Research vessel
Contract category profile and market analysis
Total Contracts
12
Total Value
$10,423,875.66
Average Contract
$868,656
Market Trend
2026
2 contracts
avg $2,531,505
2025
2 contracts
avg $875,896
2024
5 contracts
avg $582,413
2023
3 contracts
avg $232,335
Top Suppliers
National Oceanography Centre
1 contracts in this category
$4,220,060
Reformar Inc.
1 contracts in this category
$2,260,000
Herring Conservation and Research Society of BC
1 contracts in this category
$1,766,825
Real-Time Ocean Data Services Ltd
1 contracts in this category
$842,950
H.R. Wallingford Limited
1 contracts in this category
$431,500
Putjotik Fisheries Ltd.
1 contracts in this category
$358,433.73
Seaward Engineering and Research Ltd.
2 contracts in this category
$236,633.6
The University of New Brunswick
1 contracts in this category
$167,637
Vard Marine Inc.
1 contracts in this category
$97,869
Scott Anderson
1 contracts in this category
$57,000
Top Buyers
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
8 contracts
$7,649,539.33
Public Services and Procurement Canada
1 contracts
$-15,032.67
National Research Council Canada
1 contracts
$431,500
Transport Canada
1 contracts
$97,869
Natural Resources Canada
1 contracts
$2,260,000
Recent Contract Awards
| Date | Contract | Supplier | Department | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-04 | Cumberland Sound Turbot Management Area Summer Science Survey – Contract for Vessel Charter | Real-Time Ocean Data Services Ltd | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | $842,950 |
| 2026-03-18 | Vessel Charter - to conduct Oceanographic, Hydrographic, Geological and Ecosystems Surveys and Scientific Research Activities throughout the Atlantic and Eastern Arctic Regions. | National Oceanography Centre | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | $4,220,060 |
| 2025-05-08 | Amend 003 - Hydrographic Survey Boat - ABCO Industries Inc. | ABCO Industries Inc. | Public Services and Procurement Canada | $-15,032.67 |
| 2025-02-05 | Pacific Herring Survey off the British Columbia Coast | Herring Conservation and Research Society of BC | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | $1,766,825 |
| 2024-07-15 | Marine Protected Areas (MPA’s) and Marine Refuges (MR’s) vessel charter | Putjotik Fisheries Ltd. | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | $358,433.73 |
| 2024-06-26 | Chartering of a vessel specialized in purse seine fishing to catch live herring in the western sector of NAFO Division 4S | Scott Anderson | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | $57,000 |
| 2024-02-05 | Vessel Charter – Salish Sea Moorings | Seaward Engineering and Research Ltd. | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | $118,316.8 |
| 2024-02-05 | Vessel Charter – Salish Sea Moorings | Seaward Engineering and Research Ltd. | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | $118,316.8 |
| 2024-01-04 | Scientific Vessel Charter | Reformar Inc. | Natural Resources Canada | $2,260,000 |
| 2023-09-20 | Baseline data on intertidal mudflat and subtidal cobble communities on the Northwest Fundy Shore. | The University of New Brunswick | Fisheries and Oceans Canada | $167,637 |
| 2023-07-13 | Report on technologies and operational practices to improve energy efficiency and/or to reduce underwater vessel noise | Vard Marine Inc. | Transport Canada | $97,869 |
| 2023-06-05 | Open Water Propeller Dynamometer | H.R. Wallingford Limited | National Research Council Canada | $431,500 |