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Alberta Health Services

Total sole-source dollars
$141,460,347
Sole-source contracts
141
Distinct ministries
7

Spend by fiscal year, stacked by ministry

Per-year, per-ministry breakdown of this vendor's sole-source contract dollars.

  • 2015-2016: HUMAN SERVICES $9,640,273, Health $240,000.
  • 2016-2017: COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES $30,697, HUMAN SERVICES $7,170,075, Health $1,135,260.
  • 2017-2018: CHILDREN'S SERVICES $460,000, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES $24,871,932, Health $567,630.
  • 2018-2019: CHILDREN'S SERVICES $2,410,881, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES $9,551,361.
  • 2019-2020: CHILDREN'S SERVICES $3,495,012, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES $3,458,609, Health $567,630.
  • 2020-2021: CHILDREN'S SERVICES $231,720, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES $33,997,131.
  • 2021-2022: CHILDREN'S SERVICES $1,411,468, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES $2,020,751.
  • 2022-2023: COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES $751,791, Children and Family Services $653,673, SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES $132,207.
  • 2023-2024: SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES $30,080,365.
  • 2024-2025: Children and Family Services $498,799, SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES $2,198,342.
  • 2025-2026: Assisted Living and Social Services $5,884,740.

Every sole-source contract

Verbatim from Alberta Open Data. Where the upstream published no work description or sole-source justification code, the field renders as —.

