Supplier · Miscellaneous, Arts & Culture, Construction

Barlens Event Hire

Won in the last 12 months$180K▼ 63% on the year beforeValue won per quarter, last three years
Contracts on record53$9.1M in total
Running now0Latest win Sept 2026
Next contract endingJune 2027$33K · Department of Defence
Biggest buyerChief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate48% of their value
45contractssince 2009
$8.9Mwon in totallatest Aug 2026
$35Ktypical contractmost $21K to $101K
$181Klast 12 monthsdown from $484K
3active now2 end within a year
Biggest buyerChief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate5 contracts · $4.4M · 49% of value

What they do

Barlens Event Hire supplies marquees, furniture, equipment and event infrastructure hire, including installation and transport, for government events, festivals and elections.

Who buys from them

Its largest buyers are the Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate, the Australian Electoral Commission, the Community Services Directorate, the Department of Defence and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. It has 12 buyers.

Contract size

Contracts usually fall between $21K and $101K, with a median of $35K. Its largest are marquees, furniture and infill for Events ACT at $2M, furniture and equipment hire for Victorian PPVC at $1.1M and federal election furniture and equipment at $911K.

Recent activity

In the last 12 months there were 4 contracts worth $181K. Transportation and installation of planter boxes for Floriade 2025-2028, worth $209K, ends Nov 2026, and hire of camping equipment to the Department of Defence, worth $33K, ends Jun 2027.

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.

Who they win it from

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

Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate is their biggest buyer at 48% of value, across 5 buyers shown.

Coming up

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

Contracts ending in the next three years1 contract · $33K
Today20282029

The next one ends June 2027 at Department of Defence.

Recompete radar

1 expiring in 12mo

Contracts nearing the end of their term. Some may go back out to tender when they expire.

About them

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

Also traded asBarlens, BARLENS, Barlens Event hire, Barlens Event Hire, BARLENS EVENT HIRE, Barlens Event hire (2021.111904.210), BARLENS EVENT HIRE CANBERRA

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