Commonwealth Signals
Week 2026-W08 (February 16 to February 22, 2026)
In this episode, we unpack $354.8M in Commonwealth procurement across 936 contracts.
Coverage spans 64 agencies and 730 suppliers.
Week-over-week spending is down 50 percent.
Episode highlights:
- Reserve Bank of Australia: $15.8M awarded to IBM Australia Limited.
- Director of National Parks: $36.8M awarded to Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency: $2.1M awarded to MEDIAMONKS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.
- Director of National Parks: $6.5M awarded to Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
- Grains Research and Development Corporation: $24.1M awarded to University of Sydney.
Top agencies this week:
- Department of Defence: $108.2M across 464 contracts.
- Director of National Parks: $46.8M across 5 contracts.
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: $38.5M across 43 contracts.
Category trends:
- Other: $253.1M
- It Telecom: $27.3M
- Professional Services: $25.6M
- Agriculture Environment: $25.6M
Procurement approach mix:
- Limited: 646 contracts, 62% of value.
- Open: 290 contracts, 38% of value.
Recurring suppliers:
- R.G.M. MAINTENANCE PTY LTD: 16 wins, $476K total value.
- BIDFOOD AUSTRALIA LIMITED: 14 wins, $234K total value.
- THALES AUSTRALIA: 11 wins, $941K total value.
Why this matters:
This briefing tracks real procurement signals across agency activity, supplier concentration, contract size mix, and category-level shifts so public sector teams can spot patterns early.
Keywords: Australian government tenders, AusTender, procurement intelligence, contract awards, public sector spending, supplier trends, agency procurement.
Source data: AusTender OCDS (CC BY 3.0 AU).
