{"record":{"code":"K-02843","indicator":"Competition bypassed by amendments","class_b":false,"subject":"AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA","buyer":"Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada","amount":318264.02,"currency":"CAD","records":2,"found":"2026-10-03","refs":[],"id":"K-02843","html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/balloon/K-02843/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/balloon/K-02843/index.json","why":"Indicator “Competition bypassed by amendments”: 2 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +318,264 $.","facts":[["Company / subject","AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA",null],["Buyer","Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada",null],["Indicator","Competition bypassed by amendments",null],["Amount","CAD 318,264",null],["Records behind the indicator","2",null],["Found","3 October 2026",null],["Code","K-02843",null]],"summary":"2 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +318,264 $","entity":"7cfae8b7"},"about":"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.","evidence":[{"kind":"Contract","date":"2025-05-16","ref":"C-2025-2026-Q1-00033","title":"License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software","buyer":"NA","supplier":"AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA INC","amount":187639.2,"currency":"CAD","more":"original value 37,942 · procedure: TN · bids: 1"},{"kind":"Contract","date":"2025-05-16","ref":"C-2025-2026-Q1-00033","title":"License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software","buyer":"NA","supplier":"AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA INC","amount":187639.2,"currency":"CAD","more":"original value 37,942 · procedure: TN · bids: 1"},{"kind":"Contract","date":"2024-03-28","ref":"C-2023-2025-Q4-00044","title":"License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software","buyer":"NA","supplier":"AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA INC","amount":237551.57,"currency":"CAD","more":"original value 68,985 · procedure: TN"},{"kind":"Contract","date":"2024-03-28","ref":"C-2023-2025-Q4-00044","title":"License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software","buyer":"NA","supplier":"AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA INC","amount":237551.57,"currency":"CAD","more":"original value 68,985 · procedure: TN"}],"row":{"country":"Canada","iso2":"CA","part":"Findings","indicator":"Competition bypassed by amendments","about":"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.","findings":3170,"new_today":0,"on_pages":3170,"full_list":[],"html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/database/canada/findings/balloon/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/database/canada/findings/balloon/index.json"},"other_records_of_this_company":[{"html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/onebid/K-07356/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/onebid/K-07356/index.json","record":"Findings · Competitive procedure with a single bidder","date":"2026-10-03"},{"html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/onebid/K-07355/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/onebid/K-07355/index.json","record":"Findings · Competitive procedure with a single bidder","date":"2026-10-03"},{"html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/amend/K-10491/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/amend/K-10491/index.json","record":"Findings · Contract value inflated by amendments","date":"2026-10-03"},{"html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/link/K-13359/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/link/K-13359/index.json","record":"Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days","date":"2026-10-03"},{"html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/link/K-13360/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/link/K-13360/index.json","record":"Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days","date":"2026-10-03"},{"html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/link2/K-13445/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/link2/K-13445/index.json","record":"Findings · Lobbying meetings followed by denser non-competitive contracting","date":"2026-10-03"}],"html":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/balloon/K-02843/","json":"https://worldwide-corruption.com/record/canada/findings/balloon/K-02843/index.json"}