This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
PSE Instruments GmbH
Contract value
CAD $167.5K
Award date
2026-07-23
Supplier location
Freiburg, 08
Advance Contract Award Notice
Full description
The National Research Council of Canada has a requirement for the supply of one Hail impact tester capable of simulating hail impacts on solar thermal collectors and Photovoltaic panel (PV modules) in accordance with Regulation of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61215-2:2021, Model Quality Test (MQT17) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9806:2017.
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UNSPSC 41000000 — Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment
Delivery & regions
Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*Ontario (except NCR)
Contract term
May 29, 2026 → March 29, 2027
Key dates
Published
May 8, 2026
Closes
June 1, 2026
Amendment no.
003
Likely incumbents
(5)
Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.
1
CHANNEL SYSTEMS INC.
3 contracts won· latest February 6, 2026
CAD $366K
total awarded
2
SnowHouse Solutions
2 contracts won· latest November 25, 2025
CAD $181.9K
total awarded
3
ZURICH INSTRUMENTS AG
2 contracts won· latest August 28, 2026
CAD $100.8K
total awarded
4
HAMAMATSU CORPORATION
2 contracts won· latest November 19, 2025
CAD $67.2K
total awarded
5
Light Conversion USA
2 contracts won· latest January 16, 2026
CHANNEL SYSTEMS INC. is the most likely incumbent, based on how often and how recently they have won this buyer’s work in this category. To displace them, expect to need a clearly stronger proposition or price.
