Buyer intelligence
How this department buys, derived from disclosed contract history.
- Sole-source share
- 68%
- of contracts awarded non-competitively
- Q4 spend share
- 37%
- of value awarded Jan–Mar (fiscal year-end)
- Top-5 vendor share
- 23%
- of value held by the 5 largest vendors
- Active vendor base
- 10,045
- distinct vendors with disclosed contracts
National Research Council Canada
SaveTotal Contracts
49,327
Total Value
$6.5B
Unique Vendors
10,045
Competitive %
32%
of all contracts
Procurement Method Breakdown
Competitive
15,627
32% of contracts
Non-Competitive
33,700
68% of contracts
Top Vendors by Contract Value
| # | Vendor | Contracts | Total Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EBSCO CANADA LTD. | 39 | $580.7M |
| 2 | ATCO STRUCTURES & LOGISTICS LTD. | 287 | $286.3M |
| 3 | TEKSYSTEMS CANADA CORP. | 143 | $217.6M |
| 4 | AMERESCO CANADA | 20 | $215.8M |
| 5 | ATMOSPHERE | 14 | $203.4M |
| 6 | DOMUS BUILDING CLEANING CO. LTD. | 63 | $194.9M |
| 7 | EXCEL HUMAN RESOURCES INC. | 240 | $119.8M |
| 8 | PRAXAIR PRODUCTS INC. | 117 | $115.5M |
| 9 | MDA SYSTEMS LTD. | 91 | $113.5M |
| 10 | ATCO FRONTEC LTD | 117 | $108.8M |
| 11 | AMERESCO CANADA INC | 6 | $98.6M |
| 12 | GEMMA PROPERTY SERVICES INC. | 49 | $89.7M |
| 13 | CISTEL TECHNOLOGY INC | 81 | $89.5M |
| 14 | MINDWIRE SYSTEMS LTD. | 92 | $80.2M |
| 15 | BLACK & MCDONALD LIMITED | 77 | $57.2M |
| 16 | BIARRITZ CONSTRUCTION INC. | 53 | $55.3M |
| 17 | TEKSYSTEMS CANADA INC. | 76 | $53.0M |
| 18 | EXCAVATION LOISELLE INC. | 12 | $51.8M |
| 19 | COMMISSIONAIRES OTTAWA | 153 | $46.4M |
| 20 | CORPS CANADIEN DES COMMISSIONNAIRES | 125 | $38.7M |
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