Geoscience Australia: public contracts won without a rival in Australia: 9 uncontested awards; 90% of its awards; 9 without a competition; 0 single bid.
Assay record ASY-AU-0Z0JCT91LA · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Geoscience Australia: public contracts won without a rival in Australia”, https://assay-systems.com/register/au/uncontested/s/geoscience-australia/
Geoscience Australia won 9 of its 10 public contract awards in Australia without a rival from 2021-12-21 to 2026-03-30: 9 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 4 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest CSIRO with 4.
An award is uncontested when the buyer had no rival offer to weigh: it was made without a competition (direct award, negotiated procedure without a call for tenders, sole-source or advance-notice contract), or a competition was held and only one bid arrived. Every count below is built award by award from the official notices. Awards to individuals are not included.
CSIRO gave Geoscience Australia 4 awards: 4 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-09-27, latest 2026-03-30.
Department of Defence gave Geoscience Australia 3 awards: 3 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-12-21, latest 2024-06-13.
Department of Industry, Science and Resources gave Geoscience Australia 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-08-12, latest 2022-08-12.
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research gave Geoscience Australia 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-06-30, latest 2022-06-30.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-30 | CSIRO CN4228866 | No competition Limited tender | — |
| 2025-09-11 | CSIRO CN4187423 | No competition Limited tender | — |
| 2024-06-25 | CSIRO CN4070409 | No competition Limited tender | — |
| 2024-06-13 | Department of Defence CN4064151 | No competition Limited tender | — |
| 2023-09-27 | CSIRO CN4006172 | No competition Limited tender | — |
| 2022-09-27 | Department of Defence CN3916077 | No competition Limited tender | — |
Every uncontested award in Australia · All countries · Geoscience Australia in the register
Source: AusTender contract notices, Department of Finance (tenders.gov.au), Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia; “limited tender” is counted as an award without a competition, AusTender does not publish the number of bids. Awards are matched to their buyer and supplier as published. Values in these notices often state a framework ceiling rather than a contract amount, so awards are counted, not summed. Updated 17 October 2026.