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Why it is here

Indicator “Competition bypassed by amendments”: 1 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +137,238 $.

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
Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Indicator
Competition bypassed by amendments
Amount
CAD 137,238
Records behind the indicator
1
Found
3 October 2026
Code
K-04890

What stands behind it2

  1. Contract

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

    Date 1 April 2021 · Amount CAD 205,346 · Buyer Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada · Supplier OPEN TEXT CORPORATION · Ref C-2022-2023-Q4-00001 · original value 68,108 · procedure: TN

  2. Contract

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

    Date 1 April 2021 · Amount CAD 205,346 · Buyer Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada · Supplier OPEN TEXT CORPORATION · Ref C-2022-2023-Q4-00001 · original value 68,108 · 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
All 13
  1. 113 October 2026Findings · Same amount just under the threshold at several buyers
  2. 123 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
  3. 133 October 2026Findings · Lobbying meetings followed by denser non-competitive contracting

JSONFindings · Competition bypassed by amendments