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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

EB129-270316 Consultant Services for Fit-up Design (ESDC, Dartmouth, NS)

Name: EB129-270316 Consultant Services for Fit-up Design (ESDC, Dartmouth, NS)
Creator: Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Supply arrangement

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

October 15, 2026

Published

September 28, 2026

Type

Services

Full description

PSPC, on behalf of Employment and Social Development Canada, has a requirement for consultant services for an office space fit-up project for the Dartmouth Management Centre, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Invited Firms: This is an RFP against Supply Arrangement E0225-152290 Architecture and Interior Design. The invited firms qualified under this SA are: Fowler Bauld and Mitchell; Rayleen Hill Architecture and Design; Republic Architecture; and Trilogy Interior Design.
Debrief: Bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within 15 working days from receipt of notification that their bid was unsuccessful. The RFP issuing office is: Atlantic Region Acquisitions, 1713 Bedford Row, Halifax, NS B3J 1T3. This office provides services in English. Proposals may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Reference the solicitation for further details.

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

AI Summary

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Basic information

Reference

WS5890269775-Doc5907965035

Solicitation no.

WS5890269775

Buyer

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Notice type

RFP against Supply Arrangement

Method

Competitive - Selective tendering

Procurement category

*SRV

Trade agreements

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

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 81000000 — Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services

Limited tendering reason

None

Delivery & regions

Province

Quebec

Regions of delivery

*Nova Scotia

Contract term

November 15, 2026 → ?

Key dates

Published

September 28, 2026

Closes

October 15, 2026

Amendment no.

003

Amendment date

October 12, 2026

Contact

Contact

F••••••, N••••• (S•••/P•••)

Email

n••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Address

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End-user

Department of Employment and Social Development (ESDC) / Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
EASTPOINT ENGINEERING LIMITED
16 contracts won· latest September 24, 2026
CAD $3.4M
total awarded
2
WSP Canada Inc.
11 contracts won· latest October 6, 2026
CAD $17.3M
total awarded
3
CBCL Limited
11 contracts won· latest March 11, 2026
CAD $1.7M
total awarded
4
EBSCO Canada Ltd.
10 contracts won· latest October 8, 2025
CAD $2.9M
total awarded
5
Republic Architecture Inc.
9 contracts won· latest July 27, 2026
CAD $4.3M
total awarded

EASTPOINT ENGINEERING LIMITED 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.

Complete source record(29)

Title

EB129-270316 Consultant Services for Fit-up Design (ESDC, Dartmouth, NS)

Reference number

WS5890269775-Doc5907965035

Amendment number

003

Solicitation number

WS5890269775

Publication date

2026-09-28

Tender closing date

2026-10-15T14:00:00

Amendment date

2026-10-12

Expected contract start date

2026-11-15

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*81101508

Unspsc description

*Architectural engineering

Procurement category

*SRV

Notice type

RFP against Supply Arrangement

Procurement method

Competitive - Selective tendering

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

Limited tendering reason

None

Trade agreements

Regions of delivery

*Nova Scotia

Contracting entity name

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Contracting entity address line

11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage

Contracting entity address city

Gatineau

Contracting entity address province

Quebec

Contracting entity address postal code

K1A 0S5

Contracting entity address country

Canada

End user entities name

Department of Employment and Social Development (ESDC) / Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

End user entities address

142 Prom. du Portage,Gatineau,Quebec,J8X2K3,Canada / 11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage,Gatineau,Quebec,K1A 0S5,Canada

Contact info name

F••••••, N••••• (S•••/P•••)

Contact info email

n••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Tender description

PSPC, on behalf of Employment and Social Development Canada, has a requirement for consultant services for an office space fit-up project for the Dartmouth Management Centre, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Invited Firms: This is an RFP against Supply Arrangement E0225-152290 Architecture and Interior Design. The invited firms qualified under this SA are: Fowler Bauld and Mitchell; Rayleen Hill Architecture and Design; Republic Architecture; and Trilogy Interior Design. Debrief: Bidders may request a debriefing on the results of the bid solicitation. Bidders should make the request to the Contracting Authority within 15 working days from receipt of notification that their bid was unsuccessful. The RFP issuing office is: Atlantic Region Acquisitions, 1713 Bedford Row, Halifax, NS B3J 1T3. This office provides services in English. Proposals may be submitted in either official language of Canada. Reference the solicitation for further details.