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What the procurement data actually says.

Original research on Canadian public procurement, built from Cothon's index of 269,402 tender notices and 404,533 Quebec bids. Every figure is sourced and dated.

LatestWin Rates7 min read

How Much Do Losing Bids Lose By? 62,370 Quebec Public Tenders, Analyzed

Quebec’s SEAO publishes the price every bidder submitted. Five years of it show how close public contracts really are, and when they are not close at all.

By Aaron GurmanRead the analysis
Key figure
11.9%
median gap between the two lowest bids
Source: Cothon analysis · Sep 23, 2026

More research

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    What Is Government Procurement Intelligence? A Canadian Guide for 2026

    Government procurement intelligence explained for Canadian vendors: the four layers (discovery, award history, competitor pricing, bid qualification), why Canada’s fragmented portals make it hard, and what to look for in a tool.

    1 in 4
    open tenders not posted on CanadaBuys
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    CanadaBuys Data: What It Covers, What It Misses, and Where Else to Look

    A practical guide to CanadaBuys tender and award data for vendors: what it publishes, how often, which provincial and municipal tenders it misses (one in four open tenders on the day we measured), and where to find them.

    91%
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    How to Respond to an ITQ in Canada: A 2026 Vendor’s Walkthrough

    A walkthrough of the Invitation to Qualify process for Canadian government procurement. What an ITQ requires, how it differs from an RFP, and where vendors fail.

    286
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The data behind these articles

Every chart here comes from the same index Cothon customers search to decide what to bid on.

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