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Canada · Findings · Same amount just under the threshold at several buyers

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Why it is here

Indicator “Same amount just under the threshold at several buyers”: 42 contracts without competition in 95–100 % threshold at 17 different departments.

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Details

Company / subject
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Buyer
17 departments
Indicator
Same amount just under the threshold at several buyers
Amount
CAD 1,427,672
Records behind the indicator
42
Found
3 October 2026
Code
K-13355

What stands behind it10

  1. Contract

    Computer services (includes IT solutions/deliverables as well as IT managed services)

    Date 26 March 2026 · Amount CAD 40,000 · Buyer Millan, Alex · Supplier OPEN TEXT CORPORATION · Ref C-2025-2026-Q4-00090 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

  2. Contract

    Client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)

    Date 31 March 2025 · Amount CAD 38,903 · Buyer Tilsley, Daniel · Supplier OPEN TEXT CORPORATION · Ref C-2024-2025-Q4-00084 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

  3. Contract

    LICENSE/MAINTENANCE FEES FOR CLIENT SOFTWARE

    Date 7 March 2024 · Amount CAD 24,933 · Buyer Chartrand, Robb · Supplier OPEN TEXT CORPORATION · Ref C-2023-2024-Q4-00200 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

  4. Contract

    Tuition fees and costs of attending courses including seminars not elsewhere specified

    Date 30 March 2022 · Amount CAD 24,973 · Buyer Tilsley, Daniel · Supplier OPEN TEXT CORPORATION · Ref C-2021-2022-Q4-00041 · procedure: TN · bids: 1

  5. Contract

    Application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software

    Date 27 March 2021 · Amount CAD 98,993 · Buyer , · Supplier Open Text Corporation · Ref C-2020-2021-Q4-00029 · procedure: TN

  6. Contract

    Tuition fees and costs of attending courses including seminars not elsewhere specified

    Date 30 December 2020 · Amount CAD 24,973 · Buyer Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire · Supplier OPEN TEXT CORPORATION · Ref C-2020-2021-Q3-00035 · procedure: TN

  7. Contract

    Tuition fees and costs of attending courses including seminars not elsewhere specified

    Date 13 December 2019 · Amount CAD 24,973 · Buyer Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire · Supplier OPEN TEXT CORPORATION · Ref C-2019-2020-Q3-00024 · procedure: TN

  8. Contract

    Application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software

    Date 1 April 2019 · Amount CAD 25,000 · Buyer Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada · Supplier OPEN TEXT CORPORATION · Ref C-2019-2020-Q1-00070 · procedure: TN

  9. Contract

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

    Date 13 March 2019 · Amount CAD 24,973 · Buyer Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire · Supplier OPEN TEXT CORPORATION · Ref C-2018-2019-Q4-00037 · procedure: TN

  10. Contract

    License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software

    Date 16 December 2018 · Amount CAD 38,607 · Buyer Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada · Supplier OPEN TEXT CORPORATION · Ref C-2018-2019-Q3-00476 · procedure: TN

10 of 42 records shown.

Other records of this company13

  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 · Competition bypassed by amendments
  5. 053 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
  6. 063 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
  7. 073 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
  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 13
  1. 113 October 2026Findings · Supplier lives on one buyer without competition
  2. 123 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
  3. 133 October 2026Findings · Lobbying meetings followed by denser non-competitive contracting

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