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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

EP929-270282 - Full Interior Design Services - Request for Standing Offers

Name: EP929-270282 - Full Interior Design Services - Request for Standing Offers
Creator: Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Standing offer (RFSO)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

October 8, 2026

Published

September 2, 2026

Type

Services

Full description

https://portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/public… Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is inviting consulting firms with Interior Design expertise to submit Offers for Standing Offers. The selected consultants shall provide a range of services as identified in the Required Services (RS) section of the RFSO document for projects within the National Capital Area (NCA).

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

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Basic information

Reference

WS5860921629-Doc5860999306

Solicitation no.

WS5860921629

Buyer

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Notice type

Request for Standing Offer

Method

Competitive - Selective tendering

Procurement category

*SRV

Trade agreements

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

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 72000000 — Building and Facility Construction and Maintenance Services

Limited tendering reason

None

Delivery & regions

Province

Quebec

Regions of delivery

*National Capital Region (NCR)

Contract term

January 1, 2027 → ?

Key dates

Published

September 2, 2026

Closes

October 8, 2026

Amendment no.

000

Amendment date

September 3, 2026

Contact

Contact

L•••••••, M••• (S•••/P•••)

Email

m••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Address

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End-user

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
Black & McDonald Limited
14 contracts won· latest July 23, 2026
CAD $22.2M
total awarded
2
Les Entreprises P E C inc
13 contracts won· latest May 12, 2026
CAD $23.1M
total awarded
3
Zutphen Contractors
10 contracts won· latest June 3, 2026
CAD $50.6M
total awarded
4
R.J.G. Construction Limited
9 contracts won· latest December 11, 2025
CAD $62M
total awarded
5
Slate Construction Inc
9 contracts won· latest November 6, 2025
CAD $13.3M
total awarded

Black & McDonald 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

EP929-270282 - Full Interior Design Services - Request for Standing Offers

Reference number

WS5860921629-Doc5860999306

Amendment number

000

Solicitation number

WS5860921629

Publication date

2026-09-02

Tender closing date

2026-10-08T14:00:00

Amendment date

2026-09-03

Expected contract start date

2027-01-01

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*72153612 *81101508

Unspsc description

*Interior design or decorating *Architectural engineering

Procurement category

*SRV

Notice type

Request for Standing Offer

Procurement method

Competitive - Selective tendering

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

Limited tendering reason

None

Trade agreements

Regions of delivery

*National Capital Region (NCR)

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 Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

End user entities address

11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage,Gatineau,Quebec,K1A 0S5,Canada

Contact info name

L•••••••, M••• (S•••/P•••)

Contact info email

m••••••••@••••••••.••.ca

Tender description

https://portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/public/appext/comsapsbncdiscoveryui#/RfxEvent/preview/1110023436?anId=ANONYMOUS Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is inviting consulting firms with Interior Design expertise to submit Offers for Standing Offers. The selected consultants shall provide a range of services as identified in the Required Services (RS) section of the RFSO document for projects within the National Capital Area (NCA).