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UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

Why it is here

Indicator “Competition bypassed by amendments”: 8 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +379,689 $.

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
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
Buyer
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Indicator
Competition bypassed by amendments
Amount
CAD 379,689
Records behind the indicator
8
Found
3 October 2026
Code
K-05806

What stands behind it10

  1. Contract

    Other business services not elsewhere specified

    Date 22 April 2022 · Amount CAD 57,750 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA · Ref C-2022-2023-Q4-00091 · original value 21,000 · procedure: TN

  2. Contract

    Scientific services

    Date 7 April 2021 · Amount CAD 59,724 · Buyer a private individual · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA · Ref C-2021-2022-Q4-00177 · original value 5,250 · procedure: TN

  3. Contract

    Scientific services

    Date 7 April 2021 · Amount CAD 59,724 · Buyer a private individual · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA · Ref C-2021-2022-Q4-00177 · original value 5,250 · procedure: TN

  4. Contract

    Scientific services

    Date 15 April 2020 · Amount CAD 37,380 · Buyer National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA · Ref C-2020-2021-Q2-00057 · original value 12,600 · procedure: TN

  5. Contract

    Scientific services

    Date 15 April 2020 · Amount CAD 37,380 · Buyer National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA · Ref C-2020-2021-Q2-00057 · original value 12,600 · procedure: TN

  6. Contract

    Other business services not elsewhere specified

    Date 31 January 2020 · Amount CAD 26,000 · Buyer National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA · Ref C-2020-2021-Q3-00047 · original value 13,000 · procedure: TN

  7. Contract

    Other business services not elsewhere specified

    Date 31 January 2020 · Amount CAD 26,000 · Buyer National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA · Ref C-2020-2021-Q3-00047 · original value 13,000 · procedure: TN

  8. Contract

    Scientific services

    Date 9 September 2019 · Amount CAD 28,350 · Buyer a private individual · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA · Ref C-2019-2020-Q4-00100 · original value 5,250 · procedure: TN

  9. Contract

    Scientific services

    Date 9 September 2019 · Amount CAD 28,350 · Buyer a private individual · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA · Ref C-2019-2020-Q4-00100 · original value 5,250 · procedure: TN

  10. Contract

    Other business services not elsewhere specified

    Date 13 March 2019 · Amount CAD 134,460 · Buyer National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA · Ref C-2020-2021-Q4-00035 · original value 60,000 · procedure: TN

Other records of this company15

  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 · Contract splitting under the threshold
  5. 053 October 2026Findings · Contract splitting under the threshold
  6. 063 October 2026Findings · Contract splitting under the threshold
  7. 073 October 2026Findings · Contract splitting under the threshold
  8. 083 October 2026Findings · Contract splitting under the threshold
  9. 093 October 2026Findings · Contract splitting under the threshold
  10. 103 October 2026Findings · Contract value inflated by amendments
All 15
  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 · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
  4. 143 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
  5. 153 October 2026Findings · Lobbying meetings followed by denser non-competitive contracting

JSONFindings · Competition bypassed by amendments