Tender · Closed · Advance Contract Award Notice
Multi-channel Waveform Generator
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
- Closed
- May 27, 2026
- May 27, 2026 at 14:00
- Published
- May 11, 2026
- amended May 27, 2026
- Type
- Goods
- Advance contract award notice
- 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-786-77267989 · solicitation 25-58317
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 41100000 Laboratory and scientific equipment
- Topic
- Laboratory and scientific equipment
- Delivery regions
- National Capital Region
- Trade agreements
- Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
The NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA has a requirement for the supply of A multi-channel, high-speed waveform generator critical for achieving signal synchronization and processing across multiple quantum network nodes—essential for distributed quantum signal generation and measurement in a networked configuration. NRC Metrology is currently developing a three-node quantum network testbed. The acquisition of this waveform generator enables synchronized signal processing between the nodes and the distribution of entangled photons generated within their coherence time.
The NRC is leading a project to generate three quantum-entangled photons and verify their non-classical correlations using optical interferometers and photon-number-resolving detectors. The process involves local nodes preparing photon pairs using spontaneous parametric down-conversion, where one photon from each pair is sent to a central node. At the central node, the three incoming photons are measured in an entangled basis, generating quantum correlations between the remaining photons at each local node—even though these photons never directly interacted. …
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.
Who won the last ones like it
Recent CanadaBuys award notices with the same commodity code.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Agilent Technologies Canada Inc | Optical Emission Spectrometer | Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) | $145,305 |
| Sep 2026 | Sartorius Canada Inc | Advanced Research Grade Live-Cell Imaging and Analysis System | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $237,381 |
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| Sep 2026 | Not named here | Canadian Space Agency (CSA) | $44,090 | |
| Sep 2026 | Doreenex Solutions Inc. | Raman Spectrometer | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $42,379 |
| Sep 2026 | Nüvü Caméras | Electron Multiplying Charged-Coupled Device (EMCCD) camera for Adaptive Optics (AO) | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $87,082 |
| Sep 2026 | VWR International Co. | Fluorescence Spectrometer with Advanced Excitation Emission Matrix Spectroscopy (EEMS) Analysis Capabilities | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $181,081 |
| Sep 2026 | Bruker AXS LLC | Benchtop X-ray Diffractometer | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $254,250 |
| Sep 2026 | Andritz Bitrode Corp. | Zero Clearance Dies | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $143,497USD |
| Sep 2026 | Ottawa Compressor Services Inc. | Nitrogen Gas Generator System | Department of Health (HC) | $202,202 |
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Values as awarded, from $42,379 to $814,552.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Agilent Technologies Canada Inc | 27 | $8.1M1 not stated |
| Life Technologies Inc./Technologies Life Inc. | 21 | $5.9M2 not stated |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific (Mississauga) Inc. | 19 | $6.3M |
| Smiths Detection Montreal Inc | 15 | $5M3 not stated |
| Fisher Scientific | 13 | $1.5M1 not stated |
| Bruker Ltd. | 10 | $3M |
| Waters Limited/Waters Limitee | 8 | $3.6M |
| Bio-Rad Laboratories (Canada) Limted | 8 | $651K |
| Hoskin Scientific Ltd. | 7 | $1.9M |
| Mirion Technologies (Canberra CA) Ltd. | 7 | $1.6M |
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.