The Human Health Therapeutics (HHT) portfolio of the National Research Council Canada (NRC) plans to expand their capacity for purification processes development. The DSP team is highly involved with Canadian and international clients in the biopharmaceutical sector for rapid purification process development for recombinant proteins, Viruses and Virus like particles and tech transfer to Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs). Within this mandate, NRC wishes to purchase three different scale fully automated single use flow path compatible bench top Tangential Flow Filtration (TFF) system. All the deliverables must be received within 12 weeks after the contract award date.
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Basic information
Reference
cb-315-75635088
Solicitation no.
25-58181 B
Buyer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC)
Notice type
Request for Proposal
Method
Competitive - Open bidding
Procurement category
*GD
Trade agreements
*Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
*Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
*Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
*Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
*Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
*Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
*World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
*North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
*Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
*Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
*Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Estimated value
Not disclosed
Source
canadabuys
Classification & terms
UNSPSC
UNSPSC 41000000 — Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment
Delivery & regions
Province
Ontario
Regions of delivery
*Canada
Key dates
Published
May 14, 2026
Closes
June 12, 2026
Amendment no.
004
Likely incumbents
(5)
Suppliers who have won similar work from this buyer before.
1
CHANNEL SYSTEMS INC.
3 contracts won· latest February 6, 2026
CAD $366K
total awarded
2
SnowHouse Solutions
2 contracts won· latest November 25, 2025
CAD $181.9K
total awarded
3
ZURICH INSTRUMENTS AG
2 contracts won· latest August 28, 2026
CAD $100.8K
total awarded
4
HAMAMATSU CORPORATION
2 contracts won· latest November 19, 2025
CAD $67.2K
total awarded
5
Light Conversion USA
2 contracts won· latest January 16, 2026
CHANNEL SYSTEMS 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.
