UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

Why it is here

Indicator “Same amount just under the threshold at several buyers”: 18 contracts without competition in 95–100 % threshold at 5 different departments.

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Details

Company / subject

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

Buyer

5 departments

Indicator

Same amount just under the threshold at several buyers

Amount

CAD 586,156

Records behind the indicator

18

Found

3 October 2026

Code

K-12434

What stands behind it10

1. Contract

   Other business services not elsewhere specified

   Date 14 January 2025 · Amount CAD 38,000 · Buyer Tran, Helen · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Ref C-2024-2025-Q4-00246 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

2. Contract

   Other business services not elsewhere specified

   Date 12 August 2024 · Amount CAD 99,000 · Buyer Cox, Michael · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Ref C-2024-2025-Q2-00323 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

3. Contract

   Research contracts

   Date 12 March 2024 · Amount CAD 38,000 · Buyer Gérald O'Farrell · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Ref C-2023-2024-Q4-00628 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

4. Contract

   Research contracts

   Date 8 March 2022 · Amount CAD 25,000 · Buyer Plettenberg-Dussault, Nicholas · Supplier University of Calgary · Ref C-2021-2022-Q4-00027 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

5. Contract

   Scientific services

   Date 13 September 2021 · Amount CAD 39,550 · Buyer Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Ref C-2021-2022-Q2-00214 · procedure: TN

6. Contract

   Other business services not elsewhere specified

   Date 3 November 2020 · Amount CAD 24,750 · Buyer National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Ref C-2020-2021-Q3-00324 · procedure: TN

7. Contract

   Scientific consultants

   Date 15 July 2019 · Amount CAD 24,996 · Buyer Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Ref C-2019-2020-Q2-00142 · procedure: TN

8. Contract

   Scientific services

   Date 12 July 2019 · Amount CAD 24,098 · Buyer Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Ref C-2019-2020-Q2-00145 · procedure: TN

9. Contract

   Scientific services

   Date 24 October 2018 · Amount CAD 24,900 · Buyer Environment and Climate Change Canada | Environnement et Changement climatique Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Ref C-2018-2019-Q3-00234 · procedure: TN

10. Contract

    Scientific services

    Date 21 September 2018 · Amount CAD 24,098 · Buyer Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada · Supplier UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY · Ref C-2018-2019-Q2-00371 · procedure: TN

10 of 18 records shown.

Other records of this company9

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 value inflated by amendments
7. 073 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
8. 083 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
9. 093 October 2026Findings · Lobbying meetings followed by denser non-competitive contracting