Name: Direction des Contributions SPICT
Creator: Department of Employment and Social Development (ESDC)

Full description

This procurement seeks to secure specialized and advance technical expertise to accelerate the advancement of Employment and Social Development Canada’s (ESDC) Innovation, Information & Technology Branch (IITB) Contributions Directorate with the capacity and skills to deliver IT Professional Services related to systems and to ESDC clients, and to facilitate sharing of knowledge and best practices within the Contributions Directorate.

Professional Services TBIPS Consultants, experts who have skill sets not available internally, will be working on the development, analysis, testing, project management, requirements gathering, and project delivery related activities.

Consultants will be required for the following IITB Business Systems and Innovation (BSI):

Project Life Cycle (PLC) team for CSGC system developments
Grants and Contributions Online System (GCOS) team for GC system developments
Learning team for system developments

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Basic information

Reference

cb-651-86492266

Solicitation no.

100027427

Buyer

Department of Employment and Social Development (ESDC)

Notice type

RFP against Supply Arrangement

Method

Competitive - Selective tendering

Procurement category

*SRV

Trade agreements

*Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 81000000 — Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services

Delivery & regions

Province

Quebec

Regions of delivery

*National Capital Region (NCR)

Key dates

Published

February 27, 2026

Closes

March 27, 2026

Amendment no.

002

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
Steel River Group LTD. Tundra Technical Solutions Inc. in Joint Venture
1 contract won· latest December 4, 2025
CAD $3.1M
total awarded
2
Tato Recruiting Inc., and S.i. Systems ULC, in Joint Venture
1 contract won· latest September 1, 2025
CAD $3M
total awarded
3
ISG Search Inc.
1 contract won· latest August 14, 2026
CAD $2.7M
total awarded
4
Close Reach Ltd.
1 contract won· latest March 31, 2028
CAD $1.3M
total awarded
5
BA-Tech Consulting Inc.
1 contract won· latest June 30, 2026
CAD $762.9K
total awarded

Steel River Group LTD. Tundra Technical Solutions Inc. in Joint Venture 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.