Nova Scotia
Research and laboratory contracts in Nova Scotia
Public buyers in Nova Scotia published 628 research and laboratory contract awards between 2010 and 2026, worth $99.3 million where a value was published, from 26 buyers. Dalhousie University awarded the most, with 412.
At a glance
628
Contract awards
Published award notices in this category.
$99.3 million
Published value
From the 627 awards that published a value.
26
Public buyers
Departments, agencies, municipalities and institutions.
2010 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 Nova Scotia.
- 1Dalhousie University412 awards · $58.1 million
- 2Cape Breton University75 awards · $6 million
- 3Agriculture35 awards · $1.4 million
- 4St. Francis Xavier University20 awards · $2.1 million
- 5N.S. Community Colleges19 awards · $956,111
- 6Saint Marys University10 awards · $2 million
- 7I.W.K. Health Centre7 awards · $1.8 million
- 8Nova Scotia Community College7 awards · $1.4 million
Activity
Awards by year
Published awards in the last 6 years. The current year is partial.
- 202141 · $5.5 million
- 202232 · $8.3 million
- 202320 · $6.9 million
- 202441 · $28.7 million
- 20258 · $2.9 million
- 202610 · $3.9 million
Largest
Largest published awards
- RFP - Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Instrumentation and Microbial Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Instrumentation, Service, Consumables, and ReagentsProvince of Nova Scotia · December 1, 2024$9.8 million
- RFP - Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Instrumentation and Microbial Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Instrumentation, Service, Consumables, and ReagentsProvince of Nova Scotia · December 1, 2024$9.8 million
- Supply Biogeochemical Argo FloatsDalhousie University · September 24, 2024$4 million
- CT-GC DNA AnalyzersNova Scotia Health Authority · October 12, 2017$2.1 million
- Supply, Installation and Training of Three (3) Flow CytometersDalhousie University · May 16, 2019$1.4 million
Latest
Recently awarded
- Supply and Install Spectral Analysing Flow CytometerDalhousie University · September 29, 2026$759,389
- Supply Automated Ex-Vivo/In-Vitro Perifusion SystemDalhousie University · September 22, 2026$143,533
- HRM-2026-0431 - AltP Rigaku Handheld Raman AnalyzerHalifax Regional Municipality · August 27, 2026$65,065
- Supply Of Flow Cytometer For High-Throughput Engineering Of Prokaryote Genetic Circuits And ProteinDalhousie University · August 21, 2026$185,669
- HRM-2026-0358 - AltP Drug Analyzer HRPHalifax Regional Municipality · July 14, 2026$44,335
- Laboratory Centrifuge and AccessoriesCape Breton University · June 8, 2026$18,164
- Supply and Install Liquid Chromatography � Mass Spectrometry Hardware and Software for MetabolomicsDalhousie University · April 8, 2026$764,936
- Supply and Install Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry Hardware and Software for MetabolomicsDalhousie University · April 8, 2026$764,936
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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