Top research & development suppliers to government in South Australia

2,119 awarded contracts, $774.3M in total

Ranked by contract value

1. University of Adelaide497 contracts · $187.1M
2. NCVER10 contracts · $85.3M
3. University of South Australia205 contracts · $38.5M
4. UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE REVENUE OFFICE44 contracts · $27.0M
5. Flinders University129 contracts · $24.5M
6. BAE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA8 contracts · $24.2M
7. CRC CARE PTY LTD15 contracts · $21.7M
8. THE ADELAIDE RESEARCH and INNOVATION103 contracts · $18.4M
9. SMARTSAT CRC LTD11 contracts · $14.6M
10. UNI OF SA67 contracts · $12.7M
11. Acacia Systems6 contracts · $11.3M
12. INOVOR TECHNOLOGIES6 contracts · $10.9M
13. Consunet Pty Ltd11 contracts · $10.8M
14. Swordfish Computing12 contracts · $10.4M
15. Shoal Group9 contracts · $10.0M
16. Solinnov7 contracts · $9.9M
17. Saab Australia1 contract · $8.8M
18. LASTEK PTY LTD119 contracts · $8.6M
19. FLINDERS UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SERVIC34 contracts · $8.2M
20. QUANTX LABS PTY LTD9 contracts · $8.2M
21. ELMTEK PTY LTD12 contracts · $7.2M
22. D2D CRC Pty Ltd6 contracts · $7.0M
23. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA REVENUE OFFICE - FINANCE UNIT13 contracts · $6.2M
24. PRECISION HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES PTY LTD2 contracts · $6.2M
25. CONSILIUM TECHNOLOGY PTY LTD10 contracts · $5.3M
26. DEWC Services13 contracts · $5.2M
27. REVELARE HYDROSPATIAL PTY LTD1 contract · $5.0M
28. Ag Excellence Alliance Incorporated1 contract · $4.9M
29. UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE DEPT OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC ENG16 contracts · $4.5M
30. SIMBIANT PTY LTD11 contracts · $4.4M
31. SILENTIUM DEFENCE TRADING PTY LTD2 contracts · $4.3M
32. Daronmont Technologies Pty Ltd12 contracts · $4.3M
33. South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute3 contracts · $4.1M
34. RFTEQ7 contracts · $4.1M
35. The Australian Wine Research Institute1 contract · $3.9M
36. AECOM1 contract · $3.9M
37. WaterEd Australia Pty Ltd1 contract · $3.9M
38. RESEARCH SERVICES5 contracts · $3.7M
39. EBOR SYSTEMS1 contract · $3.6M
40. Flinders University Flinders University, Sturt North, Sturt Road, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia, 5042 Xing Lee (Research Partnership Development Director) [email protected] Home: +61 4037160021 contract · $3.4M
41. DEWC SYSTEMS PTY LTD2 contracts · $3.4M
42. SMS MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY1 contract · $3.3M
43. SYDAC PTY LTD5 contracts · $3.2M
44. SOVEREIGN PROPULSION SYSTEMS PTY LTD5 contracts · $3.1M
45. Newspec Pty Ltd32 contracts · $3.1M
46. ASTC PTY LTD TECHNOLOGY COMPANY PTY LTD1 contract · $2.9M
47. COHERENT SCIENTIFIC PTY. LTD.22 contracts · $2.7M
48. GROUND EFFECTS CONSULTING5 contracts · $2.6M
49. BUSINESS SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA6 contracts · $2.6M
50. CSIRO Land and Water13 contracts · $2.6M

Who buys research & development in South Australia

Department of Defence1,232 contracts · $429.3M
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations4 contracts · $72.6M
Department of State Development13 contracts · $38.0M
Grains Research and Development Corporation23 contracts · $37.2M
CSIRO35 contracts · $34.0M
SA Government Financing Authority37 contracts · $32.4M
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research35 contracts · $17.3M
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing127 contracts · $15.4M
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water14 contracts · $10.5M
Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations8 contracts · $7.9M

Recently awarded research & development contracts in South Australia

Supply of Scientific Equipment to the Department of DefenceTHE TRUSTEE FOR LASTEK UNIT TRUST · Department of Defence · $15K · 2 Oct 2026
Research Agreement Awarded to ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY by the Department of DefenceADELAIDE UNIVERSITY · Department of Defence · $478K · 15 Sep 2026
Research Services Provided to the Department of Defence by SIMBIANT PTY LTDSIMBIANT PTY LTD · Department of Defence · $245K · 21 Sep 2026
Research Agreement awarded to ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY by Department of DefenceADELAIDE UNIVERSITY · Department of Defence · $494K · 1 Sep 2026
Supply of Research Equipment to Department of Defence (awarded to SWORDFISH COMPUTING PTY LTD)SWORDFISH COMPUTING PTY LTD · Department of Defence · $368K · 1 Sep 2026
Research Agreement awarded to ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY by Department of DefenceADELAIDE UNIVERSITY · Department of Defence · $660K · 1 Jul 2026
Provision of Research Services to Department of Defence (awarded to SWORDFISH COMPUTING PTY LTD)SWORDFISH COMPUTING PTY LTD · Department of Defence · $342K · 30 Aug 2026
Supply of Smooth Flow Fume Cupboard System to Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and WaterSOUTHERN CROSS SCIENCE PTY. LTD. [923] · Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water · $87K · 31 Aug 2026
Adelaide University provided Research Services to Australian Criminal Intelligence CommissionAdelaide University · Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission · $52K · 9 Feb 2026
Supplied Research Equipment to Department of Defence by DARONMONT TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTDDARONMONT TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD · Department of Defence · $121K · 17 Jul 2026

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