INSA

Why it is here

Indicator “Competition bypassed by amendments”: 2 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +178,120 $.

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

INSA

Buyer

Public Services and Procurement Canada | Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada

Indicator

Competition bypassed by amendments

Amount

CAD 178,120

Records behind the indicator

2

Found

3 October 2026

Code

K-04179

What stands behind it4

1. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)

   Date 1 September 2021 · Amount CAD 172,016 · Buyer Public Services and Procurement Canada | Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada · Supplier INSA CORP. · Ref C-2021-2022-Q2-01146 · original value 52,964 · procedure: TN

2. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)

   Date 1 September 2021 · Amount CAD 172,016 · Buyer Public Services and Procurement Canada | Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada · Supplier INSA CORP. · Ref C-2021-2022-Q2-01146 · original value 52,964 · procedure: TN

3. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)

   Date 1 September 2020 · Amount CAD 112,032 · Buyer Public Services and Procurement Canada | Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada · Supplier INSA CORP. · Ref C-2020-2021-Q2-00051 · original value 52,964 · procedure: TN

4. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)

   Date 1 September 2020 · Amount CAD 112,032 · Buyer Public Services and Procurement Canada | Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada · Supplier INSA CORP. · Ref C-2020-2021-Q2-00051 · original value 52,964 · procedure: TN

Other records of this company7

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 · Contract value inflated by amendments
7. 073 October 2026Findings · Same amount just under the threshold at several buyers