Overview

The Australian Government has awarded 7,227 contracts worth $45.75B in the Environmental Services procurement category (UNSPSC segment 77), spanning 19 years (2008–2026). This spending covers 3,082 distinct suppliers and 80 government agencies. The largest buyer is Department of Defence, and the most-awarded supplier is GHD PTY LTD. Year-over-year spending has decreased by 9%. There are currently 354 contracts worth $971.2M expiring within the next 12 months, representing potential recompete opportunities.

Key Metrics

7,227Total contracts
$45.75BTotal value
3,082Suppliers
80Agencies
$6.3MAvg contract
354Expiring (12mo)

Annual Spending

↓ 9% YoY

Government spend on Environmental Services over time. Hover bars for details.

$0 $9.81B $19.63B $29.44B $39.26B 2012: $56.4M (52 contracts) 12 2013: $337.3M (973 contracts) 13 2014: $148.9M (464 contracts) 14 2015: $115.1M (367 contracts) 15 2016: $172.1M (412 contracts) 16 2017: $545.6M (446 contracts) 17 2018: $752.4M (495 contracts) 18 2019: $39.26B (551 contracts) 19 2020: $276.1M (265 contracts) 20 2021: $318.5M (403 contracts) 21 2022: $413.4M (273 contracts) 22 2023: $410.0M (380 contracts) 23 2024: $1.25B (671 contracts) 24 2025: $1.48B (903 contracts) 25 2026: $118.5M (92 contracts) 26

Top 20 Suppliers

Largest suppliers in Environmental Services by total contract value awarded.

#SupplierContractsValueShare
1 GHD PTY LTD 126 $38.96B 85.2%
2 Local Land Services 106 $227.6M 0.5%
3 AECOM AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 125 $165.9M 0.4%
4 Department of Environment and Science Queensland Government 2 $152.5M 0.3%
5 KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT PTY LTD 3 $149.4M 0.3%
6 SANDHURST TRUSTEES LIMITED 31 $131.6M 0.3%
7 GOLDER ASSOCIATES PTY LTD 68 $129.9M 0.3%
8 Duxton Water Ltd 5 $129.4M 0.3%
9 Aware Water Group Pty Ltd 2 $123.8M 0.3%
10 AWARE WATER GROUP PTY LTD 19 $117.6M 0.3%
11 VENTIA UTILITY SERVICES PTY LIMITED 6 $109.4M 0.2%
12 NQ DRY TROPICS LTD 16 $102.5M 0.2%
13 LOCAL LAND SERVICES 23 $94.6M 0.2%
14 Eastern Australia Agriculture Pty Ltd 3 $83.2M 0.2%
15 Tandou Ltd 1 $82.0M 0.2%
16 FITZROY BASIN ASSOCIATION INC 16 $81.7M 0.2%
17 ENVIROPACIFIC SERVICES 7 $75.2M 0.2%
18 SI Investment holdings Pty Limited 1 $73.5M 0.2%
19 MONTROSE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, INC TECHNOLOGIES (ECT) 1 $61.1M 0.1%
20 REEF CATCHMENTS (MACKAY WHITSUNDAY ISAAC) LIMITED 11 $61.0M 0.1%

Top 10 Agencies

Government agencies with the most spending in Environmental Services.

#AgencyContractsValue
1 Department of Defence 1,431 $40.61B
2 Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 1,531 $2.99B
3 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 1,564 $611.0M
4 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority 369 $473.3M
5 Department of Agriculture 459 $285.1M
6 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Aid Program 62 $212.4M
7 Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts 174 $154.2M
8 Department of Industry, Science and Resources 289 $126.6M
9 Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts 23 $55.5M
10 Bureau of Meteorology 77 $33.3M

Expiring Contracts (354 in next 12 months)

354 contracts worth $971.2M in Environmental Services expire within 12 months. These are potential recompete opportunities.

ContractSupplierAgencyValueExpiry
Design Support Services KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT PTY LTD Department of Defence $149.3M
Water Purchase Aware Water Group Pty Ltd Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water $117.6M
Water Purchase SANDHURST TRUSTEES LIMITED Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water $97.0M
Environmental Management Services MONTROSE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, INC TECHNOLOGIES (ECT) Department of Defence $61.1M
Water Purchase NBInv AP9,llc Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water $27.5M
Environmental Investigation JACOBS GROUP (AUSTRALIA) PTH LTD Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts $24.4M
Remediation Services ENVIROPACIFIC SERVICES Department of Defence $20.9M
Remediation works at Douglas Shoal Boskalis Australia Pty Ltd Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority $20.1M
Water Purchase - AWEP Broadwater Bullarah Pty Ltd Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water $15.7M
WaterNSW Statutory Water Entitlement & Delivery Fees WATER NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water $15.5M
Water Purchase PAUL FRANCIS CONNELLAN Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water $15.1M
Environmental Impact Assessment WSP AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts $15.0M
PFAS Airports Investigation Program AURECON AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts $14.0M
Environmental Services VENTIA UTILITY SERVICES PTY LIMITED Department of Defence $9.3M
Geospatial Support Services JACOBS GROUP (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD Department of Defence $8.6M

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UNSPSC Sub-Categories

Procurement activity broken down by UNSPSC family code within the Environmental Services segment.

CodeContractsValueShare
7710 5,702 $45.12B 98.6%
7711 1,228 $554.4M 1.2%
7713 64 $62.2M 0.1%
7712 85 $14.1M 0.0%
7700 146 $1.7M 0.0%

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