Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record

VWR International

Line: Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and partsRegister loaded to June 2026Compiled 6 October 2026

VWR International — Canada · Federal contract register · Supplier record: 1,681 contracts, all years ($41,140,695 · Jul 2004 – Jun 2026); $8.7M since January 2024 (248 contracts · 14 departments); 46th rank in the line (of 2,098 suppliers · 1.02%); 5 departments never served ($9.1M on the line without VWR International).

Assay record ASY-CA-1FNU1Y80LT · Cite as: Assay Systems, “VWR International in the Government of Canada contract register”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/vwr-international/

1,681
contracts, all years
$41,140,695 · Jul 2004 – Jun 2026
$8.7M
since January 2024
248 contracts · 14 departments
46th
rank in the line
of 2,098 suppliers · 1.02%
5
departments never served
$9.1M on the line without VWR International

Own record by year

2019 onward
$2.5M
$2.5M
$4.0M
$3.9M
$2.7M
$3.1M
$4.4M
$1.2M
20192020202120222023202420252026

Who buys from VWR International

since January 2024
14departments
$8.7Mpaid
17.5%top buyer
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada17.5%
$1,523,795
Fisheries and Oceans Canada17.5%
$1,517,831
Canadian Food Inspection Agency17.4%
$1,515,345
National Research Council Canada15.0%
$1,306,641
Environment and Climate Change Canada10.3%
$893,955
Natural Resources Canada5.3%
$461,960
Health Canada4.7%
$412,367
National Defence3.9%
$336,592
Canadian Grain Commission3.6%
$311,487
Public Health Agency of Canada2.0%
$175,567
Public Services and Procurement Canada1.3%
$116,122
Canadian Space Agency0.7%
$57,852
Statistics Canada0.6%
$53,329
Canada Border Services Agency0.1%
$10,681

Before 2024 only: Canadian Heritage, Correctional Service of Canada, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, Parks Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Lines the register files it under

6 lines · all years
Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and partsthis page
$19,283,626
Special industry machinery
$2,635,502
Inorganic and organic chemicals, including plastics, rubber and products, and excluding tires and tubes
$2,439,478
Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and op
$2,031,773
1179 miscellaneous manufactured articles
$1,702,128
Miscellaneous manufactured articles
$1,600,971

The line

since January 2024
$601Mline value
5,778contracts
23departments
2,098suppliers
22.4%held by top ten

Measuring, controlling, laboratory, medical and optical equipment and parts

$237M
$203M
$160M
202420252026Jan–Jun
46thof 2,098 suppliers
$6,118,075VWR International in the line
1.02%share of the line
6.6%of $20,877,950 spent by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
1.5%of $53,698,200 spent by Fisheries and Oceans Canada
8.3%of $15,818,797 spent by Canadian Food Inspection Agency
738new suppliers since 2024 · $169M

Departments that buy the line and never bought from VWR International

5departments
64contracts
$9,058,873since January 2024
31contracts under $40,000
$621,780under $40,000
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada37 contracts
$6,304,853
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission11 contracts
$2,070,248
Polar Knowledge Canada9 contracts
$358,153
Transportation Safety Board of Canada5 contracts
$246,135
Privy Council Office2 contracts
$79,483

How the line is bought

by value, since 2024
37%no competition
24%one applicant
0of these to VWR International
Competed, several suppliers applied1,434 contracts
$232,399,031 · 38.7%
Awarded directly, no competition3,180 contracts
$225,038,568 · 37.5%
Competed, one supplier applied1,164 contracts
$143,243,949 · 23.8%

Contracts reaching their end dates

Oct 2026 – October 2027
254contracts
$68,057,079end by October 2027
171end in March 2027 · $42.9M
12in departments never served · $1.6M
$2.5M
$2.0M
$6.3M
$3.1M
$3.4M
$42.9M
$1.9M
$359K
$2.4M
$1.2M
$334K
$1.6M
Oct 2612 contractsNov 2611 contractsDec 2615 contractsJan 276 contractsFeb 2710 contractsMar 27171 contractsApr 276 contractsMay 275 contractsJun 274 contractsJul 275 contractsAug 274 contractsSep 275 contracts

