Collection Management System for AAFC national living biological collections under the Service as a Software (SaaS) model

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) will acquire and implement a software as a service (SaaS) Collection Management System (CMS) software solution specifically developed for managing and supporting biological living collections. The Collection Management System must support the capture and management of data, transactions and protocols for multiple organism collection types; helping to administer the curation and maintenance of living microbial collections including viruses, fungi, and viruses and fungi hosted in living plants. The period of the contract will be from the date of issue for a period of 3 years with a further option for 2 years after the initial 3 years.

Category: SRV

• Procurement method: Competitive - Open bidding
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Published

03 Nov 2026

First seen by Atlas

05 Nov 2026

Briefing session

Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.

Submission deadline

02 Dec 2026, 16:00 SAST

Estimated value

Not stated in the notice

Contract type

Competitive - Open bidding

Category

SRV

Source

CanadaBuys

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