182 Government Tenders Close in the Next 10 Days

Of the 667 tenders currently open across Australia in the AskTender database, 182 close within the next ten days. That is more than a quarter of the national pipeline hitting its deadline before the end of August 2026. If any of the packages below are in your lane, the time to move is now — several close as soon as tomorrow.

Here is what stands out, grouped by theme, pulled directly from the live database on Wednesday 12 August.

Engineering and technical advisory: Canberra calls

The Federal pipeline has two engineering briefs closing 13 August, both from the National Capital Authority. The headline is the Scrivener Dam Independent Technical Advisor – 2026-2029, a three-year advisory role on the dam that holds back Lake Burley Griffin — a rare, long-duration engagement for dam and civil engineering specialists. Alongside it sits BGIS – NCA RFT Bridge & Jetty Inspections, condition-assessment work on Canberra's bridges and jetties suited to inspection-focused engineering firms rather than constructors.

Further afield, the Department of Defence's design services arm is seeking a consultant for the 3rd Battalion, Fiji Infantry Regiment Headquarters (Design Services Consultant) — offshore defence design work, also closing 13 August. And the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade wants a Provision of Head Works Contractor – Konedobu, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, one of the few genuine overseas construction opportunities on the Australian government market right now.

NSW: energy, facilities and health equipment

NSW has 107 tenders open right now, and HealthShare NSW is the buyer to watch this week. Its Natural Gas for Large Sites supply tender and a broad Facilities and Maintenance package both close 13 August — the gas deal in particular is the kind of whole-of-health-network energy contract that only comes around once a cycle.

Transport for NSW rounds out the quick closers with a quirky one: Calico Cotton Bags, an educational and stationery supplies tender closing 13 August. Small, but a genuinely low-barrier entry point for a first government contract.

If you miss those, NSW deadlines keep coming through spring: Sydney Metro's WSA Finalisation and Auxiliary Works – Corridor Restoration Works – Seed Procurement closes 17 September, HealthShare's Nuclear Medicine and Associated Equipment and Maintenance tender runs to 7 October, and Transport Infrastructure Projects has Fire Systems Maintenance – Northern Tunnels & Coffs Harbour Tunnels closing 9 September.

Western Australia: ports, fit-outs and school works

WA dominates the closing-soon list by sheer volume. The biggest civil job is the Kwinana Bulk Terminal Redevelopment – Marine Infrastructure Project from the Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure, closing 13 August — marine works at one of the state's key bulk ports.

On the buildings side, Programmed Facility Management is running the DFES Emergency Service Complex – West Perth Head Office Interior Fit Out, while the Department of Housing and Works has a string of school packages including Harrisdale Senior High School – Stage 3 Additions. Mid West Ports is bundling maintenance into term deals with a 3 Year Crane Service Agreement and a 3 Year Air Conditioning Service Agreement — all of the above close 13 August. VenuesWest adds a security-flavoured one with the Perth High Performance Centre – Access Control Systems Upgrade.

Queensland, Victoria and the Territory: schools, SCADA and solar

In Queensland, the Department of Education is out with Head Contractor – Upper Coomera State College – Enhance STEM & Sporting Facilities (With Design), and the Department of Transport and Main Roads has issued a Busway Network – SCADA Review – Request for Information — an early-stage signal that a bigger control-systems procurement is coming for IT and ICT suppliers who respond now.

In Victoria, Willaura Redevelopment from East Grampians Health Services is a regional health build closing 13 August. And in the Northern Territory, the Department of Logistics and Infrastructure wants a Design and Construct New Hybrid Solar and Battery System for M'Bunghara School near Alice Springs — remote-area renewables work with a fast deadline, plus NTES Darwin Unit Security Fencing at Reichardt Road for fencing contractors.

The pattern: deadline clustering is real

Two things jump out of this week's data. First, deadline clustering: an outsized share of these tenders close on exactly the same day, 13 August. Agencies batch their releases, which means deadlines land in waves — if you only check portals weekly, an entire wave can pass between your visits. Second, term contracts are quietly everywhere: three-year crane servicing, three-year air conditioning, a three-year dam advisory. These lock in revenue until 2029 for whoever wins this month, and they will not reappear until the next cycle.

The other takeaway is how low some of the barriers are. Calico bags, security fencing, specimen-collection training in the NT — not everything on the government market is a nine-figure infrastructure job. Small operators who bid the small stuff build the past-performance record that wins the big stuff later.

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