Supplier · Research & Development, Education & Training, Health & Medical

The University of Newcastle

Won in the last 12 months$13M▲ 1981% on the year beforeValue won per quarter, last three years
Contracts on record226$102M in total
Running now0Latest win Nov 2026
Next contract endingDec 2026$370K · Australian Public Service Commission
Biggest buyerDepartment of Health, Disability and Ageing52% of their value
148contractssince 2005
$77.2Mwon in totallatest Sept 2026
$55Ktypical contractmost $25K to $261K
$11Mlast 12 monthsup from $625K
21active now8 end within a year
Biggest buyerDepartment of Health, Disability and Ageing15 contracts · $50.2M · 65% of value

What they do

The University of Newcastle supplies research and evaluation services, including pharmaceutical benefits evaluations, health studies, and defence research, along with education and training programs.

Who buys from them

Its largest buyers are the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing with 15 contracts, the NSW Department of Communities and Justice with 3, the Department of Defence with 26, the Department of Education with 3, and HealthShare NSW with 10, across 24 buyers.

Department of Health, Disability and AgeingDepartment of DefenceDepartment of Health and Aged CareNSW Department of Communities and JusticeDepartment of Education

Contract size

Contracts typically range from $25K to $261K, with a median of $55K. The largest are evaluation of pharmaceutical benefits at $10.8M, the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health at $8.5M, and external evaluations for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee at $6.6M, all from the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing.

Recent activity

In the last 12 months, 5 contracts worth $11M were awarded. Of 21 active contracts, 8 end within 12 months, including a property lease for Newcastle Campus ending Dec 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

Provision of General Goods and Services to Griffith UniversityMiscellaneous$17K19/10/2026Master of Environment Management and Sustainablility (Samoa) — Awarded to UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLEEducation & Training$12K16/10/2026Provided Australia Online Study Scholarships in Inclusive Education to SamoaEducation & Training$44K04/09/2026Award of Research Services Contract to The University of Newcastle by the Australian Institute of CriminologyResearch & Development$78K04/08/2026HNE54918825—$176K01/07/2026Diversity Pre-Accelerator Program—$495K31/03/2026Promotional Events Services Awarded to The University of Newcastle by The University of QueenslandArts & Culture$21K20/11/2025University Panel Contract for Manufacturing Centres of Excellence SupportEducation & Training$683K27/10/2025Award of Manufacturing CoE University Panel Contract to the University of Newcastle by TAFE NSWEducation & Training$999K27/10/2025Appointment of University of Newcastle as ARC College Member for 2026-2028Research & Development$62K29/09/2025

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 Health, Disability and Ageing, 52% of value.

Department of Health, Disability and Ageing$53M52%
Department of Defence$15M15%
Department of Health and Aged Care$6.7M7%
NSW Department of Communities and Justice$6.4M6%
Department of Education$4.2M4%
Other buyers$16M16%

Coming up

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

Contracts ending in the next three years13 contracts · $33M
Today20282029

The next one ends December 2026 at Australian Public Service Commission.

About them

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

Also traded asthe University of Newcastle, The University of Newcastle, The University Of Newcastle, THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE AUSTRALIA, The University of Newcastle - Cashier Ca, UNI OF NEWCASTLE, University of Newcastle, University Of Newcastle, UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE (SCHOOL OF

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