Nearly $200 million in federal government contracts were awarded to a single supplier under the new Digital Marketplace Panel 2.

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A Canberra Times analysis of Austender reveals more than 15 per cent of all contracts under the panel had a single supplier invitation, despite the panel opening just a year ago targeting more "competitive" and "cost-effective" procurement.

The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing accounted for about 18 per cent of those contracts, the most frequent user of single supplier invitations, followed by the Departm

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