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Scientific services contracts, National Defence

Contracts National Defence filed under object code 0430: who it bought from, how, and for how much.

Total value
$91.6M
Contracts
429
Median contract
$58K
Non-competitive
6%
of 417 contracts that say how they were awarded

Federal contracts over $10,000, contracts dated Jan 2004 to Sep 2026, each counted once at its latest reported value. Source: Treasury Board proactive publication of contracts, published October 13, 2026.

Contracts ending in the next 12 months

When a contract’s period ends, the department often extends it or puts the work out to tender again; the record doesn’t say which.

4 federal contracts of $100,000 or more, worth $1.1M, end between October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2027. Largest first:

VendorHow awardedValueEnds
Calian LtdScientific servicesCompetitive: open biddingCompetitive: open bidding$533KSep 26, 202711 months
Altis Recruitment & Technology IncScientific servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$229KDec 18, 20262 months
HubSpoke Inc.Scientific servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$148KNov 5, 202621 days
7792395 Canada Inc.Scientific servicesCompetitiveCompetitive$148KNov 19, 20261 month

All 1,760 at National Defence, soonest first207 open tenders from this buyerEvery department’s contracts ending soon

Federal contracts of $100,000 or more whose end date falls between October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2027: the date each department last reported for the end of the contract period (or delivery), each contract counted once at its latest reported value. Source: Treasury Board proactive publication of contracts, published October 13, 2026.

Top vendors

The vendors with the most contract value here.

VendorContractsTotal
Calian Ltd265$23.3M
MDA Systems6$4.4M
General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada Corporation4$3.9M
Thales Digital Solutions Inc.4$2.4M
University of Waterloo3$2.1M
Carleton University4$2.1M
C-Core Inc.5$1.7M
International Safety Research Inc.1$1.3M
Xtract Technologies Inc.2$1.2M
University of Calgary3$1.2M
HubSpoke Inc.3$1M
Humansystems Incorporated1$1M
CS Communication and Systems1$978K
SkyHive Technologies Inc.1$978K
University of Ottawa1$978K
University of British Columbia1$978K
MDA Vision Systems and Sensors1$977K
Uncharted Software Inc.1$977K
GlobVision Inc1$977K
Terra Sense Analytics Ltd.1$977K
Martec Limited1$977K
Institut national d'optique1$977K
SB Technologies Inc.1$977K
BMT Canada Ltd1$977K
Space Strategies Consulting Ltd1$976K

Plus 6 contracts ($2.3M) to individuals, sole proprietors and vendors this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

Largest contracts

DateVendorValue
Mar 2017Calian Ltd$1,859,348
Feb 2019Calian Ltd$1,715,390
Mar 2018Calian Ltd$1,626,670
Oct 2017International Safety Research Inc.$1,332,749
May 2010Humansystems Incorporated$1,017,000
Aug 2019SkyHive Technologies Inc.$977,500
Jan 2020University of British Columbia$977,500
Jan 2020MDA Systems$977,500
Jan 2020CS Communication and Systems$977,500
Feb 2020University of Ottawa$977,500
Aug 2019General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada Corporation$977,499
Dec 2019General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada Corporation$977,498
Jan 2020MDA Vision Systems and Sensors$977,498
Jan 2020Uncharted Software Inc.$977,484
Nov 2019GlobVision Inc$977,455
Jan 2020C-Core Inc.$977,454
Sep 2019General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada Corporation$977,450
Jan 2020Terra Sense Analytics Ltd.$977,440
Feb 2020Martec Limited$977,439
Sep 2019MDA Systems$977,410

Latest contracts

DateVendorValue
May 2026Groupe Vrsb Inc$10,060
Apr 2026Alderville First Nation$48,000
Mar 2026ESOX Group Oy$15,442
Feb 2026Northrop Grumman Canada (2004) Inc$289,847
Feb 2026Northrop Grumman Canada (2004) Inc$279,197
Feb 2026Northrop Grumman Canada (2004) Inc$17,676
Jan 2026McMaster University$18,750
Jan 2026Altis Recruitment & Technology Inc$228,669
Jan 2026Newdock, St. John's Dockyard Limited$11,232
Dec 2025Altis Recruitment & Technology Inc$303,959
Nov 2025BAK motors Inc.$14,700
Nov 2025T.G. Williston Surveys Ltd$32,917
Nov 2025T.G. Williston Surveys Ltd$32,632
Oct 2025Radon Solutions Alberta$23,483
Sep 2025Groupe Vrsb Inc$22,823
Jun 20257792395 Canada Inc.$148,441
Jun 2025HubSpoke Inc.$148,441
Dec 2024Calian Ltd$124,299
Oct 2024Think Point Consulting$256,742
Sep 2024Calian Ltd$533,073

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
20041$83K
20071$853K
20101$1M
20114$1.1M
20121$472K
20131$37K
20141$18K
201622$1.8M
201772$8.1M
201899$7.4M
2019157$42.1M
202031$23.1M
20212$46K
20221$19K
202310$1.6M
20248$2.2M
20258$727K
20269$919K

How they were awarded

As the department reported it; older contracts often don't say.

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Competitive: open bidding92$59.1M
Competitive297$27.6M
Not stated12$3.6M
Non-competitive26$1.2M
Competitive: selective tendering2$33K

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Services407$87.6M
Not stated12$3.6M
Goods9$304K
Construction1$20K