Acusensus gains wider ACT enforcement role in potential $210 million deal

ACT contract broadens Acusensus’s enforcement footprint

Acusensus Limited (ASX:ACE) has won a new multi-year traffic enforcement contract with the Australian Capital Territory Government, securing an initial five-year term valued at approximately $63 million excluding GST. Two further five-year options could take the estimated total contract value to $210 million, although that larger figure depends on both options being exercised.

The agreement moves Acusensus beyond its existing specialist detection role in the territory. It covers the provision, operation and maintenance of enforcement cameras, alongside mid-office software that the ACT Government will use for adjudication processes.

One agreement covers multiple offence types

The contracted systems will combine fixed and transportable enforcement. The scope includes multifunction trailers capable of detecting mobile phone use, seatbelt breaches, speeding, average-speed offences and vehicles of interest, as well as trailer-based and vehicle-based speed enforcement.

Fixed-site red-light and speed cameras are also included. Acusensus founder and managing director Alexander Jannink said the contract introduced red-light, speed and average-speed enforcement alongside the company’s existing mobile phone and seatbelt detection systems. His comments were issued by Acusensus (ASX:ACE).

Revenue opportunity arrives ahead of 2027 rollout

The staged replacement and expansion of enforcement solutions is expected to begin in mid-2027. The announcement does not provide a detailed revenue schedule, margin outlook, implementation cost or camera deployment volume, leaving the timing and economics of the initial $63 million commitment to be established as the rollout progresses.

The ACT becomes the second jurisdiction after Western Australia to use Acusensus’s full multifunction enforcement camera offering. The company also supplies mobile phone, seatbelt and/or speed enforcement solutions in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, alongside international programs.

Extension decisions will determine the contract’s full value

For Acusensus, the immediate significance is the breadth and duration of the initial ACT mandate rather than the headline $210 million potential value. The two extension options provide a longer runway, but they are not part of the committed five-year term and the filing does not state the conditions or decision points attached to them.