Top research & development suppliers to government in Australia

21,794 awarded contracts, $8.6B in total

Ranked by contract value

1. The University of New South Wales376 contracts · $1.1B
2. Boeing8 contracts · $422.1M
3. Plenary Research Pty Ltd1 contract · $287.8M
4. The University of Melbourne390 contracts · $221.5M
5. University of Adelaide503 contracts · $188.5M
6. ASP SHIP MANAGEMENT PTY LTD1 contract · $177.3M
7. CSIRO336 contracts · $167.8M
8. The University of Queensland277 contracts · $149.3M
9. Monash University401 contracts · $127.9M
10. COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION272 contracts · $113.0M
11. Australian National University362 contracts · $112.7M
12. RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE1 contract · $105.5M
13. University of Queensland148 contracts · $90.5M
14. NCVER10 contracts · $85.3M
15. CSIRO Materials Science & Engineering25 contracts · $76.7M
16. DMTC LIMITED37 contracts · $72.7M
17. University of Sydney259 contracts · $72.2M
18. University of Technology Sydney211 contracts · $70.4M
19. University of Tasmania265 contracts · $68.9M
20. Deakin University263 contracts · $58.7M
21. Roy Morgan Research50 contracts · $57.1M
22. Charles Sturt University45 contracts · $54.8M
23. University of Melbourne173 contracts · $54.6M
24. COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTR RESEARCH ORGANISATION50 contracts · $54.2M
25. CEA Technologies5 contracts · $52.6M
26. RMIT University243 contracts · $44.3M
27. University of Western Australia120 contracts · $41.2M
28. Australian Bureau of Statistics48 contracts · $40.6M
29. University of South Australia214 contracts · $40.3M
30. Curtin University177 contracts · $39.6M
31. Thermo Fisher Scientific169 contracts · $37.1M
32. Danfysik A/S6 contracts · $35.7M
33. University of New England39 contracts · $35.5M
34. Unknown208 contracts · $33.9M
35. Griffith University182 contracts · $33.8M
36. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare34 contracts · $33.0M
37. CSIRO INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION18 contracts · $32.1M
38. ANSTO25 contracts · $31.9M
39. VAISALA PTY. LTD.45 contracts · $31.6M
40. University of Wollongong132 contracts · $31.5M
41. The Sydney Children's Hospital Netw1 contract · $31.5M
42. Agilent Technologies186 contracts · $31.2M
43. ORIMA Research152 contracts · $29.4M
44. ANU102 contracts · $27.3M
45. SOLAR SAILOR ENGINEERING AND DISTRIBUTION PTY LTD2 contracts · $27.3M
46. UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE REVENUE OFFICE44 contracts · $27.0M
47. Murdoch University55 contracts · $26.8M
48. La Trobe University84 contracts · $26.7M
49. CSIRO ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE81 contracts · $26.5M
50. Elsevier92 contracts · $26.5M

Who buys research & development in Australia

Department of Defence6,221 contracts · $3.5B
CSIRO530 contracts · $780.6M
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research721 contracts · $307.3M
DIIRD - Major Projects Victoria1 contract · $287.8M
Geoscience Australia1,757 contracts · $268.4M
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing677 contracts · $245.8M
Grains Research and Development Corporation166 contracts · $236.6M
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Aid Program193 contracts · $213.7M
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry825 contracts · $191.5M
Department of Industry, Science and Resources1,629 contracts · $190.0M

Recently awarded research & development contracts in Australia

Purchase of a Triple Quadrupole by CSIRO from Thermo Fisher Scientific Australia Pty LtdThermo Fisher Scientific Australia Pty Ltd · CSIRO · $457K · 28 Apr 2026
WP1 Participant Recruitment User Testing awarded to Lonergan Research Pty. Ltd. by the Australian Electoral CommissionLonergan Research Pty. Ltd. · Australian Electoral Commission · $84K · 21 Sep 2026
Supply of ozonesondes to the Bureau of MeteorologyJH Acquisition, LLC d.b.a. EN-SCI · Bureau of Meteorology · $135K · 31 Aug 2026
Sponsorship of Australasian Plant Virology Workshop 2026 to AUSTRALASIAN PLANT PATHOLOGY SOCIETY INCORPORATEDAUSTRALASIAN PLANT PATHOLOGY SOCIETY INCORPORATED · Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry · $15K · 30 Sep 2026
Provision of ARGOS Satellite Network Tracking for Skuas and Adelie Penguins to Australian Antarctic DivisionCLS OCEANIA PTY LTD · Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water · $35K · 15 Sep 2026
Research Agreement awarded to UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE by Department of DefenceUNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE · Department of Defence · $4.2M · 1 Jul 2026
Supply of Scientific Equipment to the Department of Defence — Awarded to MEMKO AVIATION, AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE PTY LTDMEMKO AVIATION, AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE PTY LTD · Department of Defence · $605K · 16 Sep 2026
Provision of Research Services to Department of Defence by DEAKIN UNI RESEARCH SERVICESDEAKIN UNI RESEARCH SERVICES · Department of Defence · $88K · 15 Sep 2026
Supply of Scientific Equipment to the Department of DefenceTHE TRUSTEE FOR LASTEK UNIT TRUST · Department of Defence · $15K · 2 Oct 2026
Delivery of FIS Workshop - Developing Pathways to Impact from Otolith Collections in the Indo-PacificPacific Community · Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research · $70K · 29 Sep 2026

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