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Case study

How Canadian Institutes of Health Research actually buys

Health research funding administration.

1,597
awards on record
$107M
recorded value
39.9%
awarded without competition
2011–2026
record span
A mixed record. 39.9% 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
OTTAWA MARRIOTT HOTELS INNVEST HOTELS GP LTD.143$5M
MICROSOFT CANADA INC.9$5M
MINDWIRE SYSTEMS LTD8$4M
ALTIS RECRUITMENT & TECHNOLOGY INC8$3M
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 10$2M
MAPLESOFT CONSULTING INC. 9$2M

Where the money goes — top categories

NameAwardsValue
047358$15M
47340$11M
0261310$8M
58426$5M
058266$4M
26132$4M

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