How much does IP Australia spend on procurement?

IP Australia is an Australian Government agency that has awarded 5,044 procurement contracts worth $1.46B. Its largest supplier is various suppliers. 58.3% of its contracts are awarded through competitive processes.

What does IP Australia spend its procurement budget on?

CategoryContractsValueShare
2 $296.3M 42.6%
26 $53.7M 7.7%
1 $39.4M 5.7%
161 $33.8M 4.9%
107 $27.8M 4.0%
3 $23.1M 3.3%
9 $22.6M 3.3%
34 $20.6M 3.0%
79 $18.7M 2.7%
106 $18.6M 2.7%

How competitive is IP Australia's procurement process?

58.3% 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 IP Australia contracts are up for renewal?

205Contracts Expiring
$109.4MTotal Value

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

What size contracts does IP Australia typically award?

Size RangeContractsTotal Value
$10K-$50K2,259$54.1M
$50K-$100K918$65.1M
$100K-$500K1,353$306.6M
$500K-$1M306$214.4M
$1M-$5M189$330.0M
$5M-$20M16$154.0M
$20M+3$335.7M

What contracts has IP Australia awarded recently?

ContractSupplierValueDate
Patent Analytics Research Tierraviva AI Limtited $76K
Provision for a Lead Business Analyst ServeGate Australia Pty Ltd $125K
CommVault Software Licences Kirra Services $82K
For the provision of a Senior Business Analyst HITECH GROUP AUSTRALIA LIMITED $355K
Software License Arrilla Indigenous Consulting Pty L $31K
For the provision of AWS Cloud Migration Partner Slalom Australia Pty Ltd $617K
Atlassian License Renewal Togetha Group Pty Ltd $206K
ABCN Mentor Program Australian Business and Community Network $83K
Provision for Corporate Flu Vaccination Australian Vaccine Services Pty Ltd $17K
Provision of services for a System Analyst National Consulting Partners Ptd Li $106K

Is IP Australia using more competitive procurement over time?

Competitive: 356Non-Competitive: 251 2015 Competitive: 381Non-Competitive: 282 2016 Competitive: 485Non-Competitive: 223 2017 Competitive: 244Non-Competitive: 176 2018 Competitive: 146Non-Competitive: 150 2019 Competitive: 114Non-Competitive: 115 2020 Competitive: 167Non-Competitive: 123 2021 Competitive: 166Non-Competitive: 124 2022 Competitive: 118Non-Competitive: 94 2023 Competitive: 112Non-Competitive: 63 2024 Competitive: 99Non-Competitive: 72 2025 Competitive: 9Non-Competitive: 5 2026 ■ Competitive ■ Non-Competitive
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IP Australia — Procurement Method Trend by Year
YearCompetitiveNon-CompetitiveTotal
2015356251607
2016381282663
2017485223708
2018244176420
2019146150296
2020114115229
2021167123290
2022166124290
202311894212
202411263175
20259972171
20269514

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