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Australian agencies award A$346.4 million in a week led by WA school buses deal

Defence led buyers by value at A$78.3 million, and IT & Software topped categories.

In brief

  • Agencies published 557 awards worth A$346.4 million.
  • BCI Sales won A$37.0 million for WA school buses.
  • Defence led buyers by value at A$78.3 million.

BCI Sales won the week's biggest award, a A$37.0 million deal for new WA school buses from the Department of Education. Agencies published 557 awards worth A$346.4 million.

Macquarie Point Development Corporation issued A$26.8 million for waste disposal services to Southern Waste Solutions. It also let A$8.3 million for site preparation and waste disposal to City of Hobart- McRobies Gully Waste Management Centre.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade awarded A$16.8 million for building works support to J Kadowaki. The Department of Logistics and Infrastructure placed A$16.5 million with A1 Plant and Civil for pavement and drainage repairs in the Darwin region.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics bought VMware enterprise software for A$13.0 million from the Trustee for Kirra Services Unit Trust. CSIRO purchased VMware licensing for A$9.7 million from VMware Australia, and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority renewed Regnology Ireland services for A$7.9 million.

Defence led buyers by value, publishing 189 awards worth A$78.3 million. Education followed with A$41.3 million across nine awards. Macquarie Point Development Corporation posted A$35.1 million from two awards.

IT & Software led categories by value at A$73.8 million across 94 awards. Consultancy & Legal recorded A$45.4 million, ahead of Transport & Logistics on A$45.1 million. Agencies opened 442 new tenders. Construction led by count with 98, followed by Infrastructure with 91. Twenty-one close the following week. Counts are notices GovMarket collected; values include only those with a usable value.

Largest awards

Top agencys by value

Department of Defence189 awards$78.3m
Department of Education9 awards$41.3m
Macquarie Point Development Corporation2 awards$35.1m
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade16 awards$28.7m
Services Australia23 awards$26.2m

Top suppliers by value

BCI Sales (BCI Sales Pty Ltd)1 awards$37.0m
Southern Waste Solutions1 awards$26.8m
J Kadowaki Inc1 awards$16.8m
A1 Plant and Civil Pty Limited1 awards$16.5m
The Trustee for Kirra Services Unit Trust1 awards$13.0m

Written from published notices and GovMarket contract records. Totals cover GovMarket records, which start at different dates for each source.

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