Federal · Award history
AskTender holds 123,106 contract awards published by Department of Defence, spanning July 2021 to July 2026. Together they are worth $208.6B. The named suppliers, contract values and award dates are all below.
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123,106
contracts awarded
$208.6B
total contract value
13,532
different suppliers used
July 2021 → July 2026
award history covered
Median contract value is $40k; the largest single award is $6.9B.
The 20 suppliers below account for the largest share of Department of Defence's contract spend on record. If you are bidding into this agency, these are your incumbents.
| Supplier | Contracts | Total value |
|---|---|---|
| FMS ACCOUNT RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 214 | $38.6B |
| austal defence shipbuilding australia | 4 | $7.1B |
| hanwha defense australia pty ltd | 8 | $6.5B |
| Ventia Australia Pty Ltd | 350 | $5.7B |
| THALES AUSTRALIA | 3,130 | $4.8B |
| BAE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 882 | $4.6B |
| dha central office | 4 | $4.4B |
| mitsubishi heavy industries ltd | 2 | $3.8B |
| Spotless Facility Services Pty Ltd | 451 | $3.4B |
| BOEING DEFENCE AUSTRALIA LTD | 387 | $3.3B |
| Viva Energy Australia Pty Ltd | 296 | $2.7B |
| Leidos Australia Pty Ltd | 375 | $2.4B |
| sitzler pty ltd | 10 | $2.4B |
| CEA TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD | 122 | $2.3B |
| TOLL REMOTE LOGISTICS PTY LTD | 392 | $2.3B |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 155 | $2.1B |
| anduril australia pty ltd | 13 | $2.1B |
| COMPASS GROUP DEFENCE HOSPITALITY SERVICES PTY LTD | 75 | $1.9B |
| fulton hogan construction pty ltd | 8 | $1.9B |
| RAYTHEON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD | 146 | $1.8B |
| Contract | Value | Awarded | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Systems and Components and Equipment | $6.9B | 17 August 2023 | notice → |
| Conventional war weapons | $6.7B | 17 December 2021 | notice → |
| Landing Craft Heavy | $5.2B | 23 March 2026 | notice → |
| War Vehicles | $4.7B | 14 December 2023 | notice → |
| Military Rotary Wing Aircraft | $4.0B | 19 May 2022 | notice → |
| General Purpose Frigates - Prime Contract | $3.8B | 7 May 2026 | notice → |
| Base Services | $3.7B | 17 September 2024 | notice → |
| Defence Housing and Services | $3.4B | 7 December 2023 | notice → |
| Year | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13,118 | $23.3B |
| 2022 | 25,492 | $38.9B |
| 2023 | 22,728 | $52.4B |
| 2024 | 24,589 | $35.1B |
| 2025 | 23,196 | $38.9B |
| 2026 | 13,983 | $20.0B |
Past awards tell you who wins. Open tenders tell you what to bid on next.
Across the 123,106 contracts we hold, the largest supplier by value is FMS ACCOUNT RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA with 214 contracts worth $38.6B. In total 13,532 different suppliers have won work with Department of Defence.
The 123,106 awards we hold total $208.6B, covering July 2021 to July 2026. The median contract is $40k and the largest single award is $6.9B.
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Every figure on this page is taken from official government contract award notices, published by the buying agency itself. We link to the source notice for each contract listed. The data covers July 2021 to July 2026.
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