In brief
- 991 awards worth A$527.7m published in the week to 25 October
- DFAT insurance award to Cigna Health Care totals A$133.8m
- 382 new tenders opened, 24 closing the following week
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade awarded Cigna Health Care (A-based) Government of Australia A-based A$133.8 million for insurance. Agencies published 991 awards worth A$527.7 million in the week to 25 October.
Other large awards included the Australian Taxation Office selecting Accenture Australia for A$36.2 million in ICT professional services for digital identity. North Metropolitan Health Service awarded A$22.1 million for temporary dental personnel to Cornerstone Medical Recruitment. The Department of Defence let A$10.5 million to EOS Space Systems for military equipment.
By value, DFAT led buyers with A$153.1 million across 64 awards. The Department of Defence followed with A$79.2 million from 330 awards. The Australian Taxation Office recorded A$40.8 million from 27 awards.
Among suppliers, Cigna Health Care topped the week on A$133.8 million, ahead of Accenture on A$36.2 million and Cornerstone Medical Recruitment on A$22.1 million.
Finance and insurance was the biggest category with A$142.2 million. IT and software totalled A$109.0 million, and health and medical A$46.7 million.
Agencies opened 382 new tenders, with 24 scheduled to close the following week. Construction led with 81 notices, followed by infrastructure on 67 and IT and software on 25.
Counts are for notices GovMarket collected that week; values include only notices with a usable value.
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Written from published notices and GovMarket contract records. Totals cover GovMarket records, which start at different dates for each source.
