Open tenderTender · Closed · Request for Proposal
IRCC Mass Notification System
Department of Citizenship & Immigration (IRCC)
- Bids closeClosed
- November 3, 2026
- November 3, 2026 at 15:00 (in 19 days)November 3, 2026 at 15:00
- Published
- October 9, 2026
- Type
- Services
- Competitive - Open bidding
- Delivery
- Anywhere in Canada
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-487-11071191 · solicitation CIC-160038
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 43231512 License management software
- Topic
- IT, telecom and broadcasting equipment
- Delivery regions
- Anywhere in Canada
- Trade agreements
- Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
- 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
The last award notice from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for the same commodity code went to CDW Canada Corp. in Nov 2025, for $591,561. That contract ran to Mar 2026.
- What work like this goes for
Half of the 57 award notices for the same commodity code were between $69,844 and $420,812; the middle one was $166,714. Values as awarded, in Canadian dollars, and often including option years.
- How many bids to expect
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s competitive contracts of $25,000 or more since Apr 2022 drew a median of 4 bids; 17% drew a single bid (1,888 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 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s 2,872 contracts since Apr 2022, 24% were non-competitive and 0% 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
18% of the 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | Anvil Intelligence Inc. | W3330-271217 Subscription Licenses for Department of Defense | Department of National Defence (DND) | $3,599,999 |
| Sep 2026 | Purelogic IT Solution | Microchip/Microsemi License | Shared Services Canada (SSC) | $74,081 |
| Jul 2026 | Advanced Chippewa Technologies Inc. | 08843-260002 ACT Inc. Subscription Licenses for Global Affairs Canada | Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC) | $478,638 |
| Jun 2026 | Orangutech Inc. | 19357-260033 Orangutech Inc Subscription Licenses for Justice Canada | Department of Justice (JUS) | $120,615 |
| Jun 2026 | Esri Canada Limited | 05005-270070 ESRI Canada Limited Subscription Licenses for Elections Canada | Elections Canada (Elections) | $64,777 |
| Jun 2026 | TAITUS Software Italia Srl | 9F019-250246 Purchase of a SaVoir Floating Licence | Canadian Space Agency (CSA) | $46,791 |
| Jan 2026 | Ansys Canada Ltd | Software Maintenance and Support of LSDYNA | Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) | $49,999 |
| Dec 2025 | Life Technologies Inc./Technologies Life Inc. | M5794-251597 Life Technologies Software upgrade | Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) | $86,933 |
| Dec 2025 | Attain Insight Solutions Inc | Attain Insight x ISC Licence Subscription | Department of Indigenous Services (ISC) | $82,115 |
| Nov 2025 | CDW Canada Corp. | B821T-260120 CDW Subscription Licences for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Department of Citizenship & Immigration (IRCC) | $591,561 |
| Oct 2025 | Horizant Inc. | Horizant ARCHIBUS - NRC | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $209,229 |
| Aug 2025 | Assured Information Systems Ltd | 39903-251263 Annual Maintenance and Support Renewal for Ennov PV Works | Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) | $138,239 |
| Apr 2025 | Optrics (A Partnership) | ManageEngine Subscription 2025 | Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC) | $107,712 |
| Mar 2025 | Wincollect Pty Ltd | Wincollect Go-Live PPSC | Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (PPSC) | $99,959 |
| Dec 2024 | Articulate Global LLC | 45045-240076 Subscription Renewal for Articulate | Statistics Canada (StatCan) | $43,178 |
Values as awarded, from $43,178 to $3,599,999.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Esri Canada Limited | 7 | $3.9M |
| Sas Institute (Canada) Inc. Institut Sas (Canada) Inc. | 7 | $3.4M |
| Cansel Survey Equipment Inc. | 4 | $2.2M |
| Orangutech Inc. | 4 | $625K |
| Carahsoft Technology Corp. | 4 | $620K |
| Advanced Chippewa Technologies Incorporated | 3 | $1.3M |
| Comtech Solacom Technologies Inc. | 3 | $1.1M |
| DMTI Spatial ULC | 3 | $1.1M |
| Softchoice Corporation | 3 | $275K |
| ADIRONDACK INFORMATION MANAGEMENT INC., THE AIM GROUP INC., in Joint Venture | 2 | $2.8M |
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.