--- title: Contracts register, ACT Government, to 2017 resource: https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/ publisher: Procurement ACT, Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate licence: CC BY 4.0 licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ version: 2017-07-25 rows: 2374 fields: 33 source: https://www.data.act.gov.au/api/views/pfs5-8d64/rows.csv?accessType=DOWNLOAD source_sha256: d58c3fde59162b3accd6fad224570c6c79fbeddb3cadacba7a90408fce525fda language: en-AU operator: National Digital not_endorsed: true --- # Contracts register, ACT Government, to 2017 The ACT Government contracts register as the open data portal last held it in July 2017, mostly contracts executed from 2012 to June 2017, one row per contract with the contractor, amount and dates. Published by Procurement ACT, Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. Procurement ACT, Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate has not endorsed this site. Also called: ACT Government Contracts Register, ACT Government contracts awarded, Canberra government contracts list. ## Download Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/v/2017-07-25/`: - csv: https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/latest/data.csv (1.0 MB) - xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/latest/data.xlsx (360 KB) - json: https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/latest/data.json (2.8 MB) - parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/latest/data.parquet (147 KB) - sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/latest/data.sqlite (983 KB) - duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/latest/data.duckdb (600 KB) - ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/latest/data.ndjson (2.8 MB) - arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/latest/data.arrow (246 KB) - csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/latest/data.csv.gz (133 KB) Pinned version 2017-07-25: `https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/v/2017-07-25/data.`. Dated versions never change. ## Query The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/aggregate. - Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/rows?limit=5 - Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/aggregate?group=directorate&metric=count Each filter is `field=operator.value` in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with `ilike`. Prefix `not.` to negate a filter, as `not.eq.value`. Operators: `eq.value`, `neq.value`, `gt.value`, `gte.value`, `lt.value`, `lte.value`, `like.*text*`, `ilike.*text*`, `in.(a,b,c)`, `is.null`. - `select`: Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent. - `order`: `field.asc` or `field.desc`, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent. - `limit`: Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent. - `offset`: Rows to skip. The `next` URL in each answer sets it for you. - `group`: On `aggregate`, fields to group by, comma-separated. - `metric`: On `aggregate`, `count`, `sum.field`, `avg.field`, `min.field` or `max.field`, comma-separated. `count` when absent. - `format`: `json`, `ndjson` or `csv`. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers. Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put `versions//` before `rows` or `aggregate` for an answer that never changes. `/api/v1/datasets//versions` lists the loaded versions. The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a `Retry-After` header, a `RateLimit-Policy` header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same `RateLimit-Policy`. A client should wait the `Retry-After` seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. OpenAPI for this dataset: https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/openapi.json ## Explore Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded. ## Fields | field | type | publisher's header | note | |---|---|---|---| | `contract_number` | string | Contract Number | | | `contract_title` | string | Contract Title | | | `brief_description_of_contract` | string | Brief Description Of Contract | | | `contract_type` | string | Contract Type | | | `panel_contract_number` | string | Panel Contract Number | | | `anticipated_panel_amount` | number | Anticipated Panel Amount | | | `panel_total_amount` | number | Panel Total Amount | | | `rfx_number` | string | Rfx Number | | | `procurement_methodology` | string | Procurement Methodology | | | `social_procurement` | string | Social Procurement | | | `procurement_type` | string | Procurement Type | | | `contractor_name` | string | Contractor Name | | | `abn` | string | Abn | As the publisher gives it, without spaces. | | `original_amount` | number | Original Amount | | | `contract_amount` | number | Contract Amount | | | `gst` | string | Gst | | | `execution_date` | date | Execution Date | | | `expiry_date` | date | Expiry Date | | | `confidential_text` | string | Confidential Text | | | `confidential_text_brief` | string | Confidential Text Brief | | | `confidential_text_other` | string | Confidential Text Other | | | `unspsc_classification` | string | Unspsc Classification | | | `unspsc_classification_2` | string | Unspsc Classification2 | | | `unspsc_classification_3` | string | Unspsc Classification3 | | | `directorate` | string | Directorate | | | `prequalification_requested` | string | Prequalification Requested | | | `prequalification_code` | string | Prequalification Code | | | `infrastructure_or_goods_services` | string | Infrastructure Or Goods Services | | | `small_to_medium_enterprise` | string | Small To Medium Enterprise | | | `whole_of_government_contract` | string | Whole Of Government Contract | | | `exemption_from_quotation` | string | Exemption From Quotation | | | `active_certification` | string | Active Certification | | | `ire_obligations` | string | Ire Obligations | Industrial relations and employment obligations, as the publisher flags them. | ## Versions - 2017-07-25: 2374 rows, 33 fields, sha256 d58c3fde5916. https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/v/2017-07-25/ Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/history.tar.zst ## Part of ACT Government contracts and invoices - [Notifiable invoices register, ACT Government](https://publicdata.au/d/act-notifiable-invoices/) ## Same subject, other publishers - [Contracts awarded by the Department of Primary Industries, Queensland, from July 2025](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-dpi-contract-disclosure/) (Qld) - [Contracts awarded by Transport and Main Roads, Queensland, current financial year](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-tmr-contract-disclosure/) (Qld) - [Contracts awarded by QLeave, Queensland, 2025-26](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-qleave-contract-disclosure/) (Qld) - [Contracts awarded by eHealth Queensland, current financial year](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-ehealth-contract-disclosure/) (Qld) - [Australian Government procurement totals by year, 2008-09 to 2011-12](https://publicdata.au/d/au-government-procurement-totals-2008-2012/) (Cth) - [Vehicles registered by body type and fuel, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-vehicles-registered/) (ACT) - [Automatic mutual recognition register, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-mutual-recognition-register/) (ACT) - [Professional engineers register, ACT](https://publicdata.au/d/act-engineers-register/) (ACT) - [QBCC licensed builders and contractors register, Queensland](https://publicdata.au/d/qld-qbcc-licensed-contractors/) (Qld) ## Attribution and citation ACT Government, Contracts Register, https://www.data.act.gov.au/d/pfs5-8d64, accessed 3 October 2026, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used. Plain text: ACT Government, Contracts Register, https://www.data.act.gov.au/d/pfs5-8d64, accessed 3 October 2026, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/v/2017-07-25/ Harvard: Procurement ACT, Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate (2017) Contracts register, ACT Government, to 2017, version 2017-07-25 [data set], CC BY 4.0, sourced 3 October 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/v/2017-07-25/ Markdown: Data: [ACT Government contracts and invoices](https://www.data.act.gov.au/d/pfs5-8d64), Procurement ACT, Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/v/2017-07-25/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). ## Questions ### How do I download Contracts register, ACT Government as a CSV file? Open https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/v/2017-07-25/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same. ### Can I open Contracts register, ACT Government in Excel? Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/v/2017-07-25/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 2,374 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/act-contracts-register-2016-2017/v/2017-07-25/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size. ### What years does Contracts register, ACT Government cover? The current version covers 2003 to 2015. Each release from Procurement ACT becomes a new dated version here, and earlier versions stay online. ### How often is Contracts register, ACT Government updated? Procurement ACT no longer updates it. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes. ### Can I use Contracts register, ACT Government commercially? Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file. ### Is this the official source for Contracts register, ACT Government? No. The publisher is Procurement ACT, Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate, and its page is https://www.data.act.gov.au/d/pfs5-8d64. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.csv with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared. ### What is in each row? One contract an ACT Government directorate or agency entered, with the contract number, title and description, the procurement method and type, the contractor and ABN, the original and current amounts, the execution and expiry dates, and flags for confidential text, prequalification, small and medium enterprises and exemptions. ### Why does it stop in 2017? The portal's copy was last changed in July 2017 and holds contracts executed up to June 2017, with one dated October 2017. The publisher keeps the current register on the Tenders ACT website, which this table does not cover. ## What this site did to the data Cells were typed, headers were renamed to snake_case and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. Nothing is derived. The publisher's file is beside every version as `source.csv`. ## Improve this dataset This page is built from [register/act-contracts-register-2016-2017.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/act-contracts-register-2016-2017.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.