British Columbia
Research and laboratory contracts in British Columbia
Public buyers in British Columbia published 136 research and laboratory contract awards between 2012 and 2026, worth $33.1 million where a value was published, from 26 buyers. Ministry of Agriculture and Food awarded the most, with 29.
At a glance
136
Contract awards
Published award notices in this category.
$33.1 million
Published value
From the 129 awards that published a value.
26
Public buyers
Departments, agencies, municipalities and institutions.
2012 to 2026
Years on record
First and latest award in this group.
Who buys
Top buyers
The public buyers that awarded the most research and laboratory contracts in British Columbia.
- 1Ministry of Agriculture and Food29 awards · $3.3 million
- 2Ministry of Agriculture27 awards · $949,080
- 3Provincial Health Services Authority (Incl. BCCSS)14 awards · $22.4 million
- 4Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy11 awards · $546,852
- 5Ministry of Environment7 awards · $282,124
- 6Metro Vancouver6 awards
- 7Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General5 awards · $131,871
- 8Judiciary4 awards · $314,265
Activity
Awards by year
Published awards in the last 6 years. The current year is partial.
- 20211 · $16,100
- 202231 · $26.6 million
- 20236 · $958,060
- 202423 · $2.4 million
- 20259 · $662,149
- 202613 · $590,992
Largest
Largest published awards
- Flow Cytometry Equipment, Consumables and ServicesProvincial Health Services Authority (Incl. BCCSS) · November 14, 2022$9.1 million
- Laboratory Testing ServicesProvincial Health Services Authority (Incl. BCCSS) · July 8, 2022$5 million
- RADIOACTIVE HOT CELLSProvincial Health Services Authority (Incl. BCCSS) · July 21, 2022$3.1 million
- Magnetoencephalography (MEG) systemSimon Fraser University · October 13, 2022$2.3 million
- Flow Cytometry Equipment, Consumables and ServicesProvincial Health Services Authority (Incl. BCCSS) · November 14, 2022$1.4 million
Latest
Recently awarded
- Req 44930 Refrigerated benchtop centrifuge with 30 x 2ml rotorMinistry of Agriculture and Food · September 24, 2026$14,688
- Req 44931 Eppendorf Mastercycler Nexus X2 and X2e - Thermocycler unitsMinistry of Agriculture and Food · September 17, 2026$46,208
- Req 8981 - Qiagen Whatman FTA Non-Indicating CardsMinistry of Public Safety and Solicitor General · September 16, 2026$9,750
- Req 44672 - Automated Rotary Microtome - DAMinistry of Agriculture and Food · July 22, 2026$30,439
- Req 44706 Tissue-Tek Embedding Console SystemMinistry of Agriculture and Food · July 9, 2026$19,313
- Req 462 - Asphalt Lab Equipment - DAMinistry of Transportation and Transit · June 28, 2026$205,932
- Req 44674 - CNS Elemental Analyzer - DAMinistry of Environment and Parks · June 7, 2026$132,889
- Req 44361- Twist Biosciences hybridization capture probes and accessories - DAMinistry of Agriculture and Food · April 7, 2026$12,889
Who won each contract, at what price, and which of these contracts are coming up for renewal is in Publicus. See how it works.
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Source: Publicus procurement data as of October 26, 2026. Counts are published award notices grouped by the publisher's own commodity codes, or for the 100% with no code, categorised by Publicus from the award title; values are disclosed amounts in Canadian dollars, and undated awards are not counted, so totals are a floor.
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