AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA

Why it is here

Indicator “Competition bypassed by amendments”: 2 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +318,264 $.

Amendments raised the contract far above the amount that was competed. 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

AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA

Buyer

Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada

Indicator

Competition bypassed by amendments

Amount

CAD 318,264

Records behind the indicator

2

Found

3 October 2026

Code

K-02843

What stands behind it4

1. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software

   Date 16 May 2025 · Amount CAD 187,639 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA INC · Ref C-2025-2026-Q1-00033 · original value 37,942 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

2. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software

   Date 16 May 2025 · Amount CAD 187,639 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA INC · Ref C-2025-2026-Q1-00033 · original value 37,942 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

3. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software

   Date 28 March 2024 · Amount CAD 237,552 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA INC · Ref C-2023-2025-Q4-00044 · original value 68,985 · procedure: TN

4. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software

   Date 28 March 2024 · Amount CAD 237,552 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA INC · Ref C-2023-2025-Q4-00044 · original value 68,985 · procedure: TN

Other records of this company6

1. 013 October 2026Findings · Competitive procedure with a single bidder
2. 023 October 2026Findings · Competitive procedure with a single bidder
3. 033 October 2026Findings · Contract value inflated by amendments
4. 043 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
5. 053 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
6. 063 October 2026Findings · Lobbying meetings followed by denser non-competitive contracting