THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Why it is here

Indicator “Competition bypassed by amendments”: 1 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +329,000 $.

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

THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Buyer

Public Health Agency of Canada | Agence de la santé publique du Canada

Indicator

Competition bypassed by amendments

Amount

CAD 329,000

Records behind the indicator

1

Found

3 October 2026

Code

K-05682

What stands behind it2

1. Contract

   Scientific consultants

   Date 1 April 2021 · Amount CAD 410,000 · Buyer NA · Supplier THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · Ref C-2024-2025-Q4-00468 · original value 81,000 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

2. Contract

   Scientific consultants

   Date 1 April 2021 · Amount CAD 410,000 · Buyer NA · Supplier THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · Ref C-2024-2025-Q4-00468 · original value 81,000 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

Other records of this company5

1. 013 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
2. 023 October 2026Findings · Competitive procedure with a single bidder
3. 033 October 2026Findings · Same amount just under the threshold at several buyers
4. 043 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
5. 053 October 2026Findings · Lobbying meetings followed by denser non-competitive contracting