Department of Finance
Pre-market
- AI roles, 12 months
- 1
- Data roles, 12 months
- 1
- Planned procurements
- 3
- AI contracts ending, 18 months
- 16
Signals
- 1 AI role advertised in 12 months
- 1 data role advertised in 12 months
- AI item on the Annual Procurement Plan
- Planned procurement has slipped
- 16 AI or AI-adjacent contracts ending within 12 months (A$47.4m)
Stage is a rule of thumb from the signals below, not a prediction. Every line links to its public source.
Back-test 2022 to 2024 across 145 agencies: quarters after AI or data hiring saw an AI or AI-adjacent contract over A$1m 17% of the time, against 3% otherwise. But shuffling the hiring dates gives 17%, so the signal mostly tells you which agencies buy, not when.
AI and data hiring
| Advertised | Role title | Level | Type | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | Senior AI Developer | Executive Level 1 | AI | Gazette VN-0769566 |
| 15 December 2025 | Systems and Data Manager, COMCAR | APS Level 6 | Data | Gazette VN-0765400 |
| 25 September 2025 | Senior AI Officer | APS Level 6 | AI | Gazette VN-0763301 |
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See all 21, plus weekly alertsRole titles from the APS Public Service Gazette. Classified by title, so standard "AI tools in your application" wording is ignored. Contact details are never shown.
Annual Procurement Plan
| Planned procurement | Reference | Planned ATM | Original | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REOI - GovAI Future Expansion Opportunities AI | FIN-2025-26-00616 | Q1 2026/2027 | Q4 2025/2026 slipped 1q | As published | AusTender APP |
| Claims Management System Solution for Comcover | FIN-2025-26-00788 | Q1 2026/2027 | Unchanged | As published | AusTender APP |
| GovCMS Drupal Services Panel (specialised skills, digital experience platform, personalisation tools) | FIN-2024-25-00171 | Q1 2026/2027 | Q4 2024/2025 slipped 5q | Amended | AusTender APP |
AI transparency statement
Not yet captured.
Paid AI seats
No seat numbers on the public record that we have found.
AI and AI-adjacent contracts ending
| Ends | Contract | Supplier | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 December 2026 | Cloud Subscription Services | SAP Australia Pty Ltd | A$1.4m | CN4115704 |
| 15 January 2027 | Delivery of Technical Diagrams for GovAI Names AI | MARK DOWLAN GROUP PTY LTD | A$18k | CN4257464 |
| 28 January 2027 | GovAI Business Case Support Names AI | THE TRUSTEE FOR PROJECTS ASSURED TRUST | A$2.8m | CN4218855 |
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