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Nova Scotia

Transportation and travel contracts in Nova Scotia

Public buyers in Nova Scotia published 136 transportation and travel contract awards between 2010 and 2026, worth $62.8 million where a value was published, from 29 buyers. Halifax Regional Municipality awarded the most, with 27.

At a glance

136

Contract awards

Published award notices in this category.

$62.8 million

Published value

From the 103 awards that published a value.

29

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 transportation and travel contracts in Nova Scotia.

  1. 1Halifax Regional Municipality27 awards · $3.1 million
  2. 2Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation23 awards · $148,790
  3. 3Cape Breton Regional Municipality19 awards · $1,065
  4. 4Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal13 awards · $3.3 million
  5. 5Halifax Regional Centre for Education9 awards · $414,126
  6. 6Workers Compensation Board of N.S.8 awards · $500,605
  7. 7Province of Nova Scotia4 awards · $364,290
  8. 8Divert NS (Resource Recovery Fund Board)4 awards · $3.9 million

Activity

Awards by year

Published awards in the last 6 years. The current year is partial.

  • 20212 · $370,000
  • 20225 · $4 million
  • 202313 · $327,422
  • 202418 · $376,676
  • 202515 · $43.9 million
  • 202615 · $659,266

Largest

Largest published awards

  • AVRCE RFP 2024-08 Contracted Bus TransportationAnnapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education · February 11, 2025$40 million
  • Request for Proposal - Local Carrier and Line Haul Service for RRFB Nova ScotiaResource Recovery Fund Board Inc. · November 16, 2015$2 million
  • Coach Bus Transport ServicesSaint Marys University · June 1, 2020$2 million
  • Local Carrier and Line Haul Services for Divert NSResource Recovery Fund Board Inc. · May 7, 2018$1.7 million
  • Request for Proposals - Private On Demand Accessible Transportation ServiceHalifax Regional Municipality · March 1, 2022$1.7 million

Latest

Recently awarded

  • Student Transportation ServicesHalifax Regional Centre for Education · September 10, 2026
  • Transportation of StudentsHalifax Regional Centre for Education · September 10, 2026
  • Student Transportation ServicesHalifax Regional Centre for Education · September 10, 2026
  • Student Transportation ServicesHalifax Regional Centre for Education · September 10, 2026
  • Student Transportation ServicesHalifax Regional Centre for Education · September 10, 2026
  • HRM-2026-0280 - Marine Assistance and Towing ServicesHalifax Regional Municipality · June 24, 2026
  • Freight Services – NSLC Distribution Centre to Retail StoresNova Scotia Liquor Corporation · May 6, 2026$1
  • Freight Services � NSLC Distribution Centre to Retail StoresNova Scotia Liquor Corporation · May 6, 2026$1

Who won each contract, at what price, and which of these contracts are coming up for renewal is in Publicus. See how it works.

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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