Cases / Public Safety Canada

Case study

How Public Safety Canada actually buys

Security programs and emergency management.

2,774
awards on record
$557M
recorded value
30.5%
awarded without competition
2014–2026
record span
A mixed record. 30.5% 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
BANFIELD - SEGUIN LTD.34$93M
MICROSOFT CANADA INC.53$85M
RAYMOND CHABOT GRANT THORNTON14$36M
COSSETTE COMMUNICATION INC51$30M
AMITA CORPORATION7$14M
ACART COMMUNICATIONS INC9$12M

Where the money goes — top categories

NameAwardsValue
351254$154M
491558$130M
582165$54M
47377$39M
812127$34M
58365$21M

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