UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

Why it is here

Indicator “Contract value inflated by amendments”: 8 contracts inflated by amendments ×2 and more (+4,385,949 $) in 4 departments: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada / Canadian Food Inspection Agency / National Research Council Canada / Public Health Agency of Canada.

The contract value grew through amendments after signing. Indicators computed from public data sets: contracts, payments, registers, trade and sanctions lists. An indicator is a reason to check, not a decision of a public authority.

Details

Company / subject

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

Buyer

4 departments

Indicator

Contract value inflated by amendments

Amount

CAD 4,385,949

Records behind the indicator

8

Found

3 October 2026

Code

K-11541

What stands behind it10

1. Contract

   Scientific services

   Date 25 November 2024 · Amount CAD 1,850,645 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH · Ref C-2025-2026-Q4-00249 · original value 487,500 · procedure: OB · bids: 3

2. Contract

   Scientific services

   Date 25 November 2024 · Amount CAD 1,850,645 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH · Ref C-2025-2026-Q4-00249 · original value 487,500 · procedure: OB · bids: 3

3. Contract

   Scientific services

   Date 4 April 2022 · Amount CAD 1,014,430 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH · Ref C-2025-2026-Q4-00017 · original value 80,000 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

4. Contract

   Scientific services

   Date 4 April 2022 · Amount CAD 1,014,430 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH · Ref C-2025-2026-Q4-00017 · original value 80,000 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

5. Contract

   Scientific services

   Date 1 April 2021 · Amount CAD 498,533 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH · Ref C-2023-2024-Q4-00041 · original value 133,973 · procedure: AC · bids: 1

6. Contract

   Scientific services

   Date 1 April 2021 · Amount CAD 498,533 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH · Ref C-2023-2024-Q4-00041 · original value 133,973 · procedure: AC · bids: 1

7. Contract

   Scientific consultants

   Date 7 November 2019 · Amount CAD 196,021 · Buyer Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH · Ref C-2020-2021-Q2-00027 · original value 54,692 · procedure: TN

8. Contract

   Scientific consultants

   Date 7 November 2019 · Amount CAD 196,021 · Buyer Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH · Ref C-2020-2021-Q2-00027 · original value 54,692 · procedure: TN

9. Contract

   Other health services not elsewhere specified

   Date 1 November 2019 · Amount CAD 1,313,162 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH · Ref C-2022-2023-Q3-00009 · original value 624,220 · procedure: OB · bids: 1

10. Contract

    Other health services not elsewhere specified

    Date 1 November 2016 · Amount CAD 754,616 · Buyer Public Health Agency of Canada | Agence de la santé publique du Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH · Ref C-2018-2019-Q4-00020 · original value 279,165 · procedure: OB

Other records of this company9

1. 013 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
2. 023 October 2026Findings · Competitive procedure with a single bidder
3. 033 October 2026Findings · Competitive procedure with a single bidder
4. 043 October 2026Findings · Competitive procedure with a single bidder
5. 053 October 2026Findings · Contract splitting under the threshold
6. 063 October 2026Findings · Same amount just under the threshold at several buyers
7. 073 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
8. 083 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
9. 093 October 2026Findings · Lobbying meetings followed by denser non-competitive contracting