Commonwealth Signals

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Commonwealth Signals is a weekly intelligence briefing analysing Australian Government procurement data. Each episode breaks down newly awarded Commonwealth contracts, identifying significant spending movements, emerging agency priorities, supplier patterns, and category shifts. Built entirely from open AusTender OCDS data, this is a data-driven briefing for vendors, consultants, and professionals working with the Australian public sector. No commentary. No opinion. Just signals.

Episodes

  1. Feb 23

    2026-W08

    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).

    16 min

  2. Feb 22

    2026-W07

    Commonwealth Signals Week 2026-W07 (February 09 to February 15, 2026) In this episode, we unpack $702.9M in Commonwealth procurement across 927 contracts. Coverage spans 61 agencies and 713 suppliers. Week-over-week spending is up 211 percent. Episode highlights: - Services Australia: $180.3M awarded to Australian Postal Corporation. - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission: $23.1M awarded to Datacom Systems (AU) Pty Ltd. - Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre: $9.3M awarded to Investa External Funds Management Pty Ltd. - Australian Securities and Investments Commission: $23.6M awarded to TECH MAHINDRA LIMITED. - Grains Research and Development Corporation: $14.8M awarded to The University of Queensland. Top agencies this week: - Department of Defence: $352.3M across 435 contracts. - Services Australia: $182.5M across 16 contracts. - Australian Securities and Investments Commission: $25.4M across 14 contracts. Category trends: - Other: $407.8M - Professional Services: $172.7M - It Telecom: $85.6M - Agriculture Environment: $18.6M Procurement approach mix: - Limited: 643 contracts, 52% of value. - Open: 283 contracts, 48% of value. - Selective: 1 contracts, 0% of value. Recurring suppliers: - THALES AUSTRALIA: 17 wins, $915K total value. - R.G.M. MAINTENANCE PTY LTD: 11 wins, $296K total value. - BIRDON PTY LTD: 10 wins, $2.2M 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).

    13 min

  3. Feb 22

    2026-W06

    Commonwealth Signals Week 2026-W06 (February 02 to February 08, 2026) In this episode, we unpack $226.3M in Commonwealth procurement across 776 contracts. Coverage spans 69 agencies and 587 suppliers. Week-over-week spending is down 72 percent. Episode highlights: - National Capital Authority: $1.9M awarded to ARTCRAFT PTY LTD. - CSIRO: $25.8M awarded to Duratec Limited. - Professional Services Review: $126K awarded to Maddocks. - Net Zero Economy Authority: $280K awarded to Urbis Ltd. - Department of Defence: $20.3M awarded to NGJ COOPERATIVE PROGRAM. Top agencies this week: - Department of Defence: $101.4M across 340 contracts. - CSIRO: $26.8M across 3 contracts. - Department of Finance: $11.5M across 11 contracts. Category trends: - Other: $153.3M - Professional Services: $29.9M - Defence Security: $17.1M - It Telecom: $12.5M Procurement approach mix: - Open: 260 contracts, 57% of value. - Limited: 516 contracts, 43% of value. Recurring suppliers: - HUDSON GLOBAL RESOURCES (AUST) PTY LTD: 11 wins, $2.7M total value. - DELL AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED: 9 wins, $1.3M total value. - R.G.M. MAINTENANCE PTY LTD: 8 wins, $262K 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).

    12 min

  4. Feb 22

    2026-W05

    Commonwealth Signals Week 2026-W05 (January 26 to February 01, 2026) In this episode, we unpack $803.3M in Commonwealth procurement across 826 contracts. Coverage spans 55 agencies and 658 suppliers. Week-over-week spending is down 59 percent. Episode highlights: - Australian Public Service Commission: $4.1M awarded to Cahoot Learning. - Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator: $165K awarded to BELLCHAMBERS BARRETT. - Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Regulator: $100K awarded to AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT SOLICITOR - MATTER OPERATING ACCOUNT. - Department of Defence: $13.8M awarded to JIM HENDRICKSON & ASSOCIATES PTY LTD. - Australian Signals Directorate: $10.9M awarded to SFDC AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED. Top agencies this week: - Department of Defence: $634.2M across 360 contracts. - Department of Home Affairs: $42.9M across 13 contracts. - Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: $17.8M across 61 contracts. Category trends: - Other: $511.1M - Professional Services: $177.7M - Defence Security: $55.6M - It Telecom: $28.3M Procurement approach mix: - Open: 283 contracts, 83% of value. - Limited: 543 contracts, 17% of value. Recurring suppliers: - THALES AUSTRALIA: 11 wins, $8.8M total value. - BIDFOOD AUSTRALIA LIMITED: 9 wins, $155K total value. - TEEKAY SHIPPING (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD: 8 wins, $42.4M 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).

    12 min

  5. Feb 22

    2026-W04

    Commonwealth Signals Week 2026-W04 (January 19 to January 25, 2026) In this episode, we unpack $2.0B in Commonwealth procurement across 795 contracts. Coverage spans 59 agencies and 590 suppliers. Week-over-week spending is up 365 percent. Episode highlights: - Australian Submarine Agency: $4.0M awarded to CORAS SOLUTIONS PTY LTD. - Australian Submarine Agency: $2.0M awarded to SERVEGATE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. - Royal Australian Mint: $450K awarded to BELLCHAMBERS BARRETT PTY LTD. - Bureau of Meteorology: $12.2M awarded to VMware Australia Pty Ltd. - Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts: $55.0M awarded to MASTER BUILDING SOLUTIONS PTY LIMIT. Top agencies this week: - Department of Defence: $1.7B across 411 contracts. - Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts: $57.1M across 16 contracts. - Australian Electoral Commission: $30.2M across 4 contracts. Category trends: - Defence Security: $1.4B - Other: $248.2M - Professional Services: $217.2M - Education Training: $92.2M Procurement approach mix: - Limited: 503 contracts, 77% of value. - Open: 291 contracts, 23% of value. - Selective: 1 contracts, 0% of value. Recurring suppliers: - THALES AUSTRALIA: 13 wins, $3.5M total value. - DATA#3 LIMITED. DATA 3 GROUP: 9 wins, $1.8M total value. - TELSTRA LIMITED: 9 wins, $643K 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).

