This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
AVL TSI Canada Inc
Contract value
CAD $3.7M
Award date
2025-12-01
Supplier location
Mississauga, Ontario
Request for Proposal
Full description
The National Research Council Canada (NRC) needs to procure a battery cell and module cyclers to support its research activities.
All deliverables must be received no later than July 31, 2026.
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Basic information
Reference
cb-567-18489775
Solicitation no.
25-58114
Buyer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
*Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents
*Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
*Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
*Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
*Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
*World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys
Classification & terms
UNSPSC
UNSPSC 41000000 — Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment
Delivery & regions
Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Key dates
Published
August 28, 2025
Closes
October 29, 2025
Amendment no.
012
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.
