Commonwealth Signals

Week 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: $12.5M

Procurement 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).