Overview

The Australian Government has awarded 12,483 contracts worth $4.96B in the Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment procurement category (UNSPSC segment 41), spanning 17 years (2010–2026). This spending covers 4,075 distinct suppliers and 58 government agencies. The largest buyer is Department of Defence, and the most-awarded supplier is FMS ACCOUNT. Year-over-year spending has decreased by 79%. There are currently 381 contracts worth $132.5M expiring within the next 12 months, representing potential recompete opportunities.

Key Metrics

12,483Total contracts
$4.96BTotal value
4,075Suppliers
58Agencies
$397KAvg contract
381Expiring (12mo)

Annual Spending

↓ 79% YoY

Government spend on Laboratory & Testing over time. Hover bars for details.

$0 $328.0M $656.0M $984.0M $1.31B 2012: $4.4M (27 contracts) 12 2013: $156.5M (695 contracts) 13 2014: $61.9M (666 contracts) 14 2015: $275.0M (895 contracts) 15 2016: $1.31B (903 contracts) 16 2017: $92.9M (772 contracts) 17 2018: $812.4M (898 contracts) 18 2019: $157.5M (905 contracts) 19 2020: $209.6M (1,017 contracts) 20 2021: $279.9M (1,151 contracts) 21 2022: $157.0M (1,019 contracts) 22 2023: $554.8M (860 contracts) 23 2024: $168.4M (1,162 contracts) 24 2025: $645.0M (1,122 contracts) 25 2026: $13.5M (191 contracts) 26

Top 20 Suppliers

Largest suppliers in Laboratory & Testing by total contract value awarded.

#SupplierContractsValueShare
1 FMS ACCOUNT 5 $871.3M 17.6%
2 BAE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA LTD 21 $730.3M 14.7%
3 THALES AUSTRALIA 5 $455.3M 9.2%
4 CEA TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD 6 $338.1M 6.8%
5 LEIDOS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED 3 $150.3M 3.0%
6 LOCKHEED MARTIN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 1 $147.9M 3.0%
7 Sonic Healthcare Limited 1 $142.6M 2.9%
8 DMOJSF OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN ACCOUNT 9 $139.8M 2.8%
9 RAYTHEON AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 11 $93.1M 1.9%
10 Vaisala Pty Ltd 174 $90.0M 1.8%
11 ROCKWELL COLLINS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 3 $89.2M 1.8%
12 UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES 13 $49.3M 1.0%
13 AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH 1 $46.4M 0.9%
14 189 $35.1M 0.7%
15 OWEN INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD 236 $30.6M 0.6%
16 Leonardo ES GmbH 32 $28.0M 0.6%
17 ROHDE AND SCHWARZ (AUST) PTY LTD 178 $27.1M 0.5%
18 SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENCE AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD 1 $23.6M 0.5%
19 EBSRAY PUMPS PTY LTD 7 $21.3M 0.4%
20 Thermo Fisher Scientific Australia Pty Ltd 57 $21.1M 0.4%

Top 10 Agencies

Government agencies with the most spending in Laboratory & Testing.

#AgencyContractsValue
1 Department of Defence 7,579 $3.89B
2 Bureau of Meteorology 1,034 $220.4M
3 Department of Health and Aged Care 208 $197.9M
4 CSIRO 194 $188.2M
5 Department of Industry, Science and Resources 1,226 $100.2M
6 Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation 59 $85.9M
7 Australian Federal Police 374 $47.2M
8 189 $35.1M
9 Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water 238 $31.3M
10 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 498 $30.7M

Expiring Contracts (381 in next 12 months)

381 contracts worth $132.5M in Laboratory & Testing expire within 12 months. These are potential recompete opportunities.

ContractSupplierAgencyValueExpiry
Scale up the National Australian Hepatitis C Point of Care Testing Program UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES Australian Centre for Disease Control $9.9M
Military Equipment ULTRA ELECTRONICS AVALON SYSTEMS PTY LTD Department of Defence $9.1M
Supply of Automatic Meteorological Balloon Launching Systems Vaisala Pty Ltd Bureau of Meteorology $5.2M
Flight Test Equipment NOVA SYSTEMS DESIGN PTY LTD Department of Defence $4.6M
Environmental Conditioning Chambers SIMULTECH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Department of Defence $4.2M
In Service Support Contract for the Automated Test Equipment Program INNOVASYS Department of Defence $3.6M
Purchase of Specialised Equipment/Materials COREGAS PTY LTD Department of Industry, Science and Resources $3.0M
Test Equipment NOVA SYSTEMS DESIGN PTY LTD Department of Defence $3.0M
MEEK Moorings and Components CLS OCEANIA PTY LTD Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water $2.6M
Laboratory and Scientific Equipment FMS ACCOUNT RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA Department of Defence $2.6M
Security Surveillance Services INDRA AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED Department of Defence $2.5M
Kratos AXIS Supra X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer Shimadzu Scientific Inst CSIRO $2.4M
Aircraft Component Certification Services BAE SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA LTD PERISCOPE IMS PROJECT - SA Department of Defence $2.2M
Procurement of Reprogramming Laboratory Acquisition DMOJSF OFFICIAL AUSTRALIAN ACCOUNT PSFD Department of Defence $2.1M
Precision Fermentation Equipment GEA Process Engineering Aust P/L CSIRO $1.9M

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UNSPSC Sub-Categories

Procurement activity broken down by UNSPSC family code within the Laboratory & Testing segment.

CodeContractsValueShare
4111 4,615 $3.78B 76.2%
4110 7,144 $1.13B 22.8%
4112 712 $44.9M 0.9%
4100 12 $900K 0.0%

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