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National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

Patent Annuity Services to the National Research Council of Canada

Request for Proposal (RFP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Deadline
October 15, 2026
Published
September 14, 2026
Type
Services
Explore similarManagement and Business Professionals and Administrative ServicesOntario

Full description

The NRC is seeking a patent annuity provider to pay patent maintenance fees on behalf of the NRC.

Selection criteria

Variations or combinations of the above methods

AI Summary

The NRC is seeking a patent annuity provider to pay patent maintenance fees on behalf of the NRC.

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Basic information

Reference
cb-526-96736894
Solicitation no.
26-58085
Buyer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*SRV
Trade agreements
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC
UNSPSC 80000000 — Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services

Delivery & regions

Province
Ontario
Regions of opportunity
*Canada
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contract term
November 1, 2026 → October 31, 2027

Key dates

Published
September 14, 2026
Closes
October 15, 2026
Amendment no.
002
Amendment date
October 13, 2026

Contact

Contact
P••••••• G. C••••••
Email
p••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Phone
(343) •••-••••
Address
•••• •••••• ••••••••, ••••••, •••••••, ••• •••, ••••••
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Likely incumbents

(5)

Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.

  1. 1
    Experis Canada Inc.
    4 contracts won· latest July 2, 2026
    CAD $1.8M
    total awarded
  2. 2
    Cistel Technology Inc.
    3 contracts won· latest May 28, 2026
    CAD $8.2M
    total awarded
  3. 3
    Teksystems Canada Corp.
    3 contracts won· latest July 9, 2026
    CAD $6M
    total awarded
  4. 4
    Adirondack Information Management Inc.
    2 contracts won· latest May 8, 2026
    CAD $7.5M
    total awarded
  5. 5
    Co-Creation Tech Lab
    1 contract won· latest July 9, 2025
    CAD $22.1M
    total awarded

Experis Canada 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.

Documents

(1)
Complete source record(35)
Title
Patent Annuity Services to the National Research Council of Canada
Reference number
cb-526-96736894
Amendment number
002
Solicitation number
26-58085
Publication date
2026-09-14
Tender closing date
2026-10-15T14:00:00
Amendment date
2026-10-13
Expected contract start date
2026-11-01
Expected contract end date
2027-10-31
Tender status
Open
Unspsc
*80121604
Unspsc description
*Patent or trademark or copyright law
Procurement category
*SRV
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Procurement method
Competitive - Open bidding
Selection criteria
Variations or combinations of the above methods
Trade agreements
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) *Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) *Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) *Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) *North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) *Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) *Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) *Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA) *World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA) *Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement *Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement *Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)
Regions of opportunity
*Canada
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Contracting entity name
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Contracting entity address line
1200 Montreal Road
Contracting entity address city
Ottawa
Contracting entity address province
Ontario
Contracting entity address postal code
K1A 0R6
Contracting entity address country
Canada
Contact info name
P••••••• G. C••••••
Contact info email
p••••••••@••••••••.••.ca
Contact info phone
(343) •••-••••
Contact info address line
•••• •••••• ••••••••
Contact info city
••••••
Contact info province
•••••••
Contact info postalcode
••• •••
Contact info country
••••••
Attachment
https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106681/26-58085_questions-and-answers-round-2_questions-et-reponses-ronde-2_new-questions-4-to-5_nouvelles-questions-4-a-5_final.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106681/26-58085_questions-and-answers-round-1_questions-et-reponses-ronde-1_questions-1-to-3_questions-1-a-3_final.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/106681/26-58085_en_request-for-proposal_patent-annuity-services_complete.pdf
Tender description
The NRC is seeking a patent annuity provider to pay patent maintenance fees on behalf of the NRC.

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