Top agencies this week:- Department of Defence: $101.4M across 340 contracts.- CSIRO: $26.8M across 3 contracts.- Department of Finance: $11.5M across 11 contracts.Category trends:- Other: $153.3M- Professional Services: $29.9M- Defence Security: $17.1M- It Telecom: $12.5MProcurement approach mix:- Open: 260 contracts, 57% of value.- Limited: 516 contracts, 43% of value.Recurring suppliers:- HUDSON GLOBAL RESOURCES (AUST) PTY LTD: 11 wins, $2.7M total value.- DELL AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED: 9 wins, $1.3M total value.- R.G.M. MAINTENANCE PTY LTD: 8 wins, $262K total value.Why this matters:This briefing tracks real procurement signals across agency activity, supplier concentration, contract size mix, and category-level shifts so public sector teams can spot patterns early.Keywords: Australian government tenders, AusTender, procurement intelligence, contract awards, public sector spending, supplier trends, agency procurement.Source data: AusTender OCDS (CC BY 3.0 AU).

Commonwealth SignalsWeek 2026-W05 (January 26 to February 01, 2026)In this episode, we unpack $803.3M in Commonwealth procurement across 826 contracts.Coverage spans 55 agencies and 658 suppliers.Week-over-week spending is down 59 percent.Episode highlights:- Australian Public Service Commission: $4.1M awarded to Cahoot Learning.- Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator: $165K awarded to BELLCHAMBERS BARRETT.- Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator: $100K awarded to AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT SOLICITOR - MATTER OPERATING ACCOUNT.- Department of Defence: $13.8M awarded to JIM HENDRICKSON & ASSOCIATES PTY LTD.- Australian Signals Directorate: $10.9M awarded to SFDC AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED.Top agencies this week:- Department of Defence: $634.2M across 360 contracts.- Department of Home Affairs: $42.9M across 13 contracts.- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: $17.8M across 61 contracts.Category trends:- Other: $511.1M- Professional Services: $177.7M- Defence Security: $55.6M- It Telecom: $28.3MProcurement approach mix:- Open: 283 contracts, 83% of value.- Limited: 543 contracts, 17% of value.Recurring suppliers:- THALES AUSTRALIA: 11 wins, $8.8M total value.- BIDFOOD AUSTRALIA LIMITED: 9 wins, $155K total value.- TEEKAY SHIPPING (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD: 8 wins, $42.4M total value.Why this matters:This briefing tracks real procurement signals across agency activity, supplier concentration, contract size mix, and category-level shifts so public sector teams can spot patterns early.Keywords: Australian government tenders, AusTender, procurement intelligence, contract awards, public sector spending, supplier trends, agency procurement.Source data: AusTender OCDS (CC BY 3.0 AU).

Commonwealth SignalsWeek 2026-W04 (January 19 to January 25, 2026)In this episode, we unpack $2.0B in Commonwealth procurement across 795 contracts.Coverage spans 59 agencies and 590 suppliers.Week-over-week spending is up 365 percent.Episode highlights:- Australian Submarine Agency: $4.0M awarded to CORAS SOLUTIONS PTY LTD.- Australian Submarine Agency: $2.0M awarded to SERVEGATE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.- Royal Australian Mint: $450K awarded to BELLCHAMBERS BARRETT PTY LTD.- Bureau of Meteorology: $12.2M awarded to VMware Australia Pty Ltd.- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts: $55.0M awarded to MASTER BUILDING SOLUTIONS PTY LIMIT.Top agencies this week:- Department of Defence: $1.7B across 411 contracts.- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts: $57.1M across 16 contracts.- Australian Electoral Commission: $30.2M across 4 contracts.Category trends:- Defence Security: $1.4B- Other: $248.2M- Professional Services: $217.2M- Education Training: $92.2MProcurement approach mix:- Limited: 503 contracts, 77% of value.- Open: 291 contracts, 23% of value.- Selective: 1 contracts, 0% of value.Recurring suppliers:- THALES AUSTRALIA: 13 wins, $3.5M total value.- DATA#3 LIMITED. DATA 3 GROUP: 9 wins, $1.8M total value.- TELSTRA LIMITED: 9 wins, $643K total value.Why this matters:This briefing tracks real procurement signals across agency activity, supplier concentration, contract size mix, and category-level shifts so public sector teams can spot patterns early.Keywords: Australian government tenders, AusTender, procurement intelligence, contract awards, public sector spending, supplier trends, agency procurement.Source data: AusTender OCDS (CC BY 3.0 AU).

