Single-bid contracts reach C$1.44 billion in Q2 federal disclosures

Federal departments disclosed 16,897 contracts worth C$3.21 billion in the second quarter. National Defence led with 6,157 awards worth C$884.7 million.

Under proactive disclosure, departments publish contracts over C$10,000 each quarter.

Shared Services Canada reported 257 contracts worth C$615.8 million. Public Services and Procurement Canada posted 1,629 contracts worth C$369.2 million. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police disclosed 800 awards worth C$170.3 million. Parks Canada posted 671 contracts worth C$158.2 million. The National Research Council recorded 548 contracts worth C$121.1 million.

Microsoft led suppliers with 96 contracts worth C$573.0 million. Canadian Corps of Commissionaires had 160 awards worth C$71.1 million. United Van Lines received one contract worth C$52.7 million.

The largest contracts were Microsoft software licensing and maintenance deals for Shared Services Canada: C$353.4 million for client software and C$117.7 million for server operating systems and utilities, each awarded after one bid. A further Microsoft client software contract was disclosed at C$27.1 million, also single-bid.

Other large awards included National Defence’s C$52.7 million employee relocation contract with United Van Lines. Employment and Social Development Canada disclosed a C$27.5 million award to Fujitsu Consulting for an AI-enabled knowledge management solution. Canada Border Services Agency reported a C$24.9 million IT and telecommunications consulting award to Deloitte after two bids.

Of 9,253 contracts that reported a bid count, 7,515 were single-bid, worth C$1.44 billion.

Contracts marked non-competitive with a stated reason totalled 965, worth C$380.4 million.