Commonwealth Signals

Week 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: $28.3M

Procurement 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).