We competed to be part of the framework agreement. As part of the framework agreement, line departments can procure up to a certain threshold in terms of service, but there's a ceiling to that threshold. Then, once you exceed or expect to exceed that threshold, there's a secondary phase of procurement that would become more competitive to ensure that the government was using the most transparent means to procure those services.
On December 14th, 2022. See this statement in context.