Mostly in Quebec

VWR International Co. government contracts

VWR International Co. won 900 published public contracts in Canada between 2003 and 2026, worth $70.3 million where a value was published, from 112 public buyers. Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île awarded it the most, with 148.

900

Contracts won

Published award notices.

$70.3 million

Published value

From the 887 awards that published a value.

112

Public buyers

Departments, agencies, municipalities and institutions.

2003 to 2026

Years on record

First and latest published award.

Who buys from them

Top buyers

The public buyers that awarded VWR International Co. the most contracts.

1Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île148 awards · $178,858
2Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys64 awards · $37,020
3Université McGill47 awards · $3.2 million
4Centre d'acquisitions gouvernementales39 awards · $17.5 million
5Université de Montréal33 awards · $2.5 million
6Université Laval32 awards · $1.7 million
7Ville de Montréal30 awards · $2.2 million
8Strategic Procurement, New Brunswick28 awards · $1.3 million
9Government Services New Brunswick28 awards · $367,725
10Université de Sherbrooke -Service des ressources financières- Section de l'approvisionnement23 awards · $1.9 million

Activity

Awards by year

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

202166 · $4.6 million
202263 · $6.6 million
2023105 · $10.6 million
2024197 · $11.6 million
2025173 · $10.3 million
202657 · $4.2 million

Where the number of bidders was published, the median was 2.

What they sell

Contracts by category

Where

Contracts by province

Quebec663 awards
New Brunswick60 awards
British Columbia21 awards
Nova Scotia16 awards
Saskatchewan14 awards
Ontario2 awards
Manitoba1 awards
Prince Edward Island1 awards

Largest

Largest published awards

RMSO - Laboratory SuppliesPublic Works and Government Services Canada · May 31, 2017$4.2 million
Laboratory Equipment and SuppliesPublic Works and Government Services Canada · March 24, 2017$4 million
Fournitures de laboratoire pour les universitésCentre d'acquisitions gouvernementales · June 26, 2024$3.6 million
Provincial - Fourniture de produits et équipements de laboratoireHydro-Québec · July 3, 2025$3.6 million
Fournitures de laboratoireCentre d'acquisitions gouvernementales · March 25, 2020$2.5 million

Latest

Recently awarded

Acquisition d’un appareil de purification de librairies NGSUniversité Laval · October 14, 2026$84,667
Achat de foursUniversité du Québec à Chicoutimi · October 5, 2026$43,301
Fluorescence Spectrometer with Advanced Excitation Emission Matrix Spectroscopy (EEMS) Analysis CapabilitiesNational Research Council Canada · September 16, 2026$181,081
30253250/Duo DigitalUniversité McGill · September 11, 2026$74,921
Systèmes d’eau pour applications de laboratoireSanté Québec - CHU de Québec - Université Laval · September 11, 2026$66,375
Acquisition d'enceinte de sécurité biologique pharmaceutiqueSanté Québec Bas-Saint-Laurent · September 10, 2026$69,962

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Source: Publicus procurement data as of October 26, 2026. Counts are published award notices; values are disclosed amounts in Canadian dollars, and undated awards are not counted, so totals are a floor. Names are as the publishers spell them, combined where they clearly refer to the same organization.

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