Every sole-source contract attributed to this vendor: amount, ministry, fiscal year, contract dates, work description, and the upstream-published sole-source justification code.
AmountMinistryFYPeriodWork descriptionNSC code
$17,654,220COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2020-20212020-04-01 → 2023-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$17,654,220COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2017-20182017-04-01 → 2020-03-31Home and Community Inclusion Community Supportsd
$11,769,480SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2023-20242023-04-01 → 2025-03-31Support to Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD)d
$7,355,925HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-04-01 → 2016-06-30Two live-in facilities based care for 45 individuals that are medically fragile.d
$6,711,930SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2023-20242023-04-01 → 2026-03-31Support to Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD)d
$6,601,315COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2020-20212020-04-01 → 2023-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$5,884,740Assisted Living and Social Services2025-20262025-04-01 → 2026-03-31Support to Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD)d
$5,744,332COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2020-20212020-04-01 → 2023-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$4,413,555HUMAN SERVICES2016-20172016-07-01 → 2017-03-31Home living and community accessd
$3,995,616COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2018-20192018-04-01 → 2020-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$3,140,396COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2018-20192018-04-01 → 2020-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$1,999,892SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2023-20242023-04-01 → 2026-03-31Home and Community Inclusion Supportsd
$1,971,560SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2023-20242023-04-01 → 2026-03-31Supports to Persons with Developmental Disabilitiesd
$1,893,425COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2017-20182017-04-01 → 2018-03-31Home and Community Inclusion Community Supportsd
$1,764,525COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2019-20202019-08-01 → 2020-03-31Living Arrangements and Housingd
$1,650,735COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2020-20212020-04-01 → 2023-03-31Living Arrangements and Housingd
$1,350,002SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2023-20242023-04-01 → 2026-03-30Family Supports for Children with Disabilitiesd
$1,269,268CHILDREN'S SERVICES2021-20222021-04-01 → 2023-03-31Assessment, Consulting and Treatment Servicesd
$1,269,268CHILDREN'S SERVICES2019-20202019-04-01 → 2021-03-31Assessment, Consulting and Treatment Servicesd
$1,226,402SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2023-20242023-04-01 → 2026-03-31Supports to Persons with Developmental Disabilitiesd
$1,135,260Health2016-20172016-04-01 → 2018-03-31Day-to-day administration and clinical operation of the Respiratory Benefits Program for Aids to Daily Livingb
$1,000,000COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2018-20192018-04-01 → 2020-03-31Feeding Formula Programd
$982,752SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2023-20242023-04-01 → 2026-03-31Supports to Persons with Developmental Disabilitiesd
$949,996CHILDREN'S SERVICES2019-20202019-04-01 → 2021-03-31Assessment, Consulting and Treatment Servicesd
$931,649COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2017-20182017-12-01 → 2020-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$928,751SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2023-20242023-04-01 → 2026-03-31Supports to Persons with Developmental Disabilitiesd
$912,478COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2017-20182017-04-01 → 2018-03-31Home and Community Inclusion Community Supportsd
$912,478COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2017-20182017-04-01 → 2018-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$866,112SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2023-20242023-04-01 → 2026-03-31Support to Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD)d
$810,913HUMAN SERVICES2016-20172016-07-01 → 2018-03-31Community-Based Living Supports, Child Intervention, ECD, EI, Family and Caregiver Supportb
$755,373SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2023-20242023-04-01 → 2024-09-30Support to Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD)d
$719,376COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2020-20212020-04-01 → 2023-03-31Living Arrangements and Housingd
$701,729COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2017-20182017-04-01 → 2020-03-31Specialized wrap-around supports for multi needs clientb
$666,631COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2021-20222021-04-01 → 2022-03-31Living Arrangements and Housingd
$653,673Children and Family Services2022-20232023-03-15 → 2024-03-31Assessment, Consulting and Treatment Servicesd
$644,749SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2023-20242023-04-01 → 2024-03-31Support to Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD)d
$642,072HUMAN SERVICES2016-20172016-07-01 → 2018-03-31Community-Based Living Supports, Child Intervention, ECD, EI, Family and Caregiver Supportb
$634,634CHILDREN'S SERVICES2018-20192018-04-01 → 2019-03-31Assessment, Consulting and Treatment Servicesd
$626,974COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2019-20202019-04-01 → 2020-03-31Specialized Services for Severe Disabilitiesd
$575,000COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2020-20212020-04-01 → 2021-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$567,630Health2017-20182018-03-31 → 2019-03-31To provide support while the Alberta Aids to Daily Living Respiratory Benefits Program (AADL RBP) transitions over to Alberta Blue Cross.b
$567,630Health2019-20202019-11-22 → 2020-03-31Management of the day-to-day clinical operations and the medical advisory functions AADLs respiratory benefitsd
