Top research & development suppliers to government in ACT

2,530 awarded contracts, $832.3M in total

Ranked by contract value

1. Australian National University358 contracts · $111.9M
2. COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION88 contracts · $70.2M
3. CEA Technologies5 contracts · $52.6M
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics26 contracts · $35.6M
5. CSIRO82 contracts · $35.5M
6. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare33 contracts · $32.9M
7. ANU102 contracts · $27.3M
8. University of Canberra135 contracts · $21.6M
9. UNIVERSITY OF NSW ADFA UNSW@ADF110 contracts · $19.0M
10. CSIRO INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION7 contracts · $17.8M
11. Hammerstone1 contract · $14.5M
12. ORIMA Research55 contracts · $12.6M
13. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Studies4 contracts · $11.1M
14. ANU ENTERPRISES PTY LTD45 contracts · $9.7M
15. THE RAND CORPORATION (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD21 contracts · $8.7M
16. AMA Projects2 contracts · $8.7M
17. SYSTEMS PLANNING AND ANALYSIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD2 contracts · $7.9M
18. X-RD Pty Ltd3 contracts · $7.9M
19. Penten3 contracts · $7.8M
20. THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY33 contracts · $7.7M
21. EOS SPACE SYSTEMS PTY LTD13 contracts · $6.8M
22. eWater Ltd3 contracts · $6.7M
23. THE CREATIVE ELEMENT EDUCATION PTY LTD1 contract · $6.5M
24. Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation2 contracts · $6.4M
25. ANU - SCHOOL OF PACIFIC & ASIAN2 contracts · $6.2M
26. CSIRO-WILDLIFE AND ECOLOGY5 contracts · $5.8M
27. University of Canberra Financial Services Australia2 contracts · $5.7M
28. Engineers Australia1 contract · $5.7M
29. CSIRO Corporate Finance10 contracts · $5.5M
30. ADVANCED DESIGN TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD2 contracts · $5.5M
31. Telstra1 contract · $5.1M
32. The Australian National University (ANU)1 contract · $4.8M
33. CSIRO SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS attn: Finance Dept.3 contracts · $4.6M
34. Synergy Group Australia7 contracts · $4.4M
35. ARCHTIS LIMITED1 contract · $4.3M
36. Invasive Animals5 contracts · $4.2M
37. COGNITIVE ADVANTAGE PTY LTD4 contracts · $3.8M
38. AUST NATIONAL UNIVERSITY14 contracts · $3.3M
39. COLMAR BRUNTON SOCIAL RESEARCH21 contracts · $3.2M
40. COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTR RESEARCH ORGANISATION13 contracts · $3.0M
41. DEPARTMENT 131 contract · $2.9M
42. AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND13 contracts · $2.9M
43. Diversity Arrays Technology P/L4 contracts · $2.5M
44. Food Standards Australia New Zealand3 contracts · $2.5M
45. EY1 contract · $2.4M
46. Dept of Industry Tourism & Resources10 contracts · $2.4M
47. Australian Scientific Instruments Pty Ltd7 contracts · $2.4M
48. CSIRO SITE OFFICE1 contract · $2.3M
49. Department of Industry, Innovation and Science3 contracts · $2.2M
50. SAMANTHA CROMPVOETS PTY LTD6 contracts · $2.1M

Who buys research & development in ACT

Department of Defence497 contracts · $234.9M
Grains Research and Development Corporation41 contracts · $63.4M
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing80 contracts · $41.9M
Geoscience Australia245 contracts · $41.5M
CSIRO45 contracts · $38.9M
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry138 contracts · $33.0M
Australian Institute of Family Studies7 contracts · $31.4M
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Aid Program69 contracts · $30.9M
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research131 contracts · $29.8M
Bureau of Meteorology36 contracts · $25.8M

Recently awarded research & development contracts in ACT

Survey Manager for PIAAC Delivery Program awarded to FACE 2 FACE RECRUITMENT PTY LTDFACE 2 FACE RECRUITMENT PTY LTD FACE 2 FACE RECRUITMENT PTY LTD · Department of Employment and Workplace Relations · $594K · 5 Oct 2026
Award of NMI Chemical Testing Laboratory Services to EVOLVE FM PTY LTDEVOLVE FM PTY LTD · Department of Industry, Science and Resources · $540K · 17 Sep 2026
Provision of Australian Burden of Disease Study to Department of Health, Disability and Ageing by Australian Institute of Health and WelfareAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare · Department of Health, Disability and Ageing · $7.4M · 14 Sep 2026
Climate change modelling for Australian Marine Parks awarded to Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation · Director of National Parks · $682K · 26 Feb 2027
Ecological Studies for Bulgar Creek awarded to Capital EcologyCapital Ecology · Suburban Land Agency · $82K · 26 Aug 2026
Pilot Aquaculture Research Facility at East Arm, Berrimah NT — Contract Awarded to TSA RileyTSA Riley · CSIRO · $411K · 9 Jul 2025
Sponsorship of open access costs for the Special Issue on Public–Private Research Partnership to Australian National UniversityAustralian National University · Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research · $22K · 1 Aug 2026
Research Services awarded to ANU Enterprise Pty Limited by Clean Energy RegulatorANU Enterprise Pty Limited · Clean Energy Regulator · $61K · 12 Aug 2026
APS CALD Workforce Research (APSED–PLIDA Linkage) awarded to AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITYAUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY · Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts · $32K · 17 Aug 2026
Autonomous Systems Assurance contract awarded by Department of Defence to SME GATEWAY PTY LTDSME GATEWAY PTY LTD · Department of Defence · $486K · 30 Jul 2026

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