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EMPOWERED NETWORKS

Why it is here

Indicator “Competition bypassed by amendments”: 2 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +63,584 $.

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
EMPOWERED NETWORKS
Buyer
Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada
Indicator
Competition bypassed by amendments
Amount
CAD 63,584
Records behind the indicator
2
Found
3 October 2026
Code
K-03714

What stands behind it4

  1. Contract

    Computer Equipment related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)-Desktop/Personal/Portable (Includes all related parts and peripherals)

    Date 21 November 2018 · Amount CAD 41,380 · Buyer Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada · Supplier EMPOWERED NETWORKS INC. · Ref C-2019-2020-Q4-00106 · original value 20,185 · procedure: TN

  2. Contract

    Computer Equipment related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)-Desktop/Personal/Portable (Includes all related parts and peripherals)

    Date 21 November 2018 · Amount CAD 62,574 · Buyer Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada · Supplier Empowered Networks Inc. · Ref C-2020-2021-Q4-00005 · original value 20,185 · procedure: TN

  3. Contract

    Computer Equipment related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)-Desktop/Personal/Portable (Includes all related parts and peripherals)

    Date 21 November 2018 · Amount CAD 41,380 · Buyer Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada · Supplier EMPOWERED NETWORKS INC. · Ref C-2019-2020-Q4-00106 · original value 20,185 · procedure: TN

  4. Contract

    Computer Equipment related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)-Desktop/Personal/Portable (Includes all related parts and peripherals)

    Date 21 November 2018 · Amount CAD 62,574 · Buyer Canada Border Services Agency | Agence des services frontaliers du Canada · Supplier Empowered Networks Inc. · Ref C-2020-2021-Q4-00005 · original value 20,185 · procedure: TN

Other records of this company3

  1. 013 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
  2. 023 October 2026Findings · Contract value inflated by amendments
  3. 033 October 2026Findings · Same amount just under the threshold at several buyers

JSONFindings · Competition bypassed by amendments