$552,153COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2020-20212020-04-01 → 2023-03-31Living Arrangements and Housingd
$536,900SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2023-20242023-04-01 → 2026-03-31Supports to Persons with Developmental Disabilitiesd
$500,000COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2020-20212020-04-01 → 2021-03-31Feeding Formula Programd
$500,000COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2021-20222021-04-01 → 2022-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$500,000COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2017-20182017-04-01 → 2018-03-31FSCD Families to access Formulab
$480,536COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2018-20192018-04-01 → 2020-03-31Specialized Services for Severe Disabilitiesd
$474,998CHILDREN'S SERVICES2018-20192018-04-01 → 2019-03-31Assessment, Consulting and Treatment Servicesd
$466,103COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2021-20222021-04-01 → 2022-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$463,379CHILDREN'S SERVICES2018-20192018-04-01 → 2019-03-31Child Intervention Early Childhood Development and Early Interventiond
$463,379CHILDREN'S SERVICES2019-20202019-04-01 → 2020-03-31Child Intervention, Early Childhood Development and Early Interventiond
$460,000CHILDREN'S SERVICES2017-20182017-04-01 → 2018-03-31Group and Campus-Based Care and Supportsd
$448,842SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2024-20252024-04-01 → 2025-03-31Group Living Arrangementsd
$408,028COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2019-20202020-03-01 → 2020-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$398,155COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2017-20182017-04-01 → 2017-12-31Specialized wrap-around supports for multi needs clientd
$375,000HUMAN SERVICES2016-20172016-07-01 → 2017-03-31Providing prescribed formula for disabled children under FSCD.d
$366,896CHILDREN'S SERVICES2018-20192018-04-01 → 2019-03-31Child Intervention Early Childhood Development and Early Interventiond
$366,896CHILDREN'S SERVICES2019-20202019-04-01 → 2020-03-31Child Intervention, Early Childhood Development and Early Interventiond
$357,934COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2018-20192018-04-01 → 2020-03-31Behavioural or Developmental Supportsd
$356,599Children and Family Services2024-20252024-04-01 → 2027-03-31Assessment, Consulting and Treatment Servicesd
$349,246COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2018-20192018-04-01 → 2020-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$301,455COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2017-20182018-03-01 → 2018-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$289,222COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2017-20182017-04-01 → 2019-03-31Specialized wrap-around supports for multi needs clientd
$268,482COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2019-20202019-07-01 → 2020-03-31Behavioural or Developmental Supportsd
$255,592COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2021-20222021-04-01 → 2022-03-31Living Arrangements and Housingd
$251,791COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2022-20232022-10-20 → 2023-03-31Group Living Arrangementsd
$250,000HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-07-01 → 2015-12-31FSCD special diet servicesd
$250,000COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2022-20232022-04-01 → 2022-09-30Cross Ministry Initiative to provide Formula to FSCD Families.d
$250,000COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2022-20232022-10-01 → 2023-03-31Cross Ministry Support Servicesd
$250,000HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162016-01-01 → 2016-06-30FSCD special diet servicesb
$240,000Health2015-20162016-02-26 → 2016-07-15To undertake data collection for the Alberta Potential Donor Auditb
$237,732CHILDREN'S SERVICES2019-20202019-04-01 → 2021-03-31Assessment, Consulting and Treatment Servicesd
$231,720CHILDREN'S SERVICES2020-20212020-04-01 → 2022-03-31Group and Campus-Based Care and Supportsd
$231,690HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162016-01-01 → 2016-06-30Families First - a home visitation program for overburdened familiesb
$202,755HUMAN SERVICES2016-20172016-07-01 → 2018-03-31Family and Caregiver Support, Group and Campus-Based Care and Supportsb
$199,500HUMAN SERVICES2016-20172016-07-01 → 2018-03-31Child Intervention Early Childhood Development and Early Interventionb
$191,108HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162016-01-01 → 2016-06-30Overnight staffed residencesb
$186,462SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2023-20242023-04-01 → 2026-03-31Support to Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD)d
$178,967COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2017-20182017-04-01 → 2018-03-31Behavioural/Developmental Supportsd
$174,623COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2017-20182017-04-01 → 2018-03-31Behavioural or Developmental Supportsd
$158,659HUMAN SERVICES2016-20172016-04-01 → 2016-06-30Assessment and treatmentd
$150,967COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2019-20202020-03-01 → 2020-03-31Living Arrangements and Housingd
$150,967COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2018-20192018-05-01 → 2020-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$150,000CHILDREN'S SERVICES2018-20192018-04-01 → 2019-03-31Community-Based Living and Supportsd
$150,000CHILDREN'S SERVICES2019-20202019-04-01 → 2020-03-31Group and Campus-Based Care and Supportsd
$149,999SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2023-20242023-04-01 → 2026-03-30Consultation with Health Professionalsd
$142,200CHILDREN'S SERVICES2021-20222021-04-01 → 2024-03-31Medical Services for Yellowhead Youth Centerd
$142,200Children and Family Services2024-20252024-04-01 → 2027-03-31Assessment, Consulting and Treatment Servicesd
$132,425COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2021-20222021-04-01 → 2022-03-31Living Arrangements and Housingd
