Supplier · Research & Development, Defense & Aerospace, Consultancy & Legal

CSIRO INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION

Last winMar 2025Nothing won in the last 12 monthsValue won per quarter, last three years
Contracts on record42$36M in total
Running now0Contracts still running
Next contract endingNov 2026$940K · Department of Defence
Biggest buyerDepartment of Defence100% of their value
37contractssince 2018
$35.2Mwon in totallatest Feb 2025
$104Ktypical contractmost $55K to $330K
0last 12 monthsdown from $4.4M
2active now1 ends within a year
Biggest buyerDepartment of Defence36 contracts · $35.2M · 100% of value

What they do

CSIRO INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION supplies research, science, testing, engineering and program support services, mainly to the Department of Defence.

Who buys from them

Its largest buyer is Department of Defence with 36 contracts. It has 2 buyers.

Department of DefenceAustralian Signals Directorate

Contract size

Contracts usually fall between $55K and $330K, with a median of $104K. Its largest are research services at $9.5M, science and research services at $8.7M, and a research program at $4.6M, all for Department of Defence.

Recent activity

2 contracts are active and 1 ends within 12 months. Research services for Department of Defence worth $942K ends Nov 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 Scientific Equipment to the Department of DefenceResearch & Development$806K10/02/2025Supply of Technology Equipment to the Department of DefenceIT & Software$55K09/12/2024Program Support Services Provided by CSIRO to Department of DefenceResearch & Development$2.6M05/12/2024Research Services Provided to Department of Defence by CSIROResearch & Development$942K15/11/2024Machining and Processing Services Provided to Department of Defence by CSIROManufacturing & Industrial$85K25/03/2024Event Sponsorship by Australian Signals Directorate to CSIROMiscellaneous$50K25/10/2023Military Science and Research Contract Awarded to CSIRODefense & Aerospace$66K22/09/2023Military Science and Research Contract Awarded to CSIRO by Department of DefenceDefense & Aerospace$55K14/08/2023Testing Services Provided to Department of Defence by CSIROResearch & Development$338K10/07/2023Award of Support Services Contract to CSIRO by Department of DefenceResearch & Development$139K01/07/2023

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, 100% of value.

Department of Defence$36M100%
Australian Signals Directorate$100K0%

Coming up

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

Contracts ending in the next three years1 contract · $940K
Today20282029

The next one ends November 2026 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.

Research Services Provided to Department of Defence by CSIRO
Expires tomorrow$942K
Department of Defence

About them

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

Also traded asCSIRO INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION

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