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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

EZ156-250001-A OCPR Services de traiteurs

Standing offer (RFSO)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
October 31, 2025
Published
September 24, 2025
Type
Services
Explore similarTravel and Food and Lodging and Entertainment ServicesQuebec
Awarded
This contract has been awarded. Details are drawn from the federal award notice for this solicitation.
Winning supplier
Livewire Catering Ltd.
Award date
2026-01-09
Supplier location
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Request for Standing Offer

Full description

Canada has a requirement to establish a Regional Master Standing Offer (RMSO) to provide ready-to-eat dispersed meals (hot or cold) and catering services for the Department of National Defence, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and other federal government departments and agencies at various locations in the Okanagan region, the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and other locations in British Columbia on an "as and when requested" basis.

This solicitation of offers is subject to the Policy on Reciprocal Procurement. This means that only Canadian Suppliers and Suppliers of an Applicable Trading Partner}, as defined in the Annex Solicitation of Offers Definitions, are eligible for this solicitation of offers. Offers submitted by Suppliers of a Non-Trading Partner will be rejected.

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Basic information

Reference
WS5212353682-Doc5369041947
Solicitation no.
WS5212353682
Buyer
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
Notice type
Request for Standing Offer
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA) *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 90000000 — Travel and Food and Lodging and Entertainment Services

Delivery & regions

Province
Quebec
Regions of delivery
*British Columbia
Contract term
? → October 31, 2026

Key dates

Published
September 24, 2025
Closes
October 31, 2025
Amendment no.
005

Contact

End-user
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
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Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Nacris Inc.
    4 contracts won· latest May 24, 2024
    CAD $29.7M
    total awarded
  2. 2
    Compass Group Canada
    4 contracts won· latest January 15, 2025
    CAD $16.4M
    total awarded
  3. 3
    PORTS 79 INC
    4 contracts won· latest June 3, 2024
    CAD $1.4M
    total awarded
  4. 4
    NEWLAND CANADA CORPORATION
    4 contracts won· latest June 25, 2024
    CAD $1.3M
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Corporation du Fort St-Jean
    3 contracts won· latest February 10, 2025
    CAD $5.3M
    total awarded

Nacris 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.

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