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Why it is here

Indicator “Competition bypassed by amendments”: 2 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +156,495 $.

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

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Buyer

National Defence | Défense nationale

Indicator

Competition bypassed by amendments

Amount

CAD 156,495

Records behind the indicator

2

Found

3 October 2026

Code

K-04886

What stands behind it4

1. Contract

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

   Date 30 March 2021 · Amount CAD 119,115 · Buyer NA · Supplier Open Text Corporation · Ref C-2022-2023-Q4-05269 · original value 39,310 · procedure: TN

2. Contract

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

   Date 30 March 2021 · Amount CAD 119,115 · Buyer NA · Supplier Open Text Corporation · Ref C-2022-2023-Q4-05269 · original value 39,310 · procedure: TN

3. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for Application Software (including COTS) and Application Development and Delivery Software

   Date 29 September 2017 · Amount CAD 117,763 · Buyer National Defence | Défense nationale · Supplier Open Text Corporation · Ref C-2018-2019-Q3-00193 · original value 41,073 · procedure: TN

4. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for Application Software (including COTS) and Application Development and Delivery Software

   Date 29 September 2017 · Amount CAD 117,763 · Buyer National Defence | Défense nationale · Supplier Open Text Corporation · Ref C-2018-2019-Q3-00193 · original value 41,073 · procedure: TN

Other records of this company13

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 · Contract splitting under the threshold
8. 083 October 2026Findings · Contract splitting under the threshold
9. 093 October 2026Findings · Contract value inflated by amendments
10. 103 October 2026Findings · Supplier lives on one buyer without competition