UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

Why it is here

Indicator “Competition bypassed by amendments”: 4 contracts without competition inflated by amendments past the threshold, +5,945,739 $.

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 OTTAWA

Buyer

National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada

Indicator

Competition bypassed by amendments

Amount

CAD 5,945,739

Records behind the indicator

4

Found

3 October 2026

Code

K-05819

What stands behind it8

1. Contract

   Scientific services

   Date 7 November 2024 · Amount CAD 60,000 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA · Ref C-2025-2026-Q4-00059 · original value 30,000 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

2. Contract

   Scientific services

   Date 7 November 2024 · Amount CAD 60,000 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA · Ref C-2025-2026-Q4-00059 · original value 30,000 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

3. Contract

   Other business services not elsewhere specified

   Date 14 May 2019 · Amount CAD 3,443,292 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA · Ref C-2026-2027-Q1-00005 · original value 10,000 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

4. Contract

   Other business services not elsewhere specified

   Date 14 May 2019 · Amount CAD 3,443,292 · Buyer NA · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA · Ref C-2026-2027-Q1-00005 · original value 10,000 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

5. Contract

   SCIENTIFIC SERVICES, EXCLUDING CONSULTANTS (SPECIF

   Date 17 July 2013 · Amount CAD 187,999 · Buyer National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA · Ref C-2014-2015-Q2-33807 · original value 74,999 · procedure: TN

6. Contract

   Other business services not elsewhere specified

   Date 17 July 2013 · Amount CAD 2,444,447 · Buyer CANCELLED Cassidy · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA · Ref C-2022-2023-Q3-00001 · original value 75,000 · procedure: TN

7. Contract

   SCIENTIFIC SERVICES, EXCLUDING CONSULTANTS (SPECIF

   Date 17 July 2013 · Amount CAD 187,999 · Buyer National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA · Ref C-2014-2015-Q2-33807 · original value 74,999 · procedure: TN

8. Contract

   Other business services not elsewhere specified

   Date 17 July 2013 · Amount CAD 2,444,447 · Buyer CANCELLED Cassidy · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA · Ref C-2022-2023-Q3-00001 · original value 75,000 · procedure: TN

Other records of this company12

1. 013 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
2. 023 October 2026Findings · Contract splitting under the threshold
3. 033 October 2026Findings · Contract splitting under the threshold
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 splitting under the threshold