Australia · Commonwealth contract register · Supplier record

Department of Defence

Line: Security and personal safety (92120000)Register loaded to September 2026Compiled 6 October 2026

Department of Defence — Australia · Commonwealth contract register · Supplier record: 141 contracts, all years (A$74,045,686 · Oct 2021 – Aug 2026); A$45.6M since January 2024 (67 contracts · 20 agencies); 1st rank in the line (of 100 suppliers · 32.13%); 15 agencies never served (A$7.7M on the line without Department of Defence).

Assay record ASY-AU-1FKZDST0GU · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Department of Defence in the AusTender register”, https://assay-systems.com/register/au/department-of-defence/

141
contracts, all years
A$74,045,686 · Oct 2021 – Aug 2026
A$45.6M
since January 2024
67 contracts · 20 agencies
1st
rank in the line
of 100 suppliers · 32.13%
15
agencies never served
A$7.7M on the line without Department of Defence

Own record by year

2021 onward
A$1.9M
A$24.0M
A$2.6M
A$3.5M
A$41.9M
A$133K
202120222023202420252026

Who buys from Department of Defence

since January 2024
20agencies
A$45.6Mpaid
58.4%top buyer
Department of Defence58.4%
A$26,617,149
Australian Taxation Office23.2%
A$10,589,573
Australian Signals Directorate7.6%
A$3,441,268
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations3.3%
A$1,500,000
CSIRO2.2%
A$1,000,000
Department of Veterans' Affairs1.4%
A$625,000
Australian Digital Health Agency1.1%
A$500,000
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority0.8%
A$360,000
Austrade0.5%
A$249,999
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner0.3%
A$125,121
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency0.2%
A$110,000
Australian Financial Security Authority0.2%
A$100,000
Safe Work Australia0.2%
A$85,061
Administrative Review Tribunal0.1%
A$56,500
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade0.1%
A$48,000
Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General0.1%
A$40,000
Geoscience Australia0.1%
A$37,200
Australian Skills Quality Authority0.1%
A$26,520
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency0.1%
A$25,000
National Blood Authority0.0%
A$21,520

Before 2024 only: Australian Building and Construction Commission, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Department of Home Affairs, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, IP Australia, National Indigenous Australians Agency, Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman, Services Australia.

The line

since January 2024
A$36.8Mline value
155contracts
33agencies
100suppliers
81.9%held by top ten

Security and personal safety (92120000)

A$9.4M
A$19.5M
A$8.0M
202420252026Jan–Sep
1stof 100 suppliers
A$11,833,900Department of Defence in the line
32.13%share of the line
90.6%of A$11,658,077 spent by Australian Taxation Office

Agencies that buy the line and never bought from Department of Defence

15agencies
37contracts
A$7,743,570since January 2024
Department of Health and Aged Care1 contract
A$5,362,267
Attorney-General's Department8 contracts
A$599,560
Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission4 contracts
A$391,269
Australian Communications and Media Authority2 contracts
A$246,400
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet3 contracts
A$225,909
Australian Federal Police6 contracts
A$190,727
Department of Industry, Science and Resources3 contracts
A$130,316
Australian Electoral Commission3 contracts
A$112,176
Fair Work Commission1 contract
A$110,520
NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission1 contract
A$105,700
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water1 contract
A$88,846
National Emergency Management Agency1 contract
A$84,040
Clean Energy Regulator1 contract
A$75,000
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts1 contract
A$10,450
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research1 contract
A$10,390

How the line is bought

by value, since 2024
22%limited tender
0of these to Department of Defence
Open tender44 contracts
A$28,559,818 · 77.5%
Limited tender, no open approach to market111 contracts
A$8,273,529 · 22.5%

Contracts reaching their end dates

Oct 2026 – October 2027
24contracts
A$13,398,298end by October 2027
7end in June 2027 · A$2.6M
9in agencies never served · A$8.7M
A$162K
A$3.0M
A$2.0M
A$5.4M
A$65.0K
A$139K
A$31.0K
A$2.6M
A$18.2K
Oct 264 contractsNov 263 contractsDec 265 contractsJan 271 contractFeb 271 contractMar 271 contractApr 271 contractJun 277 contractsJul 271 contract

Fastest-growing supplier in the line

same line
+131%growth

14633969052

2024 to date
A$2,778,733
2022–2023
A$1,202,110

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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.