    14 min

  6. Feb 22

    2026-W03

    Commonwealth Signals Week 2026-W03 (January 12 to January 18, 2026) In this episode, we unpack $423.6M in Commonwealth procurement across 602 contracts. Coverage spans 71 agencies and 526 suppliers. Week-over-week spending is up 143 percent. Episode highlights: - Digital Transformation Agency: $18.5M awarded to IBM AUSTRALIA LTD. - NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission: $5.0M awarded to KM Property Funds Ltd. - NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission: $4.4M awarded to Australian Unity Group Services Pty Ltd. - Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman: $2.4M awarded to ORACLE CORPORATION AUSTRALIA P/L. - Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research: $5.0M awarded to International Food Policy Research Institute. Top agencies this week: - Department of Defence: $137.1M across 111 contracts. - Australian Taxation Office: $130.3M across 27 contracts. - Digital Transformation Agency: $18.7M across 2 contracts. Category trends: - Other: $316.7M - Professional Services: $42.5M - It Telecom: $33.3M - Defence Security: $8.6M Procurement approach mix: - Open: 258 contracts, 58% of value. - Limited: 342 contracts, 42% of value. - Selective: 2 contracts, 1% of value. Recurring suppliers: - HUDSON GLOBAL RESOURCES (AUST) PTY LTD: 14 wins, $2.7M total value. - SG FLEET AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED: 7 wins, $613K total value. - KPMG: 4 wins, $1.3M 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).

    13 min

  7. Feb 22

    2026-W02

    Commonwealth Signals Week 2026-W02 (January 05 to January 11, 2026) In this episode, we unpack $174.2M in Commonwealth procurement across 524 contracts. Coverage spans 50 agencies and 402 suppliers. Week-over-week spending is up 9755 percent. Episode highlights: - Australian National Audit Office: $3.0M awarded to Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. - Australian Skills Quality Authority: $361K awarded to PLAYTIME SOLUTIONS CORPORATION P/L. - Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre: $2.9M awarded to xAmplify Services Pty Ltd. - Services Australia: $15.8M awarded to BMC Software (Australia) Pty Ltd. Top agencies this week: - Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: $29.8M across 64 contracts. - Department of Defence: $23.2M across 157 contracts. - Services Australia: $20.0M across 23 contracts. Category trends: - Other: $88.3M - It Telecom: $34.3M - Professional Services: $29.6M - Agriculture Environment: $8.2M Procurement approach mix: - Open: 222 contracts, 56% of value. - Limited: 302 contracts, 44% of value. Recurring suppliers: - AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT SOLICITOR: 14 wins, $1.1M total value. - PENSKE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD: 8 wins, $1.4M total value. - Johnson Winter and Slattery Lawyers: 7 wins, $3.0M 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).

    11 min

  8. Feb 22

    2026-W01

    Commonwealth Signals Week 2026-W01 (December 29 to January 04, 2026) In this episode, we unpack $1.8M in Commonwealth procurement across 12 contracts. Coverage spans 7 agencies and 12 suppliers. Week-over-week spending is down 100 percent. Episode highlights: Top agencies this week: - Clean Energy Regulator: $713K across 3 contracts. - Export Finance Australia: $605K across 1 contracts. - Department of Industry, Science and Resources: $368K across 3 contracts. Category trends: - Other: $962K - It Telecom: $780K - Network: $14K - Education Training: $12K Procurement approach mix: - Open: 5 contracts, 94% of value. - Limited: 7 contracts, 6% of 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).

    7 min

  9. Feb 22

    2025-W52

    Commonwealth Signals Week 2025-W52 (December 22 to December 28, 2025) In this episode, we unpack $1.3B in Commonwealth procurement across 970 contracts. Coverage spans 53 agencies and 720 suppliers. Week-over-week spending is up 136 percent. Episode highlights: - Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission: $12.6M awarded to Macquarie Technology Operations Pty Ltd. - Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency: $209K awarded to UNION AID ABROAD - APHEDA. - Department of Finance: $8.5M awarded to KPMG Australia. - Department of Defence: $206.9M awarded to CAE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. - Department of Defence: $178.1M awarded to VMWARE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. Top agencies this week: - Department of Defence: $1.1B across 576 contracts. - Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: $99.8M across 77 contracts. - Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts: $27.5M across 9 contracts. Category trends: - Other: $733.0M - It Telecom: $226.9M - Workforce: $208.3M - Professional Services: $70.7M Procurement approach mix: - Limited: 651 contracts, 77% of value. - Open: 319 contracts, 23% of value. Recurring suppliers: - THALES AUSTRALIA: 15 wins, $8.4M total value. - TOLL REMOTE LOGISTICS PTY LTD: 12 wins, $228K total value. - DELL AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED: 10 wins, $7.4M 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).

    13 min
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Commonwealth Signals is a weekly intelligence briefing analysing Australian Government procurement data. Each episode breaks down newly awarded Commonwealth contracts, identifying significant spending movements, emerging agency priorities, supplier patterns, and category shifts. Built entirely from open AusTender OCDS data, this is a data-driven briefing for vendors, consultants, and professionals working with the Australian public sector. No commentary. No opinion. Just signals.

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