Alberta Purchasing #NPP-2026-09

Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division award for Nelson Education Edwin Licensing

Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division awarded a $259,612.98 agreement for Edwin Licensing from Nelson Education. - Government buyer: Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division (ECSD). - Award and value: $259,612.98; currency is not specified in the notice. - OEM and supplier: Nelson Education is identified as the proprietary, sole-source supplier of Edwin Licensing. - Product requested: Edwin Licensing; license quantity and part number are not specified. - Notable requirement and rationale: ECSD describes Edwin as a reliable, vetted alternative after previously cost-covered resources, including Pearson Little Readers and Scholastic resources, became unavailable on New Learn Alberta. The notice says Edwin helps teachers avoid resources characterized as unaligned and unvetted.

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Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division entered into a purchase agreement for Edwin Licensing for $259,612.98. The source describes Nelson Education as a specialty, proprietary, sole-source vendor. Edwin is described as a reliable, vetted alternative after previously cost-covered resources such as Pearson Little Readers and Scholastic became unavailable on New Learn Alberta. The notice states that without Edwin, teachers may turn to unaligned and unvetted resources.

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