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Government ICT Contract Value: Read the Cohort

Name: Australian Government ICT Procurement Index
Creator: David and Goliath
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/

By David and Goliath. Last updated 20 October 2026.

Australia | Financial years 2023-24, 2024-25 and 2025-26 | Initial lifetime contract commitments

The finding

AusTender original ICT notices published in 2025-26 recorded A$5,729,473,444.82 in initial lifetime contract value across 7,846 notices.

Source: David and Goliath analysis of archived Department of Finance AusTender original contract notices. Relevant sample n=7846. Definitions and reproduction method.

Method and reproduction

Rebuild the findings and aggregate downloads offline from the hash-verified compact analytical cohort, then read the latest-value entry in data/research/anz-government-ict/results.json.

python3 scripts/research/anz-government-ict/analyse.py

Read the methodology for the cohort definition, source licence, exclusions and exact keyword rule. The full study provides the downloadable aggregate tables and explains the separate raw-source audit.

What this means for account planning

A publication-year contract total is a starting point for account research. It shows commitments disclosed by agencies in that cohort, including contracts that can run for several years.

Use official AusTender notices to inspect contract descriptions, categories and publication dates. Then review current procurement plans and contract records before treating an agency as a prospect. A large historical award can mean an incumbent contract rather than a live opportunity.

This result uses the earliest original notice value and excludes subsequent amendments. It is not an annual spending figure, a supplier revenue estimate or a forecast of vendor-addressable budget.

Read the full study and download the data. Use the account-selection guide and the ABM hub to turn the evidence into a research plan.

Sources and reuse

Australian Government Department of Finance, AusTender contract notice data, CC BY 3.0 Australia. Adapted and analysed by David and Goliath. Read the licence. No government endorsement is implied.

Official AusTender API documentation. Read the methodology, definitions and limitations.

Data collected from 2026-10-19T20:59:53.817Z to 2026-10-20T00:35:25.828Z. Source response URLs, original timestamps and hashes are pinned in the research manifest. The compact derived cohort reproduces the aggregates offline; raw source recovery is a separate audit step.

Turn evidence into an account plan

Use the agency and category tables to investigate account fit, incumbent suppliers and contract timing. Historical awards do not establish an open opportunity or a future budget.

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