Supplier · Research & Development, Education & Training, Consultancy & Legal

Western Sydney University

Won in the last 12 months$4.2M▲ 435% on the year beforeValue won per quarter, last three years

Contracts on record115$49M in total

Running now0Latest win Oct 2026

Next contract endingDec 2026$62K · Australian Research Council

Biggest buyerDepartment of Defence31% of their value

97contractssince 2007

$38.1Mwon in totallatest Aug 2026

$62Ktypical contractmost $25K to $114K

$4.2Mlast 12 monthsup from $620K

21active now7 end within a year

Biggest buyerDepartment of Defence26 contracts · $14.5M · 38% of value

What they do

Western Sydney University supplies research and development, education and training, and consultancy services to government. Its contracts cover defence research, bushfire and natural hazards research, agricultural research, and media literacy surveys.

Who buys from them

Its largest buyers are Department of Defence with 26 contracts, Environment and Heritage with 2, TAFE NSW with 1, Grains Research and Development Corporation with 1, and Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research with 6. It has 30 buyers.

Department of DefenceTAFE NSWEnvironment and Heritage Grains Research and Development Corporation Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

Contract size

Contracts typically fall between $25K and $114K, with a median of $62K. Its largest contracts are the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Research Centre at $8.8M for Environment and Heritage, a Defence Innovation Hub contract at $5.5M, a TAFE NSW foundation university partnership at $5M, Decision Advantage at $3.2M for Department of Defence, and wheat heat tolerance research at $2.1M for Grains Research and Development Corporation.

Recent activity

In the last 12 months there were 11 contracts worth $4.2M. There are 21 active contracts, with 7 ending within 12 months, including ARC College of Experts appointments and the Gumbaynggirr Daari Longitudinal Study Stage 1 Research Project.

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

Evaluation of the black&write! Indigenous Writing & Editing ProjectArts & Culture$23K Award of Agrisolar Cooperative Research Centre 2025 Contract to University of Western SydneyResearch & Development$22K01/12/45903 Appointment of ARC 2026-2028 College Member to University of Western SydneyEducation & Training$62K30/09/2025 Appointed ARC College Member (2026–2028) — University of Western SydneyEducation & Training$62K30/09/2025 ARC 2026-2028 College Member AppointmentEducation & Training$62K29/09/2025 Appointment of ARC College Member to University of Western Sydney (2026–2028)Education & Training$62K25/09/2025 Resilience Indicators for Koala Food Tree Plantings Developed by Western Sydney UniversityResearch & Development$248K20/06/2025 Award of Little Multilingual Minds Program to Western Sydney UniversityEducation & Training$181K13/10/2026 Medical Training Contract Awarded to WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY by Department of DefenceEducation & Training$19K18/08/2026 Conduct of 2027 Adult Media Literacy Survey for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the ArtsResearch & Development$109K10/07/2026

Who they win it from

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

Coming up

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

Contracts ending in the next three years9 contracts · $14M

The next one ends December 2026 at Australian Research Council.

Recompete radar

9 expiring in 12mo

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

Appointment of University of Western Sydney to ARC College of Experts

Expires in 2mo$62K

Australian Research Council Appointment of University of Western Sydney as ARC College of Experts Committee Member

Expires in 2mo$62K

Australian Research Council ARC College 2024-2026 Awarded to Western Sydney University

Expires in 2mo$62K

Australian Research Council Gumbaynggirr Daari Longitudinal Study Stage 1 Research Project

Expires in 2mo$659K

Premiers Department Medical Training Contract Awarded to WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY by Department of Defence

Expires in 2mo$19K

Department of Defence

About them

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

Also traded asUniversity of Western Sydney, Western Sydney University, WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY

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Open tenders that match their work

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