The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Author: Helen Doucette “Accept the bid from ABC Company” said the VP of Finance to the Director of Procurement. “I According to the Competitive Bidding Law of Canada, we can only accept compliant bids. I cannot” replied the Director. “Why Why not” asked the VP. ABC’s was late and deemed non-compliant.

Ethics 98

Ethics Import Procurement Public Procurement 98

The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The intention is to encourage consideration of ways to simplify and open opportunities for SMEs to efficiently participate in more public procurements. The suggestions apply to all segments of competitive bidding, including the SME segments of Supplier Diversity, Indigenous and Social Procurement.

Participation