Commonwealth SignalsWeek 2026-W03 (January 12 to January 18, 2026)In this episode, we unpack $423.6M in Commonwealth procurement across 602 contracts.Coverage spans 71 agencies and 526 suppliers.Week-over-week spending is up 143 percent.Episode highlights:- Digital Transformation Agency: $18.5M awarded to IBM AUSTRALIA LTD.- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission: $5.0M awarded to KM Property Funds Ltd.- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission: $4.4M awarded to Australian Unity Group Services Pty Ltd.- Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman: $2.4M awarded to ORACLE CORPORATION AUSTRALIA P/L.- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research: $5.0M awarded to International Food Policy Research Institute.Top agencies this week:- Department of Defence: $137.1M across 111 contracts.- Australian Taxation Office: $130.3M across 27 contracts.- Digital Transformation Agency: $18.7M across 2 contracts.Category trends:- Other: $316.7M- Professional Services: $42.5M- It Telecom: $33.3M- Defence Security: $8.6MProcurement approach mix:- Open: 258 contracts, 58% of value.- Limited: 342 contracts, 42% of value.- Selective: 2 contracts, 1% of value.Recurring suppliers:- HUDSON GLOBAL RESOURCES (AUST) PTY LTD: 14 wins, $2.7M total value.- SG FLEET AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED: 7 wins, $613K total value.- KPMG: 4 wins, $1.3M total value.Why this matters:This briefing tracks real procurement signals across agency activity, supplier concentration, contract size mix, and category-level shifts so public sector teams can spot patterns early.Keywords: Australian government tenders, AusTender, procurement intelligence, contract awards, public sector spending, supplier trends, agency procurement.Source data: AusTender OCDS (CC BY 3.0 AU).

Commonwealth SignalsWeek 2026-W02 (January 05 to January 11, 2026)In this episode, we unpack $174.2M in Commonwealth procurement across 524 contracts.Coverage spans 50 agencies and 402 suppliers.Week-over-week spending is up 9755 percent.Episode highlights:- Australian National Audit Office: $3.0M awarded to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.- Australian Skills Quality Authority: $361K awarded to PLAYTIME SOLUTIONS CORPORATION P/L.- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre: $2.9M awarded to xAmplify Services Pty Ltd.- Services Australia: $15.8M awarded to BMC Software (Australia) Pty Ltd.Top agencies this week:- Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: $29.8M across 64 contracts.- Department of Defence: $23.2M across 157 contracts.- Services Australia: $20.0M across 23 contracts.Category trends:- Other: $88.3M- It Telecom: $34.3M- Professional Services: $29.6M- Agriculture Environment: $8.2MProcurement approach mix:- Open: 222 contracts, 56% of value.- Limited: 302 contracts, 44% of value.Recurring suppliers:- AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT SOLICITOR: 14 wins, $1.1M total value.- PENSKE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD: 8 wins, $1.4M total value.- Johnson Winter and Slattery Lawyers: 7 wins, $3.0M total value.Why this matters:This briefing tracks real procurement signals across agency activity, supplier concentration, contract size mix, and category-level shifts so public sector teams can spot patterns early.Keywords: Australian government tenders, AusTender, procurement intelligence, contract awards, public sector spending, supplier trends, agency procurement.Source data: AusTender OCDS (CC BY 3.0 AU).

Commonwealth SignalsWeek 2026-W01 (December 29 to January 04, 2026)In this episode, we unpack $1.8M in Commonwealth procurement across 12 contracts.Coverage spans 7 agencies and 12 suppliers.Week-over-week spending is down 100 percent.Episode highlights:Top agencies this week:- Clean Energy Regulator: $713K across 3 contracts.- Export Finance Australia: $605K across 1 contracts.- Department of Industry, Science and Resources: $368K across 3 contracts.Category trends:- Other: $962K- It Telecom: $780K- Network: $14K- Education Training: $12KProcurement approach mix:- Open: 5 contracts, 94% of value.- Limited: 7 contracts, 6% of value.Why this matters:This briefing tracks real procurement signals across agency activity, supplier concentration, contract size mix, and category-level shifts so public sector teams can spot patterns early.Keywords: Australian government tenders, AusTender, procurement intelligence, contract awards, public sector spending, supplier trends, agency procurement.Source data: AusTender OCDS (CC BY 3.0 AU).

Commonwealth SignalsWeek 2025-W52 (December 22 to December 28, 2025)In this episode, we unpack $1.3B in Commonwealth procurement across 970 contracts.Coverage spans 53 agencies and 720 suppliers.Week-over-week spending is up 136 percent.Episode highlights:- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission: $12.6M awarded to Macquarie Technology Operations Pty Ltd.- Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency: $209K awarded to UNION AID ABROAD - APHEDA.- Department of Finance: $8.5M awarded to KPMG Australia.- Department of Defence: $206.9M awarded to CAE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.- Department of Defence: $178.1M awarded to VMWARE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.Top agencies this week:- Department of Defence: $1.1B across 576 contracts.- Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: $99.8M across 77 contracts.- Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts: $27.5M across 9 contracts.Category trends:- Other: $733.0M- It Telecom: $226.9M- Workforce: $208.3M- Professional Services: $70.7MProcurement approach mix:- Limited: 651 contracts, 77% of value.- Open: 319 contracts, 23% of value.Recurring suppliers:- THALES AUSTRALIA: 15 wins, $8.4M total value.- TOLL REMOTE LOGISTICS PTY LTD: 12 wins, $228K total value.- DELL AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED: 10 wins, $7.4M total value.Why this matters:This briefing tracks real procurement signals across agency activity, supplier concentration, contract size mix, and category-level shifts so public sector teams can spot patterns early.Keywords: Australian government tenders, AusTender, procurement intelligence, contract awards, public sector spending, supplier trends, agency procurement.Source data: AusTender OCDS (CC BY 3.0 AU).