THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE

ABN 91096153212 · 189 contracts · $250M total value

What does THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE do for the Australian Government?

THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE is an Australian Government contractor with 189 contracts worth $249.7M since 2009. Their largest government client is Department of Education, and their average contract value is $1.3M. Recent government contracting activity has declined.

Key Metrics

189Total Contracts
$249.7MTotal Value
20Agencies Served
$1.3MAvg Contract
18Years Active
13Expiring (12mo)

How much does THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE win in government contracts each year?

$0 $12.0M $24.0M $36.0M $47.9M 2009: $10.4M 2009 2012: $1.2M 2012 2013: $4.8M 2013 2014: $34.3M 2014 2015: $7.9M 2015 2016: $4.9M 2016 2017: $36.0M 2017 2018: $3.5M 2018 2019: $11.4M 2019 2020: $47.9M 2020 2021: $2.9M 2021 2022: $4.7M 2022 2023: $35.0M 2023 2024: $28.5M 2024 2025: $14.1M 2025 2026: $2.8M 2026
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THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE — Annual Government Contract Awards
YearContractsValue
20091$10.4M
20124$1.2M
20137$4.8M
20149$34.3M
201510$7.9M
201614$4.9M
201717$36.0M
201817$3.5M
201917$11.4M
202010$47.9M
202115$2.9M
202211$4.7M
202316$35.0M
202418$28.5M
202520$14.1M
20269$2.8M

Who are THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE's biggest government clients?

AgencyContractsValueShare
Department of Education 30 $154.0M 62.6%
Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations 3 $29.3M 11.9%
Department of Home Affairs 6 $12.4M 5.0%
Australian Institute of Family Studies 13 $11.8M 4.8%
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations 16 $5.8M 2.3%
Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business 32 $5.0M 2.0%
Safe Work Australia 14 $4.6M 1.9%
Department of Education - Corporate 1 $3.6M 1.4%
Cancer Institute NSW 3 $3.5M 1.4%
Australian Communications and Media Authority 9 $3.4M 1.4%

What categories does THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE supply to government?

CategoryContractsValueShare
9313-community-and-social-services 119 $144.3M 57.8%
8111-computer-programming-and-it-services 9 $39.2M 15.7%
8010-management-advisory-services 25 $35.4M 14.2%
8000-management-services-general 1 $10.4M 4.1%
8011-human-resources-services 2 $6.9M 2.8%
8014-accounting-and-auditing-and-financial-services 25 $5.6M 2.3%
8600-education-and-training-services 1 $3.6M 1.4%
9990-miscellaneous-and-unclassified 3 $3.5M 1.4%
4323-software 1 $604K 0.2%
8016-management-support-services 1 $180K 0.1%

How does THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE win government contracts?

MethodContractsValueShare
open 149 $229.6M 78.4%
limited 31 $9.1M 16.3%
selective 10 $4.2M 5.3%

Which THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE government contracts are expiring soon?

THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE has 13 contracts worth $36.1M expiring in the next 12 months. These represent potential recompete opportunities for competing suppliers.

ContractAgencyValueExpires
Australian Early Development Census 2024 collection (Cycle 6) Department of Education $25.4M
Survey of Employers who have Recently Advertised 2024-25: collecting advertised Department of Employment and Workplace Relations $1.7M
Early Childhood Education and Care National Workforce National Workforce Census Department of Education $1.7M
Consultancy Services Department of Health, Disability and Ageing $1.5M
Cancer Institute Tobacco Tracking Survey (CITTS) and Skin Cancer Online Tracking Cancer Institute NSW $1.5M
Australian Worker Exposure Survey Safe Work Australia $1.4M
Annual Consumer Survey and Additional Research Services Australian Communications and Media Authority $637K
The National Agricultural Land Management Survey 2025 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry $450K
Data Research inn Gambling Australian Institute of Family Studies $370K
Market Research Services ? Public Attitudes to Australian Foreign Aid Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Aid Program $264K
ACAPS 2026 Office of the Australian Information Commissioner $200K
26ACMA004 -    Media diversity research Australian Communications and Media Authority $191K
Drought Policy Market Research Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry $150K
JSA Skills Stream Qualitative Research Department of Employment and Workplace Relations $114K
Social Policy Research Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet $78K

What are THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE's largest government contracts?

ContractAgencyValueAwarded
Quality Indicators for Teaching and Learning (QILT) administration for 2020 to 2 Department of Education $26.2M
Australian Early Development Census 2024 collection (Cycle 6) Department of Education $25.4M
Administration of QILT Program 2024-2027 Department of Education $19.8M
Australia Early Development Census Data Collection and Management Services Department of Education $18.7M
Administration of the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching 2017 to 2020 Department of Education $17.6M

What are THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE's most recent government contracts?

ContractAgencyValueDate
Administer Student Teacher Retention Survey Department of Education $199K
26ACMA004 -    Media diversity research Australian Communications and Media Authority $191K
Market Research Services ? Public Attitudes to Australian Foreign Aid Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Aid Program $264K
Provision of Stakeholder research Office of the Australian Information Commissioner $44K
Social Policy Research Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet $78K
JSA Skills Stream Qualitative Research Department of Employment and Workplace Relations $114K
Drought Policy Market Research Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry $150K
ACAPS 2026 Office of the Australian Information Commissioner $200K
26CeSC019 - Evaluation of the Social Media Age Restriction Office of the eSafety Commissioner $1.6M
weighted dataset for TENTM Australian Institute of Family Studies $43K

Is THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE's government business growing or declining?

↓ 65.0%

Significant decline — contract value dropped 65% year-over-year.

Based on comparison of last 12 months vs prior 12 months of awarded contract value.

Who competes with THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE for government contracts?

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DECMIL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 2 $171.5M

What size contracts does THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE typically win?

Size RangeContractsTotal Value
$10K-$50K31$927K
$50K-$100K24$1.8M
$100K-$500K95$24.6M
$500K-$1M15$10.2M
$1M-$5M19$35.3M
$5M-$20M9$126.0M
$20M+2$51.7M

What is THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE's registered business information?

Australian Business Number (ABN)
91096153212
Registered Name
THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE
Government Contracting Period
2009 – 2026

Verify entity details on the Australian Business Register.

Registered Business Details

Entity Type
Australian Private Company
ASIC Company Type
Proprietary Limited
ABN Status
Active
GST
Registered
ACN
096153212
ABN
91096153212 verify ↗
State
VIC
Postcode
3000
Incorporated
8 March 2001 (25 years ago)

Source: Australian Business Register (ABR) + ASIC Companies Register. View on ABN Lookup ↗

Procurement Categories

UNSPSC categories where THE SOCIAL RESEARCH CENTRE is active.

Politics & Civic Affairs 122 contracts · $144.7M · 0.3% of category spend Management & Professional Services 57 contracts · $59.0M · 0.0% of category spend Engineering & Research 11 contracts · $39.3M · 0.0% of category spend

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