Notices in the line

CanadaBuys, 6 October 2026
46notices
40open today
6standing lists
Notice and buyerClosesStatus
W0046-270157- Festo Didactic -LabVolt Components
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
9 Oct 2026Open
DR10 Heater Tube Deposit Rater with AK210-004 Range Thickness Reference Tube Equivalent
Department of National Defence (DND) · Competitive - Open bidding
9 Oct 2026Open
Digital Medical Imaging Systems
Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) · Competitive - Traditional
9 Oct 2026Open
54H60-77 Propeller Overhaul
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) · Advance contract award notice
9 Oct 2026Open
High Capacity Load Cell
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) · Competitive - Open bidding
9 Oct 2026Open
W7714-278992-2_Photon arrival time taggers
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
12 Oct 2026Open
High-Pressure Dual Syringe Continuous Flow Pump
Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) · Competitive - Selective tendering
12 Oct 2026Open
Supply Arrangement E60PV-19EQUI - Freeze dryer with large bulk sample load - Kentville RDC
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) · Competitive - Traditional
12 Oct 2026Open
RFP - Software Development Kit Leveraging Optical Character Recognition and Near Field Communication Technologies
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
13 Oct 2026Open
PR10192 U6309-244412 Flow Metering Test Bench
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
13 Oct 2026Open
Anton Parr SVM 3001 Cold Properties Viscometer and Xsample 340 Sample Changer
Department of National Defence (DND) · Competitive - Open bidding
13 Oct 2026Open
Anton Parr DMA 5002 Density Meter
Department of National Defence (DND) · Competitive - Open bidding
13 Oct 2026Open
High Resolution, Lithographic 3D Printing System for Metals, Ceramics and Polymers
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) · Competitive - Open bidding
13 Oct 2026Open
ACAN W0046-270161 Conductivity, Temperature, Depth (CTD) Profiler System
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Advance contract award notice
14 Oct 2026Open
Purchase of one (1) General-Purpose Laboratory Vacuum Vessel
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) · Competitive - Open bidding
14 Oct 2026Open
Vehicular Equipment Components
Department of National Defence (DND) · Competitive - Open bidding
14 Oct 2026Open
Laboratory-Scale Gas Atomizer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) · Competitive - Open bidding
14 Oct 2026Open
HIGH THROUGHPUT SIMULTANEOUS DYNAMIC VAPOR SORPTION (DVS) ANALYSIS SYSTEM
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) · Competitive - Open bidding
14 Oct 2026Open
PR25073 23240-270244 Ultrasonic Microwave Reaction System
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
15 Oct 2026Open
Recon Pro Field Kit V3
Department of National Defence (DND) · Competitive - Open bidding
15 Oct 2026Open
Active Vibration Isolation System compatible with a Thermo Fisher Scientific Verios 5 Ultra High Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope (UHR-SEM)
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) · Competitive - Open bidding
15 Oct 2026Open
Clarke-Hess 5600 Phase Standard
Department of National Defence (DND) · Competitive - Traditional
15 Oct 2026Open
ITQ for iCDPSC (W8703-270048)
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Selective tendering
16 Oct 2026Open
Dental Chairs and Accessories for Multiple Sites in Ontario region
Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) · Competitive - Selective tendering
16 Oct 2026Open
Bi-Directional Amplifier
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) · Competitive - Selective tendering
16 Oct 2026Open
SA Fifteen (15) Low Temperature Growth Chambers - AAFC Coastal Region
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) · Competitive - Selective tendering
19 Oct 2026Open
SA - Seventeen (17) Low Temperature Growth Chambers - AAFC Central Region
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) · Competitive - Selective tendering
19 Oct 2026Open
Purchase of One (1) Liquid Chromatography System
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) · Competitive - Selective tendering
19 Oct 2026Open
SA - Nineteen (19) Low Temperature Growth Chambers - AAFC Western Region
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) · Competitive - Selective tendering
19 Oct 2026Open
Polarization Synthesizer
National Research Council of Canada (NRC) · Advance contract award notice
19 Oct 2026Open
Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) · Competitive - Selective tendering
21 Oct 2026Open
Notice of Proposed Procurement (NPP)
Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food (AAFC) · Competitive - Selective tendering
21 Oct 2026Open
Online Questionnaire Management Platform
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC) · Competitive - Open bidding
30 Oct 2026Open
Request for Information for Electronic Occupational Health Record System for RCMP
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
1 Nov 2026Open
NPP - Sintering Furnace
Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) · Competitive - Selective tendering
3 Nov 2026Open
Notice of proposed procurement- Raman spectrophotometer
Department of Natural Resources (NRCan) · Competitive - Selective tendering
10 Nov 2026Open
Sensors RFI in Support of Land Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Modernization
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
31 Dec 2026Open
Command and Control (C2) Tools - Land Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance Modernization (LISRM)
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
31 Dec 2026Open
PR19366 47419-264488 ITQ Radiation Detection Systems and Support ITQ - List of Qualified Respondents
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
20 Jan 2027Open
PR23484 47064-271365 ITQ - CT Imaging Systems and Support - List of Qualified Respondents
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
16 Jul 2027Open
Electronic Health Record Platform (EHRP)-Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) Results Notification
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
31 Dec 2027List to Dec 2027
Software Licensing Supply Arrangement (SLSA) RFSA
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
29 Sep 2028List to Sep 2028
ITQ results DIGITAL REGISTRY SOLUTION (DRS) U6265-275951-B
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
13 Apr 2031List to Apr 2031
W8703-270055 Defence Drone Initiative (DDI) Marketplace
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
31 Jul 2031List to Jul 2031
E60PV-20DENT Dental Supplies, Instruments, Equipment, Parts, Accessories, Services RFSA
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
1 Jun 2032List to Jun 2032
E60PV-19EQUI-D - RFSA for Laboratory and Scientific Equipment, Part and Accessories, Supplies and Services
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC) · Competitive - Open bidding
31 Jan 2035List to Jan 2035

Suppliers next to it in the line

since January 2024
VWR International
$6,118,075
BRUKER LTD22 contracts · 7 departments
$5,900,187
INNOVASEA MARINE SYSTEMS CANADA INC127 contracts · 3 departments
$5,513,630
TERAMARA TECHNOLOGIES INC97 contracts · 4 departments
$5,509,334

All 2,098 suppliers in the line

Fastest-growing supplier in the line

same line
+229%growth

AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES CANADA INC.

2024 to date
$11,947,152
2022–2023
$3,627,769

The extract

Every buying office, every contract holder, value, number and end date behind the figures above.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of contracts.