The Freelance Project: public contracts won without a rival in Australia: 5 uncontested awards; 100% of its awards; 5 without a competition; 0 single bid.
Assay record ASY-AU-1HMEVPQ04T · Cite as: Assay Systems, “The Freelance Project: public contracts won without a rival in Australia”, https://assay-systems.com/register/au/uncontested/s/the-freelance-project/
The Freelance Project won 5 of its 5 public contract awards in Australia without a rival from 2022-02-15 to 2025-07-15: 5 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 2 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Department of Parliamentary Services 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.
Department of Parliamentary Services gave The Freelance Project 4 awards: 4 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-02-15, latest 2023-04-17.
Old Parliament House gave The Freelance Project 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-07-15, latest 2025-07-15.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-15 | Old Parliament House CN4170620 | No competition Limited tender | — |
| 2023-04-17 | Department of Parliamentary Services CN3958545 | No competition Limited tender | — |
| 2022-12-19 | Department of Parliamentary Services CN3935741 | No competition Limited tender | — |
| 2022-04-21 | Department of Parliamentary Services CN3866558 | No competition Limited tender | — |
| 2022-02-15 | Department of Parliamentary Services CN3849035 | No competition Limited tender | — |
Every uncontested award in Australia · All countries · The Freelance Project 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.