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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

EZ156-250001-B OCPR Services de traiteurs

Name: EZ156-250001-B OCPR Services de traiteurs
Creator: Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Standing offer (RFSO)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

January 6, 2026

Published

December 11, 2025

Type

Services

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

Reissue of Solicitation of Offers: This solicitation of offers cancels and supersedes previous solicitation of offers number EZ156-250001 dated 24 September 2025 with a closing of 31 October 2025 at 14:00 PT. A debriefing or feedback session will be provided upon request to Offeror's who offered on the previous solicitation of offers.
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, 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-Doc5474553354

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

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

December 11, 2025

Closes

January 6, 2026

Amendment no.

000

Contact

End-user

Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)

Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

1
Compass Group Canada
4 contracts won· latest January 15, 2025
CAD $16.4M
total awarded
2
PORTS 79 INC
4 contracts won· latest June 3, 2024
CAD $1.4M
total awarded
3
NEWLAND CANADA CORPORATION
4 contracts won· latest June 25, 2024
CAD $1.3M
total awarded
4
Nacris Inc.
3 contracts won· latest May 24, 2024
CAD $20.1M
total awarded
5
Corporation du Fort St-Jean
3 contracts won· latest February 10, 2025
CAD $5.3M
total awarded

Compass Group Canada 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.