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Privy Council Office: who it buys from

Every contract over $10,000 Privy Council Office reported.

Total value
$398M
Contracts
2,610
Median contract
$25K
Non-competitive
58%
of 2,609 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.

18 categories in detail

Who sells each kind of thing to this buyer.

Top vendors

The vendors with the most contract value here.

VendorContractsTotal
Garda Security Group GP10$36.5M
Commissionaires Ottawa67$31M
Mindwire Systems Ltd.13$18.3M
Northern Micro Inc.56$15.8M
SynerSolutions technologies Inc.12$13.5M
Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council3$10.8M
ADRM Technology Consulting Group12$10.5M
Microsoft Canada Inc.39$8.7M
Cision Canada Inc.5$6.7M
EssenceMediacom Canada ULC2$6.5M
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation3$6.2M
Elemental Data Collection Inc4$6.1M
S.i. Systems6$5.3M
Excel Human Resources Inc.16$5.1M
Torys LLP1$4.5M
Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc.41$3.4M
Nisha Technologies Inc.29$3M
Integra Networks Corporation4$3M
Applied Electronics Limited24$2.9M
Ibiska1$2.8M
TEKsystems Canada Corp3$2.5M
Akkodis Canada Inc.1$2.4M
Forum Research6$2.3M
Prologic Systems Limited1$2.3M
Halifax Convention Centre Corporati5$2.3M

Plus 394 contracts ($48.2M) to individuals, sole proprietors and vendors this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why

What was bought

By the Treasury Board object code each contract was filed under.

CategoryContractsTotal
Information technology and telecommunications consultants113$80.9M
Protection services100$68.9M
Computer equipment related to distributed computing environment (DCE)-Desktop/personal/portable (includes all related parts and peripherals)236$29.4M
Communications research services77$24.4M
License/Maintenance fees for application software (including COTS) and application development and delivery software121$18.4M
Communications professional services not elsewhere specified78$16.1M
Public relations services99$15.7M
License/Maintenance fees for client software related to Distributed Computing Environment (DCE)144$12.7M
Other Business services not Elsewhere Specified27$11.8M
Other professional services not elsewhere specified248$11.7M
Advertising services8$11.2M
Legal services18$9.5M
Management consulting88$9.4M
Audio-visual services40$8M
Electronic subscriptions and electronic publications136$7.9M
Safety and sanitation equipment and parts25$6M
Office furniture and furnishings, including parts199$5.6M
Computer equipment related to production and operations (P&O) environment-All servers, storage, printers, etc. (includes all related parts and peripherals)37$5M
Rental of machinery, office furniture and fixtures and other equipment15$3.4M
Rental of image/video communications equipment (includes telepresence/video conferencing equipment, cabling, parts and peripherals)32$3M

Largest contracts

DateVendorValue
Mar 2025Garda Security Group GP$10,554,977
Mar 2025Garda Security Group GP$9,125,963
Jan 2021Northern Micro Inc.$8,085,899
Jul 2018Naut'sa mawt Tribal Council$7,910,000
Mar 2025Garda Security Group GP$7,263,818
Jun 2017ADRM Technology Consulting Group$5,711,158
Jun 2017Mindwire Systems Ltd.$5,588,842
Apr 2023Torys LLP$4,496,888
Feb 2017Cision Canada Inc.$4,457,171
Aug 2025EssenceMediacom Canada ULC$4,107,336
Apr 2019Commissionaires Ottawa$3,819,713
Apr 2020S.i. Systems$3,589,083
May 2024Commissionaires Ottawa$3,529,099
Mar 2025Commissionaires Ottawa$3,504,814
Sep 2021Mindwire Systems Ltd.$3,386,260
Nov 2022Elemental Data Collection Inc$3,336,980
Jan 2022Excel Human Resources Inc.$3,231,611
Apr 2018Commissionaires Ottawa$3,138,878
Apr 2017Commissionaires Ottawa$2,949,361
Jun 2020Ibiska$2,846,696

Latest contracts

DateVendorValue
Jun 2026Garda Security Group GP$597,657
Jun 2026Garda Security Group GP$1,046,798
Jun 2026Garda Security Group GP$597,657
Jun 2026Ipsos Limited Partnership$67,122
Jun 2026CDW Canada Inc.$49,630
Jun 2026Totem Offisource Inc.$17,550
Jun 2026Factset Research Systems Inc.$21,723
Jun 2026Ecole de langues ABCE Inc.$10,800
Jun 2026Fedex Freight$10,638
Jun 2026Nisha Technologies Inc.$269,015
Jun 2026Microsoft Canada Inc.$1,382,760
Jun 2026Asokan Business Interiors Inc.$11,062
Jun 2026Paystation Inc.$20,549
Jun 2026Microsoft Canada Inc.$25,318
Jun 2026CDW Canada Inc.$27,091
Jun 2026Mnp Llp$80,682
Jun 2026Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc.$49,456
Jun 2026Nova Networks Inc.$19,398
Jun 2026C.D. Howe Institute$25,000
May 2026Totem Offisource Inc.$24,956

By year

Contracts by the year they were dated.

YearContractsTotal
20121$83K
20131$2M
20144$2.5M
20153$422K
201621$7.6M
2017358$57.8M
2018353$46.5M
2019363$33.3M
2020220$36M
2021218$45.7M
2022263$37M
2023235$21.7M
2024203$20.3M
2025241$69M
2026126$18.3M

How they were awarded

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

Procurement methodContractsTotal
Competitive720$161M
Non-competitive1,502$130M
Competitive: open bidding236$55.4M
Competitive: selective tendering137$45.5M
Advance contract award notice14$5.5M
Not stated1$12K

Goods, services or construction

TypeContractsTotal
Services1,558$310M
Goods1,049$88.1M
Construction3$46K