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Same supplier, sole-sourced again and again

A public body gave the same supplier three or more sole-source awards.

One sole-source award can be the only sensible choice. A long run of them to the same company is the pattern auditors ask about, because it can mean a supplier never faces competition.

How this is worked out, and what it cannot tell you

The Open Contracting Partnership's guide to red flags puts it this way: a red flag is not evidence that anything wrong happened. It points at something that may be worth a closer look.

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Public body and supplier	Awards	Value	Period
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited	8	$130 million	Feb. 8, 2021 to Aug. 6, 2026
NL Health Services → Microsoft Canada Inc.	7	$110 million	May 8, 2023 to July 17, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Right Coast Wind Corp.	6	$46 million	Feb. 8, 2021 to Jan. 6, 2025
Department of Transportation and Infrastructure → St. John's Dockyard	26	$29.9 million	May 21, 2021 to Sept. 25, 2026
NL Health Services → GE Healthcare Canada	9	$28 million	April 12, 2024 to March 4, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Hydro Quebec	7	$26 million	Feb. 22, 2021 to March 2, 2026
Department of Transportation and Infrastructure → Labrador Marine Inc.	6	$22.2 million	May 1, 2025 to July 2, 2026
NL Health Services → Siemens Healthcare	3	$14.3 million	April 12, 2024 to Sept. 4, 2024
Executive Council → Oracle Canada	3	$12.7 million	Feb. 16, 2023 to Jan. 9, 2024
NL Health Services → TELUS	6	$11.8 million	July 14, 2022 to June 2, 2026
Office of the Chief Information Officer → Microsoft Canada Inc.	6	$11.7 million	Dec. 17, 2021 to Jan. 28, 2026
NL Health Services → Roche Diagnostics	6	$9.1 million	April 30, 2023 to April 28, 2026
Department of Transportation and Infrastructure → Wajax	24	$7.9 million	May 13, 2021 to April 13, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Hitachi Energy Canada Inc.	41	$7.9 million	Oct. 18, 2021 to Sept. 18, 2026
NL Health Services → Varian Medical Systems INC	3	$6.4 million	Dec. 13, 2023 to Feb. 11, 2025
Executive Council → Microsoft	5	$6.3 million	March 31, 2023 to Dec. 19, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → GE Steam Power Canada Inc.	55	$6 million	April 27, 2021 to Sept. 29, 2026
NL Health Services → Honeywell Ltd	6	$5.1 million	March 9, 2023 to July 24, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Toromont Cat	20	$4.9 million	Jan. 12, 2021 to June 25, 2026
Office of the Chief Information Officer → Oracle Canada ULC	5	$4.9 million	Feb. 25, 2021 to May 22, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Cooper Industries (Electrical) Inc	29	$4.2 million	Jan. 18, 2022 to Aug. 21, 2026
NL Centre for Health Information → Microsoft Corporation	6	$3.9 million	Aug. 25, 2021 to Sept. 8, 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Brush GMS	7	$3.9 million	April 8, 2021 to Sept. 10, 2026
Department of Education → Nelson Education	12	$3.8 million	Jan. 11, 2021 to Jan. 31, 2025
Labrador Affairs → PAL Airlines	4	$3.7 million	April 1, 2024 to Sept. 1, 2026
NL Health Services → Johnson Controls	7	$3.6 million	Aug. 7, 2023 to March 20, 2026
NL Health Services → Orion Health	7	$2.9 million	Jan. 26, 2023 to April 22, 2026
Western Health (regional health authority) → Canon Medical Systems	5	$2.9 million	Dec. 14, 2020 to May 19, 2022
Department of Transportation and Infrastructure → Madsen	10	$2.8 million	Feb. 23, 2021 to Jan. 7, 2025
Western Health (regional health authority) → GE HealthCare	4	$2.7 million	April 12, 2021 to Feb. 28, 2023
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Siemens Energy Canada Limited	12	$2.7 million	Dec. 15, 2021 to Oct. 14, 2025
City of St. John's → Microsoft Canada	7	$2.7 million	Feb. 28, 2023 to Oct. 29, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Graybar Canada Limited	56	$2.5 million	Dec. 4, 2020 to Sept. 24, 2026
NL Health Services → GE Healthcare	7	$2.4 million	April 28, 2023 to Aug. 26, 2024
College of the North Atlantic → Oracle Canada ULC	7	$2.4 million	March 21, 2021 to Feb. 24, 2026
NL Health Services → Abbott Medical Canada Co	4	$2.3 million	May 18, 2023 to March 31, 2026
NL Health Services → STryker	6	$2.2 million	April 18, 2023 to Nov. 26, 2025
Department of Education → Rubicon Publishing	8	$2.1 million	Feb. 7, 2023 to Feb. 17, 2025
