Tender · Closed
TBIPS Multiple Categories RFP for Cloud Services
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
- Closed
- January 23, 2026
- January 23, 2026 at 14:00
- Published
- December 17, 2025
- amended January 23, 2026
- Type
- Services
- Competitive - Selective tendering
- 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-835-84670951 · solicitation 25-58031
- Commodity (UNSPSC)
- 80101507 Information technology consultation services81110000 Computer services81111500 Software or hardware engineering81111705 Systems architecture81160000 Information Technology Service Delivery
- Topic
- Management, business and administrative services
- Delivery regions
- Anywhere in Canada
- Trade agreements
- World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents; Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
- How the winner is picked
- Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price What this means
NRC's Business and Professional Services (BPS) division requires multiple qualified resource categories for cloud support services for infrastructure, migration, storage solutions, security, and application support to support a wide range of research programs, scientific initiatives, industrial and academic collaborations, business development engagements, and internal services activities on an "as and when needed" basis.
This requirement is open only to those TBIPS Supply Arrangement Holders under EN578-170432 who qualified under Tier 1 (= $0 - $3.75M), under the region / metropolitan area, level of expertise and for the following category(ies):
CATEGORIES:
A.1 Application Software Architect (Could) – Level 3
C.7 Information Technology Security Design Specialist (Azure) – Level 3
C.7 Information Technology Security Design Specialist (Sentinel) – Level 3
I.10 Technical Architect – Level 3
P.2 Enterprise Architect (Exchange Admin) – Level 3
The requirement is intended to result in the award of one (1) contract.
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.
Who won it
The award notice CanadaBuys published for this solicitation.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Experis Canada Inc. | TBIPS Multiple Categories RFP for Cloud Services | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $375,000 |
Who won the last ones like it
Recent CanadaBuys award notices with the same commodity code.
| Awarded | Supplier | What | Buyer | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2026 | IT/Net-Ottawa Inc., KPMG LLP in Joint Venture | TBIPS Quality Assurance Specialist | Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC) | $528,149 |
| Oct 2026 | Industrio AI Inc. | Streamlining Delivery of Grants & Contributions Programs | Department of Western Economic Diversification (WD) | $235,000 |
| Sep 2026 | Not named here | Department of Indigenous Services (ISC) | $4,500,000 | |
| Sep 2026 | Virtys Inc. | K1A12-260546 - TA 02 | Department of the Environment (ECCC ) | $401,306 |
| Sep 2026 | Akkodis Canada Inc. | A.7 Programmer Analysts Level 3 (2 resources) | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $802,978 |
| Sep 2026 | Ba Tech Consulting Inc. | OpenText Core (Livelink) Consultant. | Canadian Space Agency (CSA) | $195,000 |
| Sep 2026 | Akkodis Canada Inc | TBIPS - Business Systems Analyst (Level 3) and Business Transformation Architect (Level 3) | Department of National Defence (DND) | $4,228,178 |
| Sep 2026 | Prologic Systems Limited and Maplesoft Consulting Inc. in Joint Venture | TBIPS - IT and Cyber Security Risk Management Services for ISC and CIRNAC - PSIB Set-Aside | Department of Indigenous Services (ISC) | $4,500,000 |
| Aug 2026 | TEKsystems Canada Corp./Société TEKsystems Canada; TEKsystems Global Services Corp. In Joint Venture | TBIPS - Stream 6 (Cyber Protection Services) | Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) | $4,500,000 |
| Aug 2026 | Experis Canada Inc. | TBIPS - IT and Cyber Security Risk Management Services for ISC and CIRNAC | Department of Indigenous Services (ISC) | $4,500,000 |
| Jul 2026 | Altis Recruitment & Technology Inc. | WEB ARCHITECT | Office of Infrastructure of Canada (INFC) | $180,857 |
| Jul 2026 | Altis Recruitment & Technology Inc. | A.1 Application Software Architect Level 3 (1 part-time resource) | National Research Council of Canada (NRC) | $467,820 |
| Jul 2026 | INFO-TECH Resource Group Inc | NPP - Research and Advisory services in Information Management (IM) and Information Technology (IT). | Department of National Defence (DND) | $15,874 |
| Jul 2026 | Experis Canada Inc. | Program Services and Delivery Systems | Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) | $12,028,800 |
| Jul 2026 | 3/4 Randstad Interim Inc | Service Management Governance (SMG-TIPS) Task Informatics Professional Services Vehicle | Shared Services Canada (SSC) | $16,924,646 |
Values as awarded, from $15,874 to $16,924,646.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gartner Canada | 25 | $19.7M |
| Experis Canada Inc. | 15 | $90.8M |
| Teksystems Canada Corp./Société Teksystems Canada | 14 | $151M |
| Deloitte Inc. | 14 | $121M |
| S.i. Systems ULC | 12 | $41.9M2 not stated |
| Altis Recruitment & Technology Inc. | 12 | $39.7M1 not stated |
| DONNA CONA INC., IBM CANADA LIMITED/IBM CANADA LIMITÉE, in Joint Venture | 11 | $60.2M |
| Tato Recruiting Inc., S.i. Systems ULC., in Joint Venture | 10 | $103M |
| Accenture Inc. | 9 | $113M1 not stated |
| Akkodis Canada Inc. | 8 | $72.4M |
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.