Tenders in Australia

Public procurement in Australia

Key facts for bidders, checked against official sources (2026-10). General information, not legal advice. Always confirm the rules in the tender documents and on the official portal.

Main procurement law

Commonwealth Procurement Rules (issued under s105B of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013) (2025)

Regulator

Department of Finance

Official portal

AusTender

WTO procurement agreement

Australia is covered by the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA): above set value thresholds, suppliers from other GPA parties must be treated like local ones.

Foreign bidders

Above the procurement thresholds the rules give effect to Australia's international trade obligations on non-discrimination. Since 17 November 2025, non-corporate Commonwealth entities must first consider Australian and New Zealand businesses for procurements below the thresholds.

Notice languages

English

Currency

AUD

Good to know

The rules cover federal (Commonwealth) entities only; states and territories have their own procurement rules and portals. From 17 November 2025 the open-tender threshold for non-construction procurements by non-corporate entities rose from AUD 80,000 to AUD 125,000.

Trade snapshot

GDP (2025)

US$1.80 trillion

Exports (2025)

US$418.1 billion in goods and services

Imports (2025)

US$407.5 billion in goods and services

Trade share (2025)

46% of GDP

Average tariff (2022)

1.0% (applied, trade-weighted, all products)

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).

Australia on FreeTender right now

958 open notices; the busiest sectors are construction & infrastructure (220), water & environment (112), education & training (83), financial & professional services (64) and transport & logistics (59).

Most active buyers: Department of Defence - DSRG (31), Department of Logistics and Infrastructure (26), McKinlay Shire Council (23), QBuild (19), Central Highlands Regional Council (13).

Sources: legislation.gov.au · finance.gov.au

About tenders in Australia

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