Opportunity brief
ClosedGrounds Maintenance for PBS 2026 - 2030
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) requires the services of a qualified Contractor to provide grounds maintenance and related general labour services at the Pacific Biological Station (PBS) located in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The Contractor must provide routine and seasonal grounds maintenance services to ensure the site is maintained in a safe, functional, and professional condition throughout the year. The Pacific Biological Station (PBS) is a fisheries research and management facility located in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The site occupies more than fifteen (15) acres and contains a mixture of landscaped grounds, lawns, horticultural beds, native vegetation areas, trees, shrubs, roadways, pathways, stairways, and security fencing. The property includes areas requiring intensive maintenance as well as areas requiring minimal intervention to preserve native vegetation and environmental values. DFO requires ongoing grounds maintenance services to maintain the safety, accessibility, appearance, and operational effectiveness of the facility.
- Other sectors
- Public sector
- Canada

- Buyer / issuer
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)
- Sector
- Other sectors
- Country / region
- NB, Canada
- Public or private
- Public sector
- Closing date
- 08 Oct 2026, 15:00 SAST
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- Submission method
- As per the notice on CanadaBuys
- Tender number
- 30008033
- Status
- Closed
Scope summary
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) requires the services of a qualified Contractor to provide grounds maintenance and related general labour services at the Pacific Biological Station (PBS) located in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The Contractor must provide routine and seasonal grounds maintenance services to ensure the site is maintained in a safe, functional, and professional condition throughout the year. The Pacific Biological Station (PBS) is a fisheries research and management facility located in Nanaimo, British Columbia. The site occupies more than fifteen (15) acres and contains a mixture of landscaped grounds, lawns, horticultural beds, native vegetation areas, trees, shrubs, roadways, pathways, stairways, and security fencing. The property includes areas requiring intensive maintenance as well as areas requiring minimal intervention to preserve native vegetation and environmental values. DFO requires ongoing grounds maintenance services to maintain the safety, accessibility, appearance, and operational effectiveness of the facility.
Category: SRV
Key requirements
- Procurement method: Competitive - Open bidding
- Briefing session: Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.
- Eligibility and evaluation: set out in the tender documents. Check mandatory returnables, registrations and scoring before you commit.
Required documents
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Important dates
- Published
- 22 Sept 2026
- First seen by Atlas
- 29 Sept 2026
- Briefing session
- Not captured. Check the original notice before relying on this.
- Submission deadline
- 08 Oct 2026, 15:00 SAST
Commercial snapshot
- Estimated value
- Not stated in the notice
- Contract type
- Competitive - Open bidding
- Category
- SRV
- Source
- CanadaBuys
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