Coates Hire
What they do
Coates Hire supplies plant, equipment and portable building hire, including construction equipment, generators, lighting and vehicles, to government agencies.
Who buys from them
Its largest buyers are Department for Victorian Communities, Department of Fire and Emergency Services, Transport Canberra and City Services, Department of Environment and Primary Industries and Department of Defence. It has 17 buyers.
Contract size
Contracts usually fall between $14K and $81K, with a median of $25K. Its largest are plant and portable building hire for Department for Victorian Communities at $4.5M, a plant and equipment dry hire panel for Transport Canberra and City Services at $1M, and two plant and equipment hires for Department of Fire and Emergency Services at $500K each.
Recent activity
In the last 12 months there were 2 contracts worth $93K. Of 4 active contracts, 3 end within 12 months, including a dry hire panel in Nov 2026 and equipment hire in Dec 2026.
What they win
How much they win each year, the size of a typical contract, and every contract on record.
Contract history
Who they win it from
Their biggest government buyers and how much of their work each one is.
Department of Defence is their biggest buyer at 49% of value, across 5 buyers shown.
Coming up
Contracts that end soon and may go back out to tender.
The next one ends November 2026 at Transport Canberra and City Services.
Recompete radar
3 expiring in 12moContracts 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 asCoateshire, Coates Hire, COATES HIRE, COATESHIRE, Coates Hire Limited, Coates Hire Operations Pty Ltd
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