Supplier · Defense & Aerospace, Public Safety & Security, Manufacturing & Industrial

Australian Defence Apparel

Won in the last 12 months$61M▼ 26% on the year beforeValue won per quarter, last three years
Contracts on record2,401$1.7B in total
Running now0Latest win Oct 2026
Next contract endingDec 2026$970K · Department of Defence
Biggest buyerDepartment of Community Safety0% of their value
1,852contractssince 2001
$1.4Bwon in totallatest Sept 2026
$99Ktypical contractmost $37K to $335K
$66Mlast 12 monthsdown from $72.3M
24active now15 end within a year
Biggest buyerDepartment of Defence1,585 contracts · $1.1B · 80% of value

What they do

Australian Defence Apparel supplies uniforms, personal protection equipment, body armour, load carriage equipment and apparel management services to government agencies.

Who buys from them

Its largest buyers are Department of Defence with 1585 contracts, QPS with 122, Department of Home Affairs with 12, Victoria Police with 7 and NSW Police Force with 1, across 20 buyers.

Department of Community SafetyDepartment of DefenceDepartment of Home AffairsVictoria PoliceNSW Police Force

Contract size

Contracts typically fall between $37K and $335K, with a median of $99K. Its largest include uniforms and personal protection equipment for Department of Home Affairs at $66M, Modular Combat Body Armour System for Department of Defence at $59.8M, and ballistic vests for Victoria Police at $58.2M.

Recent activity

In the last 12 months there were 145 contracts worth $66M. Of 24 active contracts, 15 end within 12 months, including ballistic vests for Victoria Police ending Oct 2026.

Built from awarded contracts on record

What they win

How much they win each year, the size of a typical contract, and every contract on record.

Contract history

Supply of Operational and Field Uniforms to QPSPublic Safety & Security$29KSupply of Operational and Field Uniforms to QPSPublic Safety & Security$19KSupply of Operational and Field Uniforms to QPSPublic Safety & Security$20KSupply of Operational and Field Uniforms to QPSPublic Safety & Security$19KSupply of Operational and Field Uniforms to QPSPublic Safety & Security$21KSupply of Operational and Field Uniforms to QPSPublic Safety & Security$21KSupply of Integrated Load Bearing Vests and Support Services to QPSPublic Safety & Security$110KSupply of Operational and Field Uniforms to QPSPublic Safety & Security$19KSupply of Operational and Field Uniforms to QPSPublic Safety & Security$20KSupply of Integrated Load Bearing Vests and Support Services to QPSPublic Safety & Security$27K

Who they win it from

Their biggest government buyers and how much of their work each one is.

Most of their work comes from one buyer: Department of Defence, 84% of value.

Department of Defence$1.4B84%
Department of Home Affairs$73M4%
Victoria Police$66M4%
NSW Police Force$40M2%
Other buyers$95M6%

Coming up

Contracts that end soon and may go back out to tender.

Contracts ending in the next three years25 contracts · $92M
Today20282029

The next one ends December 2026 at Department of Defence.

About them

Company details, where they work and the names they trade under.

Also traded asAUSTALIAN DEFENCE APPAREL PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE APP, Australian Defence apparel, Australian Defence Apparel, AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE APPAREL, AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE APPAREL (ADA), Australian Defence Apparel P/L, AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE APPAREL P/L, AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE APPAREL PTY L, AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE APPARELPTY LT, Australian Defence Apparel Pty Ltd, AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE APPAREL PTY LTD, AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE APPAREL PTY LTD/, Australian Defence Apparel Pty Ltd LEGEAR, Australian Defence Apparel Pty Ltd One Source Solutions, Australian Defence Apparel Pty Ltd One Source Solutions (QLD), AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE APPAREL PTY LTD T/a Australian Defence Apparel Hume, AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE APPAREL PTY LTD T/a LEGEAR, Australian Defence Apparel Pty Ltd T/A One Source Solutions, Australian Defence Apparel Pty Ltd T/As One Source Solutions, Australian Defence Apparel Pty Ltd trading as LEGEAR

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