Overview

The Australian Government has awarded 5,065 contracts worth $1.07B in the Published Products procurement category (UNSPSC segment 55), spanning 21 years (2006–2026). This spending covers 1,931 distinct suppliers and 123 government agencies. The largest buyer is Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the most-awarded supplier is Note Printing Australia Limited. Year-over-year spending has decreased by 91%. There are currently 215 contracts worth $67.3M expiring within the next 12 months, representing potential recompete opportunities.

Key Metrics

5,065Total contracts
$1.07BTotal value
1,931Suppliers
123Agencies
$211KAvg contract
215Expiring (12mo)

Annual Spending

↓ 91% YoY

Government spend on Published Products over time. Hover bars for details.

$0 $116.2M $232.4M $348.6M $464.8M 2012: $2.4M (24 contracts) 12 2013: $29.9M (476 contracts) 13 2014: $38.4M (464 contracts) 14 2015: $29.7M (432 contracts) 15 2016: $31.6M (425 contracts) 16 2017: $67.9M (391 contracts) 17 2018: $55.0M (359 contracts) 18 2019: $44.9M (346 contracts) 19 2020: $59.9M (398 contracts) 20 2021: $65.0M (379 contracts) 21 2022: $79.0M (341 contracts) 22 2023: $40.5M (268 contracts) 23 2024: $38.1M (325 contracts) 24 2025: $464.8M (305 contracts) 25 2026: $3.3M (30 contracts) 26

Top 20 Suppliers

Largest suppliers in Published Products by total contract value awarded.

#SupplierContractsValueShare
1 Note Printing Australia Limited 1 $421.9M 39.4%
2 EBSCO AUSTRALIA SUBSCRIPTON SERVICES 165 $22.6M 2.1%
3 ALSTOM TRANSPORT AUSTRALIA 1 $20.4M 1.9%
4 Elsevier 2 $17.9M 1.7%
5 AIRBUS DS GEO SA 1 $17.9M 1.7%
6 Lexis Nexis 19 $16.1M 1.5%
7 Morningstar Australiasia Pty Lt 2 $15.0M 1.4%
8 RELX NEDERLAND B.V. 32 $14.4M 1.3%
9 AUSTRALIA POST 1 $12.0M 1.1%
10 JANE'S GROUP UK LIMITED 6 $11.3M 1.1%
11 Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited 25 $11.0M 1.0%
12 Elservier B.V. 1 $10.2M 1.0%
13 NORTHROP GRUMMAN AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED 3 $10.2M 1.0%
14 CRIMTRAC AGENCY 3 $10.2M 0.9%
15 EBSCO AUSTRALIA SUBSCRIPTON 41 $10.1M 0.9%
16 FMS ACCOUNT 6 $9.3M 0.9%
17 REED INTERNATIONAL BOOKS AUSTRALIA P/L 5 $8.7M 0.8%
18 Lane Laser Printers Pty Ltd 5 $8.1M 0.8%
19 LexisNexis 26 $7.9M 0.7%
20 Springer Nature Ltd 1 $6.3M 0.6%

Top 10 Agencies

Government agencies with the most spending in Published Products.

#AgencyContractsValue
1 Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 80 $431.9M
2 Department of Defence 1,439 $204.1M
3 CSIRO 12 $54.4M
4 Attorney-General's Department 105 $38.3M
5 Department of Parliamentary Services 485 $38.1M
6 Australian Signals Directorate 72 $28.5M
7 Department of Home Affairs 81 $26.5M
8 Australian Securities and Investments Commission 157 $26.0M
9 Sydney Trains 1 $20.4M
10 Department of Health and Aged Care 244 $20.2M

Expiring Contracts (215 in next 12 months)

215 contracts worth $67.3M in Published Products expire within 12 months. These are potential recompete opportunities.

ContractSupplierAgencyValueExpiry
ETCS Onboard - Trackside Maintenance - Master ALSTOM TRANSPORT AUSTRALIA Sydney Trains $20.4M
Online legal resource subscriptions Lexis Nexis Attorney-General's Department $4.5M
Online Legal Subscriptions LexisNexis Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions $3.6M
ASIC Digest THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) AUSTRALIA Australian Securities and Investments Commission $3.4M
Education and Awareness Campaign Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis & Sexual Health Medicine Australian Centre for Disease Control $2.6M
Online Subscription JANE'S GROUP UK LIMITED Department of Defence $2.4M
Data Services BURNING GLASS INTERNATIONAL Department of Employment and Workplace Relations $2.1M
Printed publications FMS ACCOUNT Department of Defence $1.7M
Online Legal Resource Subscription CCH Australia Ltd Attorney-General's Department $1.5M
Annual Subscription REED INTERNATIONAL BOOKS Department of Home Affairs $1.2M
Prevention Framework Abuse and Mistreatment of Older People Behavioural Insights (Australia) Attorney-General's Department $1.1M
Printed Products HAMMERSTONE PTY LTD Department of Defence $880K
Electronic Reference Material AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Department of Defence $766K
Subscription Services The Economist Intelligence Unit Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade $754K
Electronic Reference Material O'REILLY MEDIA, INC. Department of Defence $747K

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UNSPSC Sub-Categories

Procurement activity broken down by UNSPSC family code within the Published Products segment.

CodeContractsValueShare
5510 1,997 $579.3M 54.2%
5511 2,606 $431.5M 40.3%
5512 457 $58.8M 5.5%
5500 5 $0 0.0%

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