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development → Pearson Canada	9	$2.1 million	Jan. 11, 2022 to May 15, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Newfoundland Power	5	$2 million	Feb. 16, 2022 to July 11, 2025
NL Health Services → Illumina Canada	3	$1.9 million	June 24, 2025 to Sept. 25, 2026
Department of Education → Scholastic Canada Ltd.	12	$1.9 million	May 10, 2022 to Feb. 5, 2025
Department of Justice and Public Safety → Thomson Reuters Canada Ltd.	6	$1.9 million	May 14, 2021 to July 2, 2026
NL Centre for Health Information → Orion Health Ltd.	4	$1.9 million	Feb. 24, 2021 to April 8, 2022
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development → Rubicon Publishing Inc	7	$1.8 million	Sept. 8, 2025 to Sept. 25, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Wajax Equipment Mount Pearl	8	$1.8 million	Jan. 12, 2021 to Jan. 12, 2023
Eastern Health (regional health authority) → Beckman Coulter	4	$1.7 million	Jan. 26, 2021 to Dec. 6, 2022
Western Health (regional health authority) → Siemens	4	$1.7 million	Jan. 12, 2021 to June 15, 2021
Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation → GC Stage Equipment	4	$1.6 million	Dec. 20, 2022 to June 23, 2023
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Hitachi Energy Systems Inc.	5	$1.6 million	June 21, 2022 to Jan. 27, 2023
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → SEL Schweitzer Laboratories, Inc.	43	$1.6 million	April 5, 2021 to Aug. 31, 2026
Department of Education → Les Editions CEC	8	$1.6 million	July 31, 2021 to Nov. 18, 2024
Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills → Pal Airlines	4	$1.5 million	April 27, 2022 to Nov. 15, 2022
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → GEPR Energy Canada Inc.	16	$1.5 million	Jan. 24, 2023 to Aug. 26, 2026
Department of Transportation and Infrastructure → Kongsberg	23	$1.4 million	Feb. 3, 2021 to Sept. 3, 2026
NL Health Services → LivaNova Canada Inc	4	$1.4 million	April 1, 2024 to March 5, 2026
Department of Education → Pearson Canada	8	$1.3 million	Jan. 12, 2021 to Jan. 24, 2025
NL Health Services → Dallas Mercer Consulting Inc	3	$1.2 million	Jan. 12, 2023 to June 18, 2025
Eastern Health (regional health authority) → Getinge Canada Ltd.	6	$1.2 million	March 8, 2021 to Feb. 27, 2023
Office of the Chief Information Officer → IBM Canada Limited	3	$1.2 million	June 1, 2022 to April 8, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Voith Hydro Inc., a Canadian Corporation	6	$1.1 million	April 16, 2021 to May 6, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Flowserve Canada Corp.	6	$1.1 million	July 6, 2021 to July 8, 2024
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Andritz Hydro Canada Inc.	16	$1.1 million	April 12, 2021 to July 30, 2026
City of St. John's → Harris Govern	6	$1 million	Jan. 8, 2021 to Dec. 19, 2025
NL Health Services → Olympus Canada	3	$1 million	Aug. 28, 2023 to Nov. 21, 2024
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Flowserve US Inc.	9	$1 million	Jan. 25, 2023 to Aug. 31, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Consolidated Continental Co Ltd.	42	$1 million	Dec. 16, 2020 to Sept. 16, 2026
Eastern Health (regional health authority) → GE Healthcare	4	$982,469	June 29, 2021 to July 25, 2022
Department of Education → Pearson Education	7	$970,945	Jan. 17, 2023 to Oct. 31, 2023
NL Health Services → Stryker Canada ULC	4	$963,829	Jan. 24, 2024 to May 20, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → New World Dairy Inc.	4	$963,308	Feb. 7, 2022 to Dec. 3, 2025
NL Health Services → Steris Canada Inc.	3	$958,856	Aug. 8, 2023 to Oct. 30, 2024
NL Health Services → Vocera Communications INC	3	$924,702	March 21, 2023 to April 22, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → GE Vernova	4	$902,326	April 7, 2026 to Aug. 12, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Baker Hughes Energy Services Canada Inc.	7	$895,425	May 26, 2021 to July 20, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Johnson Controls Ltd.	4	$872,486	Feb. 8, 2021 to May 29, 2025
Department of Education → Apple Canada Inc.	8	$871,244	Feb. 2, 2021 to Sept. 10, 2024
Town of Gander → Brenntag Canada Inc.	55	$839,224	Aug. 5, 2021 to Aug. 13, 2025
NL Health Services → Getinge Canada	4	$810,612	July 10, 2023 to Nov. 14, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro → Source Atlantic	4	$798,957	March 14, 2022 to Sept. 29, 2023

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