Government vendor

TA Instruments

Contracts with the federal government, Feb 2005 to May 2026.

Federal contracts: $5.8M; 81 contracts
Buyers: 4; departments and agencies
Non-competitive: 84%; of 76 contracts that say how they were awarded
First and latest: 2005–2026

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.

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Who it sells to

Department or agency	Contracts	Total
National Research Council Canada	74	$5.6M
National Defence	4	$136K
Natural Resources Canada	2	$133K
Canadian Heritage	1	$13K

What it sells

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

Category	Contracts	Total
Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	42	$3.9M
Special industry machinery	15	$1.6M
Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	16	$195K
Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	1	$46K
Scientific services	2	$40K
Other buildings	1	$18K
Processing machinery	1	$14K
Engineering services not elsewhere specified	1	$11K

Largest contracts

Date	Buyer	What	How awarded	Value
Feb 2026	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive1 bid	$625,019
Jun 2024	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$388,442
Dec 2020	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$336,097
Sep 2023	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$272,639
Aug 2025	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$202,691
Jan 2015	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$201,081
Mar 2025	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding2 bids	$199,000
Jan 2015	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$179,730
May 2026	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice1 bid	$174,302
Nov 2017	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding	$150,788

By year

Year	Contracts	Total
2005	1	$45K
2006	1	$46K
2010	1	$11K
2011	3	$142K
2012	5	$65K
2013	9	$481K
2014	4	$141K
2015	6	$550K
2016	3	$258K
2017	3	$177K
2018	5	$163K
2019	5	$300K
2020	5	$455K
2021	2	$155K
2022	4	$125K
2023	8	$816K
2024	5	$539K
2025	9	$578K
2026	2	$799K

Federal contracts

Newest first. Each at its latest reported value, amendments included.

Date	Buyer	What	How awarded	Value
May 2026	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice1 bid	$174,302
Feb 2026	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive1 bid	$625,019
Oct 2025	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$13,735
Oct 2025	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive1 bid	$10,437
Aug 2025	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$202,691
Aug 2025	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding3 bids	$56,724
Aug 2025	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$11,767
Apr 2025	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding4 bids	$60,176
Mar 2025	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding2 bids	$199,000
Jan 2025	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive1 bid	$10,272
Jan 2025	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$13,692
Oct 2024	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$71,886
Aug 2024	National Research Council Canada	Scientific services	Non-competitive1 bid	$28,716
Aug 2024	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive1 bid	$37,661
Jun 2024	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$388,442
May 2024	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$12,485
Dec 2023	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$11,661
Nov 2023	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding	$108,047
Nov 2023	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$99,462
Oct 2023	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding	$58,915
Sep 2023	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$272,639
Sep 2023	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$130,627
Jul 2023	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$10,272
Jun 2023	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$124,426
Dec 2022	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$12,997
Jun 2022	National Defence	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$32,000
Feb 2022	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$16,722
Feb 2022	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Competitive	$62,948
Dec 2021	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$129,738
Jul 2021	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$25,022
Dec 2020	National Research Council Canada	Other buildings	Non-competitive	$17,656
Dec 2020	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$336,097
Nov 2020	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$13,417
Nov 2020	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$68,542
Mar 2020	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$19,519
Dec 2019	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$134,350
Nov 2019	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$54,938
Nov 2019	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$29,137
Sep 2019	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$60,082
Mar 2019	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$21,047
Dec 2018	National Research Council Canada	Processing machinery	Non-competitive	$13,860
Oct 2018	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$20,042
Jul 2018	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$62,660
Mar 2018	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$10,240
Mar 2018	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$56,461
Nov 2017	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Competitive: open bidding	$150,788
Sep 2017	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$22,369
Aug 2017	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$3,713
Dec 2016	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$100,020
Aug 2016	Canadian Heritage	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$13,460
Feb 2016	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Competitive	$144,581
Dec 2015	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Competitive	$126,210
Nov 2015	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$13,850
Oct 2015	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$17,847
Jan 2015	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$201,081
Jan 2015	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$179,730
Jan 2015	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$11,400
Oct 2014	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$57,402
Mar 2014	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$16,469
Feb 2014	Natural Resources Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$54,078
Jan 2014	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$12,812
Dec 2013	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$84,024
Oct 2013	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$10,559
Sep 2013	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$54,092
Sep 2013	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Advance contract award notice	$106,730
Jul 2013	National Defence	Technical Engineering and Maintenance Services (TEMS)	—	$13,309
Mar 2013	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Competitive	$25,720
Feb 2013	National Research Council Canada	Engineering services not elsewhere specified	Non-competitive	$10,861
Jan 2013	Natural Resources Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	—	$78,432
Jan 2013	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Non-competitive	$96,998
Mar 2012	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$10,445
Mar 2012	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$10,631
Mar 2012	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$13,005
Feb 2012	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts	Non-competitive	$20,694
Jan 2012	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$10,250
Mar 2011	National Research Council Canada	Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical instruments, apparatus and accessories	Non-competitive	$10,226
Jan 2011	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Competitive	$43,791
Jan 2011	National Research Council Canada	Special industry machinery	Competitive	$87,719
Mar 2010	National Research Council Canada	Scientific services	Non-competitive	$11,181
Nov 2006	National Defence	Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes	—	$45,700
Feb 2005	National Defence	Communications Security Equipment and Components	—	$45,444

CanadaBuys award notices

Contracts this vendor won through CanadaBuys since 2022.

Awarded	Supplier	What	Buyer	Value
May 2026	TA Instruments	Differential Scanning Calorimeter	National Research Council of Canada (NRC)	$174,302
Sep 2023	TA Instruments	Thermal Analysis Laboratory Renewal	National Research Council Canada	$272,639

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.