ERNST & YOUNG LLP
$4,322,250.00 CAD
Originally $2,034,000 — +113% through amendments What is an amendment?
3 warning signs on this record
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Only one bid
This contract was open to competition, but only one company made an offer.
Some work is so specialized that few companies can do it.
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Year-end rush
This contract was signed in the last seven days of the government's budget year (March 25 to 31), when money that is not spent can be lost.
Much planned work is signed in March for ordinary reasons.
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Cost at least doubled
Changes after the signature made this contract cost at least two times its first price, and at least $100,000 more.
Many contracts are made to grow, for example when a department adds more work or uses an option to extend.
A warning sign is a reason to look closer, not proof that someone did something wrong. How the checks work
- Department
- Shared Services Canada
- Program The named fund or plan that the money comes from.
- Professional Services-Information technology, business and/or telecommunications
- Recipient country
- Canada
- Fiscal year The government's budget year. It starts on April 1 and ends on March 31. For example, 2023-2024 is from April 2023 to March 2024.
- 2024-2025
- Agreement period The start date and the end date of the deal. The money can be paid at different times in this period.
- December 20, 2021 – May 31, 2025
- Competition
- Selective tendering A competition in which only the companies that the government invites can make an offer. · 1 bid received
- Reference
- ssc-spc:C-2024-2025-Q4-00376
Published purpose
For a contract with task authorizations, the realized amount of the contract is contingent on the number of task authorizations issued and may be less than the amount proactively disclosed, dependent on the operational requirements of the department. This contract was competitively sourced through Selective Tendering. This contract is a multi-year contract. This contract is amended to exercise a pre-negotiated option year. This contract includes one or more amendments.
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