Cases / Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Case study

How Royal Canadian Mounted Police actually buys

Policing equipment, IT, and real property — competitive core with specialized direct awards.

36,831
awards on record
$14.0B
recorded value
27.1%
awarded without competition
2005–2026
record span
A mixed record. 27.1% 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
CANADIAN CORPS OF COMMISSIONAIRES866$823M
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS CANADA INC709$784M
FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA LTD.268$565M
GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA COMPANY190$376M
PCL CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT INC.33$346M
FTI CONSULTING10$301M

Where the money goes — top categories

NameAwardsValue
1358518$2.8B
1261918$1.3B
4601,546$1.1B
4731,591$1.0B
12891,679$847M
8593,330$772M

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