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Senate Order on non-procurement contracts

Complying with the Senate Order, publishing details of non-procurement contracts over $100,000 with certain conditions.

Published 26 August 2025

About the Senate Order

The Senate Order on departmental and agency contracts requires agencies to publish details of contracts valued at $100,000 or more (including GST) that:

  • have been entered into in the previous 12 months
  • have not been fully performed.

The website listings are published twice a year, at the end of each financial year and each calendar year.

We ensure that the listed contracts do not contain any inappropriate confidentiality provisions. Our listings are included below.

Procurement contracts are available through the Senate Order Report on AusTenderExternal Link.

Calendar year listings

The following are our listings published at the end of each calendar year.

2024 non-procurement contracts list

Pursuant to the Senate Order on non-corporate Commonwealth entity contracts, the following table sets out non-procurement contracts entered into by the ATO. These provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more (GST inclusive) and which:

  • have not been fully performed as at 31 December 2024, or
  • which have been entered into during the 12 months prior to 31 December 2024.

Most of the contracts listed contain confidentiality provisions of a general nature that are designed to protect the confidential information of the parties that may be obtained or generated in carrying out the contract.

The reasons for including such clauses include:

  • ordinary commercial prudence that requires protection of trade secrets, proprietary information and similar
  • protection of other Commonwealth material and personal information.

We have ensured the listed contracts do not contain any inappropriate confidentiality provisions. The contracts do not contain provisions that make information contained in the contract confidential, or other provisions to protect information obtained or generated in carrying out the contract. The currency for all amounts listed is AUD.

Table 1: 2024 non-procurement contracts list

Recipient

Subject matter

Amount of consideration

Start date

Anticipated end date

Multiple recipients qualified under the terms of the National Tax Clinic (NTC) Grant Program

14 substantially identical contracts with qualified recipients of grant agreements under the NTC Program. The NTC Program provides funding to tertiary education providers to operate tax clinics where unrepresented taxpayers can seek assistance with their tax and superannuation obligations.

Amounts varying from $168,660 to $365,650.

An aggregate amount of the total amount to be paid in respect of grant agreements under the NTC Program is $4,428,173‬.

1/01/2022

31/03/2025

Gateway Network Governance Body

Supports the continuation of the governance framework for the Superannuation Transaction Network.

$1,483,900

3/09/2024

30/06/2028

2023 non-procurement contracts list

Pursuant to the Senate Order on non-corporate Commonwealth entity contracts, the following table sets out non-procurement contracts entered into by the ATO. These provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more (GST inclusive) and which:

  • have not been fully performed as at 31 December 2023, or
  • which have been entered into during the 12 months prior to 31 December 2023.

Most of the contracts listed contain confidentiality provisions of a general nature that are designed to protect the confidential information of the parties that may be obtained or generated in carrying out the contract.

The reasons for including such clauses include:

  • ordinary commercial prudence that requires protection of trade secrets, proprietary information and similar
  • protection of other Commonwealth material and personal information.

We have ensured the listed contracts do not contain any inappropriate confidentiality provisions. The contracts do not contain provisions that make information contained in the contract confidential, or other provisions to protect information obtained or generated in carrying out the contract. The currency for all amounts listed is AUD.

Table 2: 2023 non-procurement contracts list

Recipient

Subject matter

Amount of consideration

Start date

Anticipated end date

Multiple recipients qualified under the terms of the National Tax Clinic (NTC) Grant Program

14 substantially identical contracts with qualified recipients of grant agreements under the NTC Program. The NTC Program provides funding to tertiary education providers to operate tax clinics where unrepresented taxpayers can seek assistance with their tax and superannuation obligations.

Amounts varying from $146,060 to $300,000.

An aggregate amount of the total amount to be paid in respect of grant agreements under the NTC Program is $3,899,403‬.

1/01/2022

31/03/2025

Gateway Network Governance Body

Supports the continuation of the governance framework for the Superannuation Transaction Network.

$2,277,000

1/07/2021

31/10/2024

Financial year listings

The following are our listings published at the end of each financial year.

2024–25 non-procurement contracts list

Pursuant to the Senate Order on non-corporate Commonwealth entity contracts, the following table sets out non-procurement contracts entered into by the ATO. These provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more (GST inclusive) and which:

  • have not been fully performed as at 30 June 2025, or
  • which have been entered into during the 12 months prior to 30 June 2025.

Most of the contracts listed contain confidentiality provisions of a general nature that are designed to protect the confidential information of the parties that may be obtained or generated in carrying out the contract.

The reasons for including such clauses include:

  • ordinary commercial prudence that requires protection of trade secrets, proprietary information and similar
  • protection of other Commonwealth material and personal information.

We have ensured the listed contracts do not contain any inappropriate confidentiality provisions. The contracts do not contain provisions that make information contained in the contract confidential, or other provisions to protect information obtained or generated in carrying out the contract. The currency for all amounts listed is AUD.

Table 3: 2024–25 non-procurement contracts list

Recipient

Subject matter

Amount of consideration

Start date

Anticipated end date

Multiple recipients qualified under the terms of the National Tax Clinic (NTC) Grant Program

19 substantially identical contracts with qualified recipients of grant agreements under the NTC Program. The NTC Program provides funding to tertiary education providers to operate tax clinics where unrepresented taxpayers can seek assistance with their tax and superannuation obligations.

Amounts varying from $198,400 to $292,522.

An aggregate of the total amount to be paid in respect of grant agreements under the NTC Program is $5,400,005‬.

1/01/2025

31/03/2028

Gateway Network Governance Body

Supports the continuation of the governance framework for the Superannuation Transaction Network.

$6,147,900

3/09/2024

31/10/2028

2023–24 non-procurement contracts list

Pursuant to the Senate Order on non-corporate Commonwealth entity contracts, the following table sets out non-procurement contracts entered into by the ATO. These provide for a consideration to the value of $100,000 or more (GST inclusive) and which:

  • have not been fully performed as at 30 June 2024, or
  • which have been entered into during the 12 months prior to 30 June 2024.

Most of the contracts listed contain confidentiality provisions of a general nature that are designed to protect the confidential information of the parties that may be obtained or generated in carrying out the contract.

The reasons for including such clauses include:

  • ordinary commercial prudence that requires protection of trade secrets, proprietary information and similar
  • protection of other Commonwealth material and personal information.

We have ensured the listed contracts do not contain any inappropriate confidentiality provisions. The contracts do not contain provisions that make information contained in the contract confidential, or other provisions to protect information obtained or generated in carrying out the contract. The currency for all amounts listed is AUD.

Table 4: 2023–24 non-procurement contracts list

Recipient

Subject matter

Amount of consideration

Start date

Anticipated end date

Multiple recipients qualified under the terms of the National Tax Clinic (NTC) Grant Program

14 substantially identical contracts with qualified recipients of grant agreements under the NTC Program. The NTC Program provides funding to tertiary education providers to operate tax clinics where unrepresented taxpayers can seek assistance with their tax and superannuation obligations.

Amounts varying from $146,060 to $300,000.

An aggregate amount of the total amount to be paid in respect of grant agreements under the NTC Program is $3,899,403‬.

1/01/2022

31/03/2025

Gateway Network Governance Body

Supports the continuation of the governance framework for the Superannuation Transaction Network.

$2,277,000

01/07/2021

31/10/2024

QC105438