Cases / Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Case study

How Fisheries and Oceans Canada actually buys

Fleet, science, and coastal operations — heavy procurement footprint with a mid-range no-tender rate.

73,745
awards on record
$55.8B
recorded value
29.8%
awarded without competition
2002–2026
record span
A mixed record. 29.8% no-tender, the rest competed. Run both plays: competitive discipline on the posted opportunities, relationship positioning for the direct-award stream.
Award sizes suit small and mid-size firms: many contracts, fast cycles, and responsiveness beats depth in most of them.

The incumbents — top vendors by value

NameAwardsValue
VANCOUVER SHIPYARDS CO LTD147$24.5B
CHANTIER DAVIE CANADA INC37$8.6B
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA LTD34$4.8B
IRVING SHIP BUILDING INC48$2.3B
Chantier Davie Canada Inc2$1.6B
CHANTIER NAVAL FORILLON INC51$897M

Where the money goes — top categories

NameAwardsValue
12562,788$32.4B
1250140$5.0B
421143$4.4B
13103,855$2.3B
12571,180$2.0B
6757,177$2.0B

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