Quebec
Research and laboratory contracts in Quebec
Public buyers in Quebec published 11,248 research and laboratory contract awards between 2005 and 2026, worth $5.3 billion where a value was published, from 451 buyers. Université McGill awarded the most, with 880.
At a glance
11,248
Contract awards
Published award notices in this category.
$5.3 billion
Published value
From the 11,221 awards that published a value.
451
Public buyers
Departments, agencies, municipalities and institutions.
2005 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 Quebec.
- 1Université McGill880 awards · $195.9 million
- 2Université Laval574 awards · $58.5 million
- 3CHU de Québec-Université Laval516 awards · $205.7 million
- 4Université de Montréal505 awards · $88.8 million
- 5Centre d'acquisitions gouvernementales505 awards · $1 billion
- 6Université de Sherbrooke -Service des ressources financières- Section de l'approvisionnement491 awards · $88.4 million
- 7Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île332 awards · $1.2 million
- 8Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal. CHUM330 awards · $77.7 million
Activity
Awards by year
Published awards in the last 6 years. The current year is partial.
- 20211,587 · $1.1 billion
- 20221,587 · $400.1 million
- 20231,737 · $551 million
- 20241,922 · $564.9 million
- 20251,520 · $1.8 billion
- 20261,103 · $279.1 million
Where the number of bidders was published, the median was 1.
Largest
Largest published awards
- PROVINCIAL - Fourniture de compteurs intelligents, des équipements de télécommunication et de la solution technologique nécessaire à leur exploitationHydro-Québec. · May 27, 2025$1.4 billion
- ACQUISITION DE 4 ANALYSEURS DE GAZ SANGUINCIUSSS du Centre-ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal · December 8, 2021$435.2 million
- PROGRAMME QUÉBÉCOIS DE DÉPISTAGE DU CANCER DU COLORECTAL (PQDCCR)Centre d'acquisitions gouvernementales · November 30, 2023$65.1 million
- IncucyteUniversité McGill · June 15, 2026$31.7 million
- ANALYSEUR BIOCHIMIE ET IMMUNOLOGIE - CHUMCentre d'acquisitions gouvernementales · December 15, 2023$29.7 million
Latest
Recently awarded
- PR51616 - MicrocalorimeterUniversité Concordia · October 22, 2026$77,116
- Pièces pour entretien préventif équipement spectrométrieUniversité du Québec à Chicoutimi . · October 21, 2026$49,110
- ACQUISITION DE SONOMÈTRES ET DOSIMÈTRES SPARTANCÉGEP de Jonquière. · October 21, 2026$30,905
- Remplacement du module CallistoSanté Québec Laval · October 21, 2026$102,138
- Système d'acquisition, d'enregistrement et d'analyse de données observationnelles et physiologiquesUniversité du Québec en Outaouais · October 21, 2026$199,289
- Acquisition d'une multistation totale robotisée avec numérisation 3DCollège Ahuntsic · October 21, 2026$72,272
- Distributeur de Gélose pour milieux de cultureSanté Québec - CHU de Québec - Université Laval · October 20, 2026$60,000
- micro probe systemÉcole de technologie supérieure · October 20, 2026$25,000
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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Research and laboratory contracts by province
Other contracts in Quebec
- Facilities and maintenance
- Construction
- Engineering
- IT and software
- Health and medical
- Professional services
- Industrial equipment
- Vehicles and fleet
- Printing and media
- Environmental services
- Materials and components
- Transportation and travel
- Energy and utilities
- Defence and security
- Furniture
- Social and community services
- Natural resources
- Staffing and HR services
- Finance and insurance
- Education and training
- Chemicals
- Food and catering
- Telecommunications
- Office supplies
- Clothing and textiles
- Real estate
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 1% 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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