$130,968HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-06-18 → 2015-12-31Home living supportsd
$130,968HUMAN SERVICES2016-20172016-07-01 → 2017-03-31Specialized Assessments - Behavioral Assessmentd
$125,000HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-04-01 → 2015-12-31Special diet servicesb
$118,866CHILDREN'S SERVICES2018-20192018-04-01 → 2019-03-31Assessment, Consulting and Treatment Servicesd
$118,750HUMAN SERVICES2016-20172016-04-01 → 2016-06-30Clincial consultative supportsd
$115,860CHILDREN'S SERVICES2018-20192018-04-01 → 2019-03-31Group and Campus-Based Care and Supportsd
$115,519COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2019-20202019-07-01 → 2020-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$110,328HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-04-01 → 2015-06-30Families First - Home Visitation - Unique Partnership with Alberta Health Servicesb
$104,874COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2019-20202019-04-01 → 2020-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$87,357HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-04-01 → 2015-06-30FASD - First Steps - Unique Partnership with Alberta Health Servicesb
$87,312HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162016-01-01 → 2016-06-30Partnership with Alberta Mental Health for dual diagnosis (mental Health and Developmental disability) individualsb
$68,970COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2018-20192018-12-01 → 2019-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$68,602HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162016-01-01 → 2016-06-30PDD overnight staffed residencesd
$68,602HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-07-01 → 2015-12-31PDD overnight staffed residencesd
$64,252HUMAN SERVICES2016-20172016-07-01 → 2017-03-31Home and Community Inclusion Supportsd
$61,954HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-06-19 → 2015-12-31Home living supportsd
$59,434HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-07-01 → 2015-12-31Addiction counselling to youthb
$59,432HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162016-01-01 → 2016-06-30Addiction counselling to youthb
$57,930HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162016-01-01 → 2016-06-30Medically fragile clients requiring medically supported respite.b
$57,748CHILDREN'S SERVICES2018-20192018-04-01 → 2019-03-31Child Intervention Early Childhood Development and Early Interventiond
$57,741CHILDREN'S SERVICES2019-20202019-04-01 → 2020-03-31Community-Based Living and Supportsd
$57,112HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162016-01-01 → 2016-06-30Healthy families home visitationb
$57,000HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-07-01 → 2015-12-31Healthy families home visitationb
$43,656HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-04-01 → 2015-12-31Home living supportsd
$43,311HUMAN SERVICES2016-20172016-07-01 → 2017-03-31Community Based Living and Supportsd
$34,694HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-04-01 → 2015-06-30Addiction counselling to youthb
$34,301HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-04-01 → 2015-06-30Overnight staffed residencesb
$29,673COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2016-20172017-02-13 → 2017-03-31Specialized Supportsb
$28,965HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-04-01 → 2015-06-30Medically fragile clients requiring medically supported respiteb
$28,874HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-07-01 → 2015-12-31Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder servicesb
$28,874HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162016-01-01 → 2016-06-30Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder servicesb
$28,500HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-04-01 → 2015-06-30Healthy families home visitationb
$28,500CHILDREN'S SERVICES2018-20192018-04-01 → 2018-06-30Child Intervention Early Childhood Development and Early Interventiond
$27,884HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-04-01 → 2015-12-31Home living supportsd
$21,866HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162016-01-01 → 2016-06-30Home living supportsb
$19,240COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2019-20202020-01-01 → 2021-03-31Specialized Assessments - Multi-Disciplinary Team Assessment for Children with Severe Disabilitiesd
$18,590HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162016-01-01 → 2016-06-30Home living supports, cost sharing services with AHS for homecare and home living supportsb
$17,650COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2017-20182017-04-01 → 2020-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$17,500HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162016-01-01 → 2016-06-30Multi-disciplinary servicesb
$14,437HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162015-04-01 → 2015-06-30Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder servicesb
$10,339HUMAN SERVICES2016-20172016-04-01 → 2016-06-30Clincial consultative supportsd
$7,696COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2018-20192019-01-01 → 2019-12-31Specialized Assessmentsd
$5,883COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2017-20182017-04-01 → 2018-03-31Home and Inclusion Community Supportsd
$2,379HUMAN SERVICES2015-20162016-01-01 → 2016-06-30Home living supports, cost sharing services with AHS for homecare and home living supportsb
$1,024COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES2016-20172017-03-01 → 2017-03-31Specialized wrap-around supports for multi needs clientd

Recurring-justification findings

This vendor is not named in any recurring-justification cluster in the current evidence build.

Vendor-scope-drift findings

In ministry SENIORS, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES

Earliest fiscal year
FY 2022-2023
Latest fiscal year
FY 2024-2025
Jaccard distance
1.00
Earliest period — top tokens
developmental, disabilities, pdd, persons, support
Latest period — top tokens
arrangements, group, living

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