Top research & development suppliers to government in Victoria

5,480 awarded contracts, $2.2B in total

Ranked by contract value

1. Plenary Research Pty Ltd1 contract · $287.8M
2. The University of Melbourne384 contracts · $220.0M
3. ASP SHIP MANAGEMENT PTY LTD1 contract · $177.3M
4. Monash University386 contracts · $126.1M
5. DMTC LIMITED37 contracts · $72.7M
6. Deakin University258 contracts · $57.1M
7. University of Melbourne169 contracts · $53.7M
8. Roy Morgan Research36 contracts · $50.4M
9. RMIT University242 contracts · $44.2M
10. Thermo Fisher Scientific158 contracts · $34.8M
11. Danfysik A/S5 contracts · $32.1M
12. VAISALA PTY. LTD.45 contracts · $31.6M
13. La Trobe University82 contracts · $26.6M
14. THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE ENGINEERING FACULTY OFFICE42 contracts · $26.0M
15. Swinburne University of Technology153 contracts · $25.4M
16. Bureau of Meteorology43 contracts · $24.7M
17. Australian Institute of Family Stud3 contracts · $24.5M
18. Agilent Technologies164 contracts · $23.2M
19. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology40 contracts · $19.9M
20. The Social research Centre Pty Ltd51 contracts · $19.2M
21. Elsevier2 contracts · $18.7M
22. Orc Aus Pty Ltd7 contracts · $16.6M
23. ORIMA Research88 contracts · $15.9M
24. Thales Australia Limited1 contract · $14.8M
25. CSIRO INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION10 contracts · $14.2M
26. Unknown7 contracts · $12.0M
27. Toshiba International Corporation Pty Ltd1 contract · $11.6M
28. Gartner20 contracts · $10.6M
29. CHEMSKILL35 contracts · $10.0M
30. Refer to list2 contracts · $9.0M
31. HELMS Innovations1 contract · $9.0M
32. QinetiQ19 contracts · $9.0M
33. Towers Group29 contracts · $8.3M
34. Whereto Research Based Consulting32 contracts · $8.3M
35. FMB Feinwerk- und Messtechnik GmbH2 contracts · $7.7M
36. Accel Instruments GmbH2 contracts · $7.6M
37. Murray Darling Freshwater Research Centre24 contracts · $7.5M
38. AB SCIEX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD13 contracts · $7.2M
39. CSIRO15 contracts · $7.1M
40. C2 ROBOTICS PTY LTD5 contracts · $7.1M
41. One Basin CRC Limited1 contract · $6.9M
42. UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE DEPT OF MECHANICAL & MANUFACTURING8 contracts · $6.1M
43. METALTEC PRECISION INTERNATIONAL1 contract · $6.1M
44. Oxford Danfysik3 contracts · $5.9M
45. UoM Commercial Ltd14 contracts · $5.9M
46. CMS alphatech Limited/ Buckley Systems Limited1 contract · $5.8M
47. Bruker Pty Ltd14 contracts · $5.6M
48. COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION34 contracts · $5.5M
49. DEFENDTEX RESEARCH LABS PTY LTD1 contract · $5.5M
50. MEMKO AVIATION, AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE PTY LTD2 contracts · $5.4M

Who buys research & development in Victoria

Department of Defence1,873 contracts · $519.9M
CSIRO130 contracts · $313.9M
DIIRD - Major Projects Victoria1 contract · $287.8M
Department of Social Services55 contracts · $126.2M
DOI - Major Projects Victoria36 contracts · $94.1M
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing179 contracts · $80.6M
Department of Industry, Science and Resources508 contracts · $59.5M
Bureau of Meteorology196 contracts · $46.8M
Australian Institute of Family Studies52 contracts · $42.3M
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research91 contracts · $29.5M

Recently awarded research & development contracts in Victoria

Purchase of a Triple Quadrupole by CSIRO from Thermo Fisher Scientific Australia Pty LtdThermo Fisher Scientific Australia Pty Ltd · CSIRO · $457K · 28 Apr 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
Payment of Membership or Licencing Fees for Orbitrap Exploris 120 and Binary pump N to THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTDTHERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC AUSTRALIA PTY LTD · Department of Industry, Science and Resources · $16K · 18 Sep 2026
Research on 'Unheard Voices in WHS policy, research and data' awarded to Monash University by Safe Work AustraliaMonash University · Safe Work Australia · $82K · 17 Sep 2026
Supply of Laboratory Equipment to the Australian Federal PoliceIndustry Kitchens · Australian Federal Police · $14K · 16 Sep 2026
Research Agreement Awarded to DEAKIN UNI RESEARCH SERVICES by Department of DefenceDEAKIN UNI RESEARCH SERVICES · Department of Defence · $292K · 1 Sep 2026
The University of Melbourne supplied Research Insight Capability Working Group to the Australian Research CouncilThe University of Melbourne · Australian Research Council · $13K · 22 Jul 2026

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