# Australia Government Procurement — AusTender

> Search Australian government tenders on AusTender with AI. Hook turns plain English into structured procurement data across federal, state, and territory portals. Sign up.

*Source: [https://www.selltostate.com/countries/australia/](https://www.selltostate.com/countries/australia/)*

**Country:** Australia (AU)
**Portal:** AusTender
**Portal URL:** https://www.tenders.gov.au
**Currency:** AUD
**Language:** en-AU

## Overview

Australia’s federal procurement alone exceeds AUD 70 billion annually, spread across AusTender and eight state and territory portals. Hook indexes them all — from Defence procurement to mining services — so you search once and see everything.

## Why Hook for Australia?

### 10× Faster

Search AusTender and all state portals simultaneously instead of checking nine systems manually.

### Always Current

Hook indexes federal and state procurement continuously — new ATMs, amendments, and contract awards appear within minutes.

### Plain English

No UNSPSC codes or complex filters. Describe the contracts you want and Hook finds them.

### Export-Ready

Structured data with ATM IDs, entities, values in AUD, closing dates, and panel details — ready for your bid pipeline.

## How it works

1. **Ask in Plain English** — Describe what you’re after in everyday language. Hook understands procurement context — UNSPSC codes, entity types, contract values, and locations — without formal query syntax.
2. **Hook Searches AusTender** — Hook scans AusTender and state portals including NSW eTendering, VicTenders, QTenders, and more. Federal, state, and local government opportunities are normalised into a single searchable dataset.
3. **Receive Structured Contract Data** — Results arrive as structured data with ATM IDs, procurement entities, estimated values in AUD, closing dates, and panel arrangement details — ready to import into your CRM or bid pipeline.

## Use cases

- **Defence Contractors** — Find Defence and Home Affairs procurement across AusTender, from major capital equipment to sustainment services.
- **IT Vendors** — Discover Digital Transformation Agency, Services Australia, and department IT modernisation tenders.
- **Resources & Mining** — Track procurement from DISER, Geoscience Australia, and state mining authorities across all jurisdictions.

## Built for

Built for Australia

## FAQ

### What is Hook?

Hook is an AI-powered procurement search tool by Sell to State. It lets you query AusTender and state procurement portals in plain English and receive structured contract data instantly.

### What is AusTender?

AusTender is the Australian Government’s centralised publishing system for federal procurement opportunities, multi-use lists, and contract awards. Hook indexes AusTender alongside state and territory portals for comprehensive coverage.

### Who is Hook built for?

Defence contractors, IT vendors, mining and resources suppliers, consulting firms, construction companies, and any business pursuing Australian government contracts at federal, state, or local level.

### How much does Hook cost?

AUD 300 per month, or AUD 3,000 per year (saving AUD 600). Sign up to lock in early access pricing.

### What data does Hook cover?

All AusTender procurement notices — open approaches to market, multi-use lists, contract awards, and amendments — plus state portals including NSW eTendering, VicTenders, QTenders, SA Tenders, and GETS WA.

### Can I use Hook as an MCP server?

Yes. Hook exposes a Model Context Protocol interface, so you can query Australian procurement data from any MCP-compatible AI assistant or IDE.

## Pricing

- Monthly: 300 AUD
- Annual: 3000 AUD (saves 17)