HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government has awarded a $2.18-million contract without a competitive bidding process for a review of the province’s home care services.
Barbara Adams, minister of seniors and long-term care, says the untendered contract is for consulting firm Davis Pier to determine areas that need improvement in the home care network.
Adams said last week the government didn’t issue a call for bids on the contract because it wanted to move quickly on the file and the company chosen is “very familiar” with home care in Nova Scotia.
The minister says there are too many cancelled home-care visits, adding that she hopes Davis Pier will highlight ways of improving efficiency in the system.
The provincial government has been criticized in auditor general reports for spending taxpayer money without going through a competitive bid process.
Auditor general Kim Adair said in February the government had issued $2.4 billion worth of untendered contracts since 2019.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 20, 2025.
