How much does Department of Education spend on procurement?

Department of Education is an Australian Government agency that has awarded 10,060 procurement contracts worth $7.84B. Its largest supplier is various suppliers. 58.5% of its contracts are awarded through competitive processes.

Who are Department of Education's biggest suppliers?

SupplierContractsValueShare
1,304 $968.7M 71.7%
152 $86.0M 6.4%
7 $47.6M 3.5%
120 $41.2M 3.1%
77 $39.7M 2.9%
6 $36.5M 2.7%
9 $24.9M 1.8%
19 $20.3M 1.5%
103 $17.1M 1.3%
6 $16.6M 1.2%
10 $9.6M 0.7%
17 $7.5M 0.6%
20 $6.3M 0.5%
25 $5.3M 0.4%
11 $5.0M 0.4%

What does Department of Education spend its procurement budget on?

CategoryContractsValueShare
8 $301.0M 10.5%
4 $284.4M 9.9%
14 $227.4M 7.9%
1 $206.5M 7.2%
7 $176.6M 6.1%
5 $160.2M 5.6%
30 $154.0M 5.3%
8 $128.5M 4.5%
4 $127.7M 4.4%
30 $117.6M 4.1%

How competitive is Department of Education's procurement process?

58.5% competitive

Moderate competition — a mix of open and limited tender processes.

Based on procurement method classification. Competitive includes open tender, selective tender, request for tender/quotation/proposal, and expression of interest.

Which Department of Education contracts are up for renewal?

263Contracts Expiring
$867.3MTotal Value

These contracts are expiring within the next 18 months and represent potential recompete opportunities for suppliers.

What size contracts does Department of Education typically award?

Size RangeContractsTotal Value
Under $10K51$57K
$10K-$50K3,175$78.8M
$50K-$100K2,181$158.5M
$100K-$500K3,146$701.6M
$500K-$1M610$427.0M
$1M-$5M713$1.52B
$5M-$20M155$1.38B
$20M+76$3.69B

What contracts has Department of Education awarded recently?

ContractSupplierValueDate
Facilitation of Early Education and Care Commission Workshops DANDOLOPARTNERS $65K
Administer Student Teacher Retention Survey THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE $199K
Public Relations Services for the Tackling Bullying Campaign THINK HQ THINK HQ PTY LTD $330K
Anti-Bullying Resource Package for Students and Parents/Carers THE ALANNAH & MADELINE FOUNDATION $2.4M
Anti-Bullying Resource Package for School Workforce UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY $2.0M
Procurement Capability uplift. CLAYTON UTZ $36K
Development of gap training aimed at establishing equivalence between India's Ce DEAKIN UNIVERSITY $264K
Provision of Inclusion Agency services under the Inclusion Support Program. KU CHILDREN'S SERVICES $44.7M
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Network (CALD) services for Tackling bully CULTUREVERSE CULTURE HQ PTY LTD T/AS CULTUREVERS $275K
First Nations Communications for the Tackling bullying campaign 33 CREATIVE PTY LTD $231K

Is Department of Education using more competitive procurement over time?

Competitive: 421Non-Competitive: 276 2015 Competitive: 616Non-Competitive: 301 2016 Competitive: 634Non-Competitive: 315 2017 Competitive: 527Non-Competitive: 388 2018 Competitive: 728Non-Competitive: 499 2019 Competitive: 433Non-Competitive: 411 2020 Competitive: 587Non-Competitive: 439 2021 Competitive: 363Non-Competitive: 212 2022 Competitive: 269Non-Competitive: 180 2023 Competitive: 222Non-Competitive: 124 2024 Competitive: 189Non-Competitive: 114 2025 Competitive: 56Non-Competitive: 33 2026 ■ Competitive ■ Non-Competitive
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Department of Education — Procurement Method Trend by Year
YearCompetitiveNon-CompetitiveTotal
2015421276746
2016616301940
20176343151016
2018527388950
20197284991270
2020433411892
20215874391063
2022363212613
2023269180449
2024222124346
2025189114303
2026563389

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