Tenders/City of Calgary - Notice of Award - 25-0101 - Penetration Testing Elections Calgary Electoral View Platform

City of Calgary - Notice of Award - 25-0101 - Penetration Testing Elections Calgary Electoral View Platform

City of Calgary

Published: Oct 22, 2026

Updated: Oct 23, 2026

About This Opportunity

This is a consulting contract in the information and communication technology and security and defense sectors, with a focus on Software, Network Infrastructure and Cybersecurity. Located in Canada, North America, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through Alberta Purchasing Connection, a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for consulting in the information and communication technology sector. Consulting assignments are typically evaluated with a strong emphasis on the technical proposal, including the methodology and qualifications of key experts. Shortlisted firms may be invited to submit financial proposals in a second stage. This is an advance notice — the formal tender is expected to be published shortly. Interested parties can use this time to prepare documentation and identify potential partners.

Description

Digital Boundaries Group is a specialized penetration testing company that was previously used by the City of Calgary to perform penetration testing on a web application called Voterview that was going to be used for the Calgary Catholic School Board By-election in January of 2025. During the penetration testing of Voterview multiple vulnerabilities were identified that were previously unknown, which demonstrates the expertise and rigour that Digital Boundaries Group has when performing penetration testing. As preparations for the 2025 General Election that is to be held in October begin, Elections Calgary and Coporate Security would like to secure Digital Boundaries Group as the sole vendor to perform penetration testing for all associated web applications involved in the 2025 General Election program. The reason/justification we would like to use Digital Boundaries Group for all testing is because: Digital Boundaries has previous experience with testing election-focused web applications. Elections Calgary currently has harsh time constraints with the General Election scheduled for October and does not have the time to go back to market for each round of penetration testing. The findings of the penetration testing are confidential in nature and having multiple companies become aware of identified vulnerabilities presents reputational risk. Commodity Categories: Network security or virtual private network VPN management software Delivery Region: Alberta, Calgary

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from Alberta Purchasing Connection and was originally published on October 22, 2026. Last refreshed today. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About City of Calgary

City of Calgary has issued 432 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 50 currently open and 88 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Construction & Civil Works, Information & Communication Technology, and Transport & Logistics. All notices are published for Canada. Notices are distributed via Alberta Purchasing Connection and CanadaBuys - Government of Canada. Most recent publication: October 22, 2026.

Frequently asked questions about this tender

How can I submit a bid?

Visit Alberta Purchasing Connection to access the full notice, required documents, and submission instructions provided by the contracting authority.

Who is the contracting authority?

This notice was issued by City of Calgary in Canada. The authority is responsible for evaluating bids, awarding the contract, and managing performance.

What type of contract is this?

This is a Consulting contract in the Information & Communication Technology sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

Where will the contract be performed?

The contract is for delivery in Canada. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.