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Defence tenders, live in your AI
Defence is Australia's single biggest buyer — estate maintenance, sustainment, ICT, base services and everything in between, published mostly on AusTender. AskTender streams every Defence-relevant opportunity into ChatGPT and Claude within 15 minutes of publishing.
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See every defence tender the minute it opens
Defence procurement moves through AusTender in volume — hundreds of approaches to market a year, from base cleaning to major sustainment packages. AusTender's category-code alerts are easy to misconfigure and easy to miss. Your AI, fed live data, doesn't miss anything.
What AskTender covers
~180
open defence tenders right now
10,000+
contracts tracked per year
Australian governments award over $211 billion in contracts a year across 123,000+ notices. AskTender merges all nine jurisdiction portals — federal, state and territory — deduplicated and delivered live into your AI with attribution to the original listing.
Try it — ask about defence tenders
How it works
Add AskTender to ChatGPT or Claude
One-click setup guides. A 2-minute copy-paste job.
Ask for tenders in plain English
Live data from all 9 Australian government portals, in your AI.
Tenders in other industries
Defence tenders by state
Frequently asked questions
Where are Defence tenders advertised?+
Primarily on AusTender (tenders.gov.au), the Commonwealth's official procurement system, with some facility and support work appearing through state portals. AskTender covers AusTender and all eight state and territory portals in one feed — see our AusTender page for the federal picture.
Do I need DISP membership to win Defence work?+
Many Defence contracts require Defence Industry Security Program membership at an appropriate level, but plenty of estate, base services and supply work has lighter requirements. Each approach to market states its security requirements — your AI can extract them instantly.
Can small businesses win Defence contracts?+
Yes — Defence has explicit SME participation targets and many packages are sized for smaller suppliers, particularly in estate maintenance, regional base services and niche capabilities.
How fast do new Defence tenders appear?+
Typically within 15 minutes of publication on AusTender — a real edge on approaches to market with short response windows.
Every defence tender, in your AI
Live from all 8 Australian jurisdictions we cover, within 15 minutes of publishing.
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