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Benchmarking Services Specialized in Higher Education

Solicitation number 2025-ACAN-00125 - LG

Publication date

Closing date and time 2025/03/10 14:30 EDT

Last amendment date

Status Status Expired

Description
This is a Notice Of Intent To Award A Single Source Contract (ACAN) that the University of Waterloo (UW) intends to award a contract for Benchmarking Services Specialized in Higher Education to Cubane Consulting (Canada) Ltd. Through the "Uniforum" Benchmarking Services, the University of Waterloo will be able to drive continuous improvement on efficiency and effectiveness in its administrative costs and services. In addition, Uniforum membership will provide access to collaborative forums, in order to connect senior executives, service leads and change experts across the world and share leading and emerging practice.
This ACAN is an advanced notice indicating to the supplier community that UW intends to award a contract for these services to a pre-identified supplier.  If no other supplier submits, on or before the closing date of this Notice, a challenge with a suitable plan for an alternate approach, the competitive requirements of the University are considered to have been met. 

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    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 24 month(s).

    Trade agreements

    • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

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    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    University of Waterloo
    Address
    200 University Avenue West
    Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Reception Services
    Phone
    519-888-4501
    Email
    procure@uwaterloo.ca
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    Summary information

    Language(s)
    English
    Contract duration
    24 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Advance Contract Award Notice

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