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POSTMEDIA NETWORK

Why it is here

Indicator “Competition bypassed by amendments”: 1 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +170,178 $.

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
POSTMEDIA NETWORK
Buyer
Shared Services Canada | Services partagés Canada
Indicator
Competition bypassed by amendments
Amount
CAD 170,178
Records behind the indicator
1
Found
3 October 2026
Code
K-05037

What stands behind it2

  1. Contract

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

    Date 23 May 2017 · Amount CAD 226,904 · Buyer Shared Services Canada | Services partagés Canada · Supplier POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC. · Ref C-2018-2019-Q4-00362 · original value 56,726 · procedure: TN

  2. Contract

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

    Date 23 May 2017 · Amount CAD 226,904 · Buyer Shared Services Canada | Services partagés Canada · Supplier POSTMEDIA NETWORK INC. · Ref C-2018-2019-Q4-00362 · original value 56,726 · procedure: TN

Other records of this company4

  1. 013 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
  2. 023 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
  3. 033 October 2026Findings · Contract value inflated by amendments
  4. 043 October 2026Findings · Supplier lives on one buyer without competition

JSONFindings · Competition bypassed by amendments