Drugs and Pharmaceutical Government Contracts in Australia

Australian federal government procurement in drugs and pharmaceutical totals $10.7B across 387 contracts, with 99 distinct suppliers winning work from 9 federal agencies. Browse the top winners, recent awards, and buying agencies below.

$10.7B
Total contract value
387
Contracts awarded
99
Active suppliers
9
Buying agencies

Top suppliers in Drugs and Pharmaceutical

  1. 1.CSL BEHRING (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
    $2.2B
    7 contracts
  2. 2.GLAXOSMITHKLINE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    $2.0B
    6 contracts
  3. 3.SEQIRUS (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
    $1.9B
    7 contracts
  4. 4.PFIZER AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    $901.5M
    8 contracts
  5. 5.GRIFOLS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    $891.9M
    1 contracts
  6. 6.ROCHE PRODUCTS PTY LTD
    $670.9M
    2 contracts
  7. 7.SANOFI-AVENTIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    $597.4M
    8 contracts
  8. 8.TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
    $596.1M
    4 contracts
  9. 9.CLIFFORD HALLAM HEALTHCARE PTY LIMITED
    $355.1M
    82 contracts
  10. 10.Octapharma Australia Pty Limited
    $329.7M
    1 contracts

Top buying agencies

  1. 1.Department of Health and Aged Care
    $5.2B
    36 contracts
  2. 2.National Blood Authority
    $5.0B
    15 contracts
  3. 3.Department of Defence
    $366.8M
    216 contracts
  4. 4.Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
    $4.4M
    10 contracts
  5. 5.Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
    $3.6M
    3 contracts
  6. 6.Department of Veterans' Affairs
    $3.0M
    22 contracts
  7. 7.Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
    $1.6M
    40 contracts
  8. 8.Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
    $1.5M
    43 contracts
  9. 9.Department of Parliamentary Services
    $1.0M
    2 contracts

Financial year spending

FY27
$1.0B
13 contracts
FY26
$5.9B
103 contracts
FY25
$239.7M
40 contracts
FY24
$1.1B
38 contracts
FY23
$957.3M
78 contracts

Recent drugs and pharmaceutical contracts

DescriptionSupplierAgencyValueAwarded
Imported Plasma and Recombinant ProductsTAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS AUSTRALIA PTY LTDNational Blood Authority$30.2M16 July 2026
Pathology ProductsROCHE DIAGNOSTICS AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDDepartment of Defence$25K15 July 2026
Pathology ProductsBIO-RAD LABORATORIES PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$11K10 July 2026
Pathology ProductsCH2Department of Defence$66K10 July 2026
CRN01/2026PARAGON CARE SERVICE & TECHNOLOGYDepartment of Defence$09 July 2026
Supply of Essential Vaccines to the National Immunisation ProgramSeqirus (Australia) Pty LtdDepartment of Health, Disability and Ageing$100.0M9 July 2026
Pharmaceutical ProductsNATIONAL BLOOD AUTHORITYDepartment of Defence$229K8 July 2026
Pathology ProductsDIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGY PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$13K3 July 2026
Imported Plasma and Recombinant ProductsCSL BEHRING (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTDNational Blood Authority$271.3M3 July 2026
Supply of Essential Vaccines to the National Immunisation ProgramSANOFI-AVENTIS AUSTRALIA PTY LTDDepartment of Health, Disability and Ageing$70.0M2 July 2026
Supply of Essential Vaccines to the National Immunisation ProgramGlaxoSmithKline Australia Pty LtdDepartment of Health, Disability and Ageing$415.0M2 July 2026
Supply of Essential Vaccines to the National Immunisation ProgramPfizer Australia Pty LtdDepartment of Health, Disability and Ageing$140.0M1 July 2026
Pathology ProductsBIOMERIEUX AUSTRALIA PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$16K1 July 2026
Pathology ProductsPARAGON CARE SERVICE & TECHNOLOGYDepartment of Defence$45K30 June 2026
Supply of Essential Vaccines to the National Immunisation ProgramMerck Sharpe & Dohme (AUSTRALIA) PtDepartment of Health, Disability and Ageing$100.0M29 June 2026
Supply of Essential Vaccines to the National Immunisation ProgramPfizer Australia Pty LtdDepartment of Health, Disability and Ageing$119.1M29 June 2026
Pathology ProductsHAEMONETICS AUSTRALIA PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$10K26 June 2026
Pathology ProductsPARAGON CARE SERVICE & TECHNOLOGYDepartment of Defence$12K26 June 2026
National Supply arrangement for imported immunoglobulin productsOctapharma Australia Pty LtdNational Blood Authority$329.7M18 June 2026
Pathology ProductsBECKMAN COULTER AUSTRALIA PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$21K17 June 2026
Pathology ProductsBECKMAN COULTER AUSTRALIA PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$16K16 June 2026
Pathology ProductsPARAGON CARE SERVICE & TECHNOLOGYDepartment of Defence$19K16 June 2026
Pathology ProductsPARAGON CARE SERVICE & TECHNOLOGYDepartment of Defence$10K16 June 2026
Pathology ProductsBECKMAN COULTER AUSTRALIA PTY LTDDepartment of Defence$10K16 June 2026
Pathology ProductsPARAGON CARE SERVICE & TECHNOLOGYDepartment of Defence$19K16 June 2026
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