Open tender · Request for Proposal
Conferencing Solution Modernisation
Parole Board of Canada (PBC)
- Bids close
- October 23, 2026
- October 23, 2026 at 14:00 (in 8 days)
- Published
- September 14, 2026
- amended September 29, 2026
- Type
- Services
- Competitive - Traditional
- Delivery
- National Capital Region
CanadaBuys tender notices published since Aug 2022; open as of October 12, 2026. Source: Public Services and Procurement Canada, CanadaBuys open data.
What it is
- Reference
- cb-888-13756723 · solicitation SDA260049
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 52161500 Audio and visual equipment
- Topic
- Appliances and household goods
- Delivery regions
- National Capital Region
- Trade agreements
- Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
- How the winner is picked
- Lowest Price What this means
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.
Should you bid?
What the public record says about work like this. The notice on CanadaBuys is what counts: read it before deciding.
- Who won the last one
No award notice from Parole Board of Canada for the same commodity class since Aug 2022. It may be new work, or the last contract may not have had a notice (not every contract gets one).
- What work like this goes for
Half of the 17 award notices for the same commodity code were between $294,770 and $4,029,743; the middle one was $1,702,803. Values as awarded, in Canadian dollars, and often including option years.
- How many bids to expect
Parole Board of Canada’s competitive contracts of $25,000 or more since Apr 2022 drew a median of 1 bid; 86% drew a single bid (44 contracts).
Bid counts as the department reported them to the Treasury Board. Departments count differently, so compare within one buyer, not across buyers.
- How this buyer buys
Of Parole Board of Canada’s 236 contracts since Apr 2022, 58% were non-competitive and 2% were call-ups against standing offers or supply arrangements, which only firms already on those lists can win. How to get on them
- Room for smaller firms
10% of the 40 award notices for the same commodity class went to suppliers with under $1 million in federal contracts since Jan 2004.
Sources: CanadaBuys award notices since Aug 2022 (October 12, 2026); Treasury Board contracts data, bid counts from Apr 2022 on (October 13, 2026). Buyers are matched by name; Crown corporations such as Defence Construction Canada are not in the Treasury Board data.
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Who won the last ones like it
Recent CanadaBuys award notices with the same commodity code.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Advanced Chippewa Technologies Incorporated, Modern Deploy Technology Inc., IN JOINT VENTURE | VCM New Equipment Supply and Installation | Department of Employment and Social Development (ESDC) | $9,673,644 |
| Mar 2026 | Avi-Spl Canada Ltd | Supply and Install Audio-Video - PDPIII | Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) | $6,772,314 |
| Feb 2026 | Applied Electronics Limited | Supply and install a fully functional AV Systems 240 Sparks St | Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) | $628,630 |
| Feb 2026 | GerrAudio Distribution Inc. | 9F054-250080 – Acquisition of Voice loop panels | Canadian Space Agency (CSA) | $39,846 |
| Aug 2025 | SIMEX Defence Inc. | CSB Drop Cords | Department of National Defence (DND) | $6,201,752 |
| May 2025 | Applied Electronics Limited | Audiovisual Equipment and Installation LTDLC phase 1b | Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) | $1,878,448 |
| May 2025 | Avi-Spl Canada Ltd | Meeting Room Audiovisual Conferencing solutions | Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) | $905,874 |
| Nov 2024 | Solotech Inc | Audio visual supply and install – SSC Fit-up | Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) | $1,702,803 |
| Jun 2024 | Solotech Inc | G9292-244838 - AV Boardrooms Modernization Project ESDC | Department of Employment and Social Development (ESDC) | $25,611,510 |
| Feb 2024 | Frontier Labs Pty Ltd | Lightweight autonomous recording units RFSO | Department of the Environment (ECCC ) | $1,000,000 |
| Dec 2023 | Applied Electronics Limited | E62ZR-240356 AV Equipment Inventory | Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) | $1,989,201 |
| Sep 2023 | Applied Electronics Limited | Multimedia Studio Fit Up | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) | $294,770 |
| Sep 2023 | Rohde & Schwarz Canada Inc. | 90030-230609 - Acquisition of one DVS Clipster MK2 CLP6 2904 | National Film Board (NFB) | $157,404 |
| Feb 2023 | Rohde and Schwarz | 90030-220021 - Acquisition of one DVS Clipster 6 MK2 | National Film Board (NFB) | $146,045 |
| Feb 2023 | Northern Micro Inc. | Surface Hubs | Shared Services Canada (SSC) | $4,029,743 |
Values as awarded, from $39,846 to $25,611,510.
Who wins most in this commodity class
Suppliers with the most award notices in the same six-digit UNSPSC class since 2022. Notices that give no value count in Awards, not in Total.
| Supplier | Awards | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Electronics Limited | 5 | $4.8M1 not stated |
| Simex Defence Inc. | 4 | $74.5M |
| Rohde & Schwarz Canada Inc | 2 | $37.7M |
| Solotech Inc | 2 | $27.3M |
| Avi-Spl Canada Ltd | 2 | $7.7M |
| Motorola Solutions Canada Inc | 2 | $153K |
| L3Harris Global Communications, Inc | 1 | $52.1M |
| Advanced Chippewa Technologies Incorporated, Modern Deploy Technology Inc., IN JOINT VENTURE | 1 | $9.7M |
| SIMEX Defence Inc. | 1 | $6.2M |
| Northern Micro Inc. | 1 | $4M |
CanadaBuys award notices since Aug 2022. They overlap the Treasury Board contract figures and are never added to them. Source: CanadaBuys open data, October 12, 2026.