Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie has passionately defended his decision to ignore advice from his department and award a government bootcamp contract to a company which later became an LNP donor.

Speaking to Fairfax Radio 4BC Mornings, Mr Bleijie said he was "glad" he had chosen Beyond Billabong over Queensland Youth Services, which his department had recommended, because he could "see clearly the decision I made back last year was right".

On Monday night, Seven News reported Mr Bleijie awarded the contract to Brisbane-based Beyond Billabong despite his department's evaluation team finding the company would not proceed to the shortlist because its submission "lacks sufficient information and evidence on many elements on the criteria to support the claims made".

The department recommended Townsville-based QYS be awarded the tender because the $1,069,632 bid it put forward represented the "best overall value for money".

Beyond Billabong submitted a $2,231 930 bid, with the Lincoln Springs boot camp, nearly three hours west of Ingham, the result.