Australia · Commonwealth contract register · Supplier record

CSIRO

Line: Research programs (93131703)Register loaded to September 2026Compiled 6 October 2026

CSIRO — Australia · Commonwealth contract register · Supplier record: 711 contracts, all years (A$704,199,691 · Sep 2021 – Sep 2026); A$316M since January 2024 (352 contracts · 32 agencies); 1st rank in the line (of 515 suppliers · 10.39%); 47 agencies never served (A$243M on the line without CSIRO).

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711
contracts, all years
A$704,199,691 · Sep 2021 – Sep 2026
A$316M
since January 2024
352 contracts · 32 agencies
1st
rank in the line
of 515 suppliers · 10.39%
47
agencies never served
A$243M on the line without CSIRO

Own record by year

2021 onward
A$69.9M
A$122M
A$196M
A$136M
A$117M
A$62.0M
202120222023202420252026

Who buys from CSIRO

since January 2024
32agencies
A$316Mpaid
35.0%top buyer
Grains Research and Development Corporation35.0%
A$110,627,826
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water16.8%
A$52,882,403
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry13.6%
A$43,045,278
Department of Defence10.9%
A$34,409,811
Bureau of Meteorology4.3%
A$13,668,825
Department of Industry, Science and Resources3.9%
A$12,206,641
Australian Fisheries Management Authority2.6%
A$8,135,528
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research2.5%
A$7,741,815
National Emergency Management Agency1.6%
A$5,134,126
Department of Health and Aged Care1.6%
A$5,060,000
Geoscience Australia1.4%
A$4,332,299
Director of National Parks1.0%
A$3,063,386
National Environmental Protection Agency0.9%
A$2,880,438
Murray-Darling Basin Authority0.8%
A$2,578,492
Australian Centre for Disease Control0.7%
A$2,207,596
Department of Home Affairs0.6%
A$1,879,205
Department of Education0.4%
A$1,367,959
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts0.4%
A$1,329,280
Australian Maritime Safety Authority0.2%
A$693,000
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing0.2%
A$581,700
Australian Digital Health Agency0.1%
A$343,011
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts0.1%
A$275,000
Australian Public Service Commission0.1%
A$222,837
Digital Transformation Agency0.1%
A$191,581
Australian Submarine Agency0.0%
A$154,000
Fair Work Commission0.0%
A$139,470
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade0.0%
A$135,274
Department of the Treasury0.0%
A$133,900
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet0.0%
A$99,900
Clean Energy Regulator0.0%
A$77,025
Productivity Commission0.0%
A$30,000
Austrade0.0%
A$13,200

Before 2024 only: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australian Signals Directorate, Australian Taxation Office, Climate Change Authority, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, National Health and Medical Research Council.

The line

since January 2024
A$740Mline value
1,721contracts
77agencies
515suppliers
32.6%held by top ten

Research programs (93131703)

A$279M
A$264M
A$197M
202420252026Jan–Sep
1stof 515 suppliers
A$76,951,525CSIRO in the line
10.39%share of the line
50.2%of A$73,824,443 spent by Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
29.7%of A$19,983,067 spent by Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

Agencies that buy the line and never bought from CSIRO

47agencies
739contracts
A$243,478,217since January 2024
CSIRO122 contracts
A$104,522,310
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations95 contracts
A$55,632,548
Australian Research Council266 contracts
A$15,280,043
Department of Veterans' Affairs27 contracts
A$9,891,441
Department of Social Services8 contracts
A$8,804,427
Services Australia11 contracts
A$7,725,500
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission7 contracts
A$6,691,303
Attorney-General's Department21 contracts
A$5,632,404
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare3 contracts
A$4,896,652
Australian Institute of Criminology34 contracts
A$3,585,632
Australian Institute of Family Studies9 contracts
A$3,117,835
Net Zero Economy Authority11 contracts
A$2,424,194
Cancer Australia11 contracts
A$2,394,189
IP Australia2 contracts
A$1,469,070
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation1 contract
A$1,242,562
Office of the Australian Accounting Standards Board21 contracts
A$1,201,768
National Indigenous Australians Agency4 contracts
A$1,135,447
Australian Electoral Commission4 contracts
A$1,101,687
Australian Securities and Investments Commission5 contracts
A$696,253
Safe Work Australia4 contracts
A$620,070
Sport Integrity Australia6 contracts
A$606,490
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission3 contracts
A$536,120
Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency5 contracts
A$489,845
National Anti-Corruption Commission2 contracts
A$487,550
Australian Federal Police3 contracts
A$487,033
Defence and Veterans' Service Commission13 contracts
A$299,600
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency1 contract
A$299,000
Australian Communications and Media Authority4 contracts
A$236,677
Office of the eSafety Commissioner7 contracts
A$216,277
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency4 contracts
A$207,400
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner1 contract
A$200,000
National Mental Health Commission1 contract
A$170,446
Parliamentary Workplace Support Service1 contract
A$136,236
Australian Skills Quality Authority3 contracts
A$112,228
Office of the Inspector-General of Aged Care1 contract
A$112,160
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions2 contracts
A$101,640
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre3 contracts
A$96,134
Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency1 contract
A$89,731
Australian Financial Security Authority1 contract
A$86,900
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Aid Program2 contracts
A$82,879
Department of Finance1 contract
A$78,650
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission1 contract
A$75,020
Independent Parliamentary Expenses Authority2 contracts
A$65,657
Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman2 contracts
A$60,771
Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission1 contract
A$32,800
Inspector-General of Taxation1 contract
A$23,636
National Archives of Australia1 contract
A$22,000

How the line is bought

by value, since 2024
58%limited tender
0of these to CSIRO
Limited tender, no open approach to market1,108 contracts
A$428,349,063 · 57.9%
Open tender613 contracts
A$311,978,754 · 42.1%

Contracts reaching their end dates

Oct 2026 – October 2027
395contracts
A$280,282,992end by October 2027
152end in December 2026 · A$76.9M
213in agencies never served · A$96.1M
A$10.1M
A$9.6M
A$76.9M
A$20.4M
A$7.4M
A$3.8M
A$4.9M
A$9.6M
A$109M
A$2.7M
A$26.0M
A$382K
Oct 2624 contractsNov 2619 contractsDec 26152 contractsJan 2716 contractsFeb 2713 contractsMar 2710 contractsApr 279 contractsMay 2715 contractsJun 2796 contractsJul 279 contractsAug 2731 contractsSep 271 contract

Suppliers next to it in the line

since January 2024
CSIRO
A$76,951,525
University of Melbourne56 contracts · 19 agencies
A$30,829,372
University of Queensland62 contracts · 16 agencies
A$25,612,626
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY27 contracts · 12 agencies
A$19,044,936

All 515 suppliers in the line

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Source: AusTender Contract Notice Export, Department of Finance, Commonwealth of Australia, via data.gov.au, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia; accessed 25 September 2026.Assay Systems has changed the data.