ClosedTransport services

Polar Helicopter Project[E11]

Gatineau, CanadaPublic Works and Government Services Canada[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Titre : Projet des hélicoptères polaires Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is seeking Industry feedback regarding the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Polar Helicopter Project.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 30 Jun 2026, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−4). UTC: 30 Jun 2026, 18:00 UTC. CanadaBuys does not state a zone in its data. Its documentation uses Eastern time, so this is shown as Eastern time.
Published 7 Dec 2023.
Value: Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer: Public Works and Government Services CanadaSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on CanadaBuys open tender notices (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E3]: 30 Jun 2026, 14:00 Eastern time (UTC−4)
Value: Not stated
Published[E9]: 7 Dec 2023
Procedure[E8]: The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding
Source: CanadaBuys open tender notices (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 5 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Titre : Projet des hélicoptères polaires Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is seeking Industry feedback regarding the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Polar Helicopter Project. The intent of this Request for Information (RFI) process is to remain open until a formal solicitation process is released in the future. PSPC intends to release future engagement activities through amendments to this RFI process. Each subsequent amendment will clearly identify the information Canada is requesting and the requested Industry response date. This purpose of this RFI format is to: a. provide a continuous single point of official project communication with industry; b. present draft RFP documents to solicit industry comments and feedback; c. collaborate with industry on all elements of the requirement such as technical, sustainment, in service support, initial cadre training, possible ITB/VP’s, and the resulting contracts terms and conditions; d. answer questions from industry to ensure all interested participants receive the same information; e. provide draft schedule updates; and f. hold industry meetings and engagement activities as necessary. The CCG is acquiring two new polar icebreaker vessels. These vessels are being built in Canada with anticipated delivery of the first vessel in 2030. The new polar icebreakers will be Canada’s flagship vessels in the arctic fulfilling many cr…[E4]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery regions: National Capital Region (NCR).[E5]
ConditionTrade agreements that apply: None.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC
The deadline (2026-06-30T18:00:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document PW-_CAG-014-29228@005@Open

Evidence

11 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Public Works and Government Services Canada.
Document PW-_CAG-014-29228@005@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
CanadaBuys publishes Government of Canada tenders.
“CA”
Document PW-_CAG-014-29228@005@Open, field /contractingEntityName-nomEntitContractante-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Bids close at (Eastern Time assumed: the open data states no zone) 30 Jun 2026, 14:00 GMT-4.
“2026-06-30T14:00:00”
Document PW-_CAG-014-29228@005@Open, field /tenderClosingDate-appelOffresDateCloture, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Trade Agreement: NONE Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No Nature of Requirements: Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) is seeking Industry feedback re…”
Document PW-_CAG-014-29228@005@Open, field /tenderDescription-descriptionAppelOffres-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
Delivery regions: National Capital Region (NCR).
Document PW-_CAG-014-29228@005@Open, field /regionsOfDelivery-regionsLivraison-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Trade agreements that apply: None.
Document PW-_CAG-014-29228@005@Open, field /tradeAgreements-accordsCommerciaux-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This is a Request for Information on CanadaBuys.
Document PW-_CAG-014-29228@005@Open, field /noticeType-avisType-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procurement method is Competitive - Open bidding.
Document PW-_CAG-014-29228@005@Open, field /procurementMethod-methodeApprovisionnement-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 7 Dec 2023.
“2023-12-07”
Document PW-_CAG-014-29228@005@Open, field /publicationDate-datePublication, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
CanadaBuys gives the status as Open.
Document PW-_CAG-014-29228@005@Open, field /tenderStatus-appelOffresStatut-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "Polar Helicopter Project".
Document PW-_CAG-014-29228@005@Open, field /title-titre-eng, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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