newsbytes@clarinet.com (02/04/90)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 1990 JAN 30 (NB) -- The number of government agency tenders worth AUS$1M or more totalled over 500 for 1989, according to the national Tendernews service. The total value of the 536 contracts was AUS$8.4B, including AUS$5.3B worth of contracts listed by Australian Defence Industries [ADI]. ADI is the government-owned agency handling all Anzac frigate business. Telecom, Australia's national carrier, listed 236 contracts with a value of AUS$1.5B, making it the leading buyer for the year. The most successful tender applicants in monetary terms were: IBM - AUS$616M; LM Ericsson - AUS$220M; Siemens - AUS$78M; STC Australia - AUS$59M; Fujitsu - AUS$56M; GEC Plessey - AUS$52M. (Sean McNamara/19900202)