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MICROSOFT

Why it is here

Indicator “Competition bypassed by amendments”: 2 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +5,478,825 $.

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
MICROSOFT
Buyer
Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities | Ministère du Logement, de l’Infrastructure et des Collectivités
Indicator
Competition bypassed by amendments
Amount
CAD 5,478,825
Records behind the indicator
2
Found
3 October 2026
Code
K-04678

What stands behind it4

  1. Contract

    Digital channel communications services

    Date 14 December 2020 · Amount CAD 1,156,016 · Buyer Situ, Xiumei · Supplier MICROSOFT CORPORATION · Ref C-2023-2024-Q4-00007 · original value 11,300 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

  2. Contract

    Digital channel communications services

    Date 14 December 2020 · Amount CAD 1,156,016 · Buyer Situ, Xiumei · Supplier MICROSOFT CORPORATION · Ref C-2023-2024-Q4-00007 · original value 11,300 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

  3. Contract

    License/Maintenance fees for App.Software

    Date 1 April 2019 · Amount CAD 4,424,535 · Buyer NA · Supplier MICROSOFT CORPORATION · Ref 2025-2026-Q1-00001 · original value 90,427 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

  4. Contract

    License/Maintenance fees for App.Software

    Date 1 April 2019 · Amount CAD 4,424,535 · Buyer NA · Supplier MICROSOFT CORPORATION · Ref 2025-2026-Q1-00001 · original value 90,427 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

Other records of this company12

  1. 013 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
  2. 023 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
  3. 033 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
  4. 043 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
  5. 053 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
  6. 063 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
  7. 073 October 2026Findings · Competitive procedure with a single bidder
  8. 083 October 2026Findings · Competitive procedure with a single bidder
  9. 093 October 2026Findings · Competitive procedure with a single bidder
  10. 103 October 2026Findings · Contract splitting under the threshold
All 12
  1. 113 October 2026Findings · Contract value inflated by amendments
  2. 123 October 2026Findings · Same amount just under the threshold at several buyers

JSONFindings · Competition bypassed by amendments