AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA

Why it is here

Indicator “Competitive procedure with a single bidder”: 7 «tenders” with a single bid for 7,158,082 $.

A competitive tender received only one bid. 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

AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA

Buyer

Shared Services Canada | Services partagés Canada

Indicator

Competitive procedure with a single bidder

Amount

CAD 7,158,082

Records behind the indicator

7

Found

3 October 2026

Code

K-07356

What stands behind it10

1. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for Client Software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)

   Date 12 May 2025 · Amount CAD 3,955,119 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA, INC. · Ref C-2026-2027-Q1-00095 · original value 653,880 · procedure: ST · bids: 1

2. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for Client Software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)

   Date 12 May 2025 · Amount CAD 3,955,119 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA, INC. · Ref C-2026-2027-Q1-00095 · original value 653,880 · procedure: ST · bids: 1

3. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for Client Software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)

   Date 1 April 2025 · Amount CAD 718,906 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA, INC. · Ref C-2025-2026-Q4-00317 · original value 135,600 · procedure: ST · bids: 1

4. Contract

   License/Maintenance fees for Client Software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)

   Date 1 April 2025 · Amount CAD 718,906 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA, INC. · Ref C-2025-2026-Q4-00317 · original value 135,600 · procedure: ST · bids: 1

5. Contract

   Professional Services-Information technology, business and/or telecommunications

   Date 20 February 2024 · Amount CAD 564,955 · Buyer Michael Prins · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA, INC. · Ref C-2023-2024-Q4-00676 · procedure: ST · bids: 1

6. Contract

   Professional Services-Information technology, business and/or telecommunications

   Date 20 February 2024 · Amount CAD 564,955 · Buyer Michael Prins · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA, INC. · Ref C-2023-2024-Q4-00676 · procedure: ST · bids: 1

7. Contract

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

   Date 3 March 2023 · Amount CAD 357,984 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA, INC. · Ref C-2022-2023-Q4-00808 · original value 368,832 · procedure: OB · bids: 1

8. Contract

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

   Date 3 March 2023 · Amount CAD 357,984 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA, INC. · Ref C-2022-2023-Q4-00808 · original value 368,832 · procedure: OB · bids: 1

9. Contract

   Professional Services-Information technology and/or telecommunications

   Date 23 January 2023 · Amount CAD 740,286 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA, INC. · Ref C-2022-2023-Q4-00626 · original value 116,887 · procedure: OB · bids: 1

10. Contract

    Professional Services-Information technology and/or telecommunications

    Date 23 January 2023 · Amount CAD 740,286 · Buyer NA · Supplier AMAZON WEB SERVICES CANADA, INC. · Ref C-2022-2023-Q4-00626 · original value 116,887 · procedure: OB · bids: 1

Other records of this company6

1. 013 October 2026Findings · Competition bypassed by amendments
2. 023 October 2026Findings · Competitive procedure with a single bidder
3. 033 October 2026Findings · Contract value inflated by amendments
4. 043 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
5. 053 October 2026Findings · Lobbied the department, then a non-competitive contract from it within 90 days
6. 063 October 2026Findings · Lobbying meetings followed by denser non-competitive contracting