Cases / National Research Council Canada
Case study
How National Research Council Canada actually buys
Research partnerships and technical services — among the highest no-tender rates of any large buyer.
Direct awards dominate here. 68.3% of this buyer's contracts skip competition. The play is positioning one re-compete cycle early — study the direct-award grounds in their published record and be the named supplier before the next one is written.
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
| Name | Awards | Value |
|---|
| EBSCO CANADA LTD. | 39 | $427M |
| EBC INC | 4 | $267M |
| ATCO STRUCTURES & LOGISTICS LTD. | 287 | $266M |
| GDI SERVICES (CANADA) LP | 16 | $234M |
| ATMOSPHERE | 14 | $203M |
| TEKSYSTEMS CANADA CORP. | 149 | $197M |
Where the money goes — top categories
| Name | Awards | Value |
|---|
| 1364 | 1,679 | $1.5B |
| 1243 | 8,637 | $750M |
| 473 | 969 | $654M |
| 1143 | 989 | $552M |
| 811 | 345 | $487M |
| 859 | 2,519 | $298M |
Work with this record
See live opportunities from this buyer →Institute research