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Department of Education — contracts awarded and suppliers

AskTender holds 2,653 contract awards published by Department of Education, spanning February 2002 to July 2026. Together they are worth $1.5B. The named suppliers, contract values and award dates are all below.

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Department of Education at a glance

2,653

contracts awarded

$1.5B

total contract value

753

different suppliers used

February 2002July 2026

award history covered

Median contract value is $93k; the largest single award is $62.7M.

Who supplies Department of Education?

The 20 suppliers below account for the largest share of Department of Education's contract spend on record. If you are bidding into this agency, these are your incumbents.

Supplier Contracts Total value
Education Services Australia Ltd 21 $85.9M
The Social Research Centre Pty Ltd 13 $77.9M
AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN'S EDUCATION & CARE QUALITY AUTHORITY 31 $72.5M
Ventia Property Pty Ltd 1 $62.7M
AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL FOR EDUCATIONAL 18 $56.4M
ku children s services 1 $44.7M
Hays Specialist Recruitment (Australia) Pty Ltd 113 $38.8M
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu 35 $29.8M
autism spectrum australia aspect autism spectrum australia aspect 1 $24.6M
early childhood australia inc 8 $22.0M
LA TROBE UNI BUNDOORA 2 $21.6M
campus plus pty ltd 2 $21.4M
it takes a village australia limite 1 $18.6M
Mediabrands Australia Pty Ltd T/A Universal McCann 23 $17.7M
Scyne Advisory Pty Ltd 19 $17.3M
Macquarie University 1 $15.6M
Hudson Global Resources (Aust) Pty Limited 78 $14.1M
DANDOLOPARTNERS 29 $11.8M
Nous Group Pty Ltd 33 $11.4M
Australian National University 12 $11.2M

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Largest contracts awarded by Department of Education

Contract Value Awarded Source
Building Rental Payments 2021/22 $62.7M 8 July 2021 notice →
Australian Early Development Census 2024 collection (Cycle 6) $53.8M 29 August 2023 notice →
Provision of Inclusion Agency services under the Inclusion Support Program. $44.7M 5 June 2026 notice →
Provision of Services for the Teacher Resource Hubs $41.2M 6 February 2025 notice →
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) National Educator Register and improved transparency measures $34.7M 26 October 2025 notice →
All Centres - Supply of IT Management and Support Services for NT Schools and the Department of Education for a Period of 60 Months $34.6M notice →
Provision of services for Phase 5 of the Positive Partnerships Program $24.6M 28 May 2026 notice →
National Industry PhD Program. $21.2M 16 December 2022 notice →

Department of Education contract activity by year

Year Contracts Value
2002 3 $276k
2003 1 $99k
2005 1 $86k
2007 5 $2.5M
2008 2 $3.1M
2009 4 $446k
2010 1 $974k
2011 1 $261k
2012 5 $3.4M
2013 18 $4.7M
2014 22 $10.1M
2015 43 $13.6M
2016 40 $2.9M
2017 49 $28.6M
2018 38 $14.0M
2019 37 $2.1M
2020 28 $1.7M
2021 399 $146.3M
2022 524 $187.6M
2023 467 $246.0M
2024 363 $222.8M
2025 303 $210.6M
2026 187 $311.5M

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Frequently asked questions

Who are Department of Education's biggest suppliers?+

Across the 2,653 contracts we hold, the largest supplier by value is Education Services Australia Ltd with 21 contracts worth $85.9M. In total 753 different suppliers have won work with Department of Education.

How much does Department of Education spend on contracts?+

The 2,653 awards we hold total $1.5B, covering February 2002 to July 2026. The median contract is $93k and the largest single award is $62.7M.

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Where does this Department of Education award data come from?+

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 February 2002 to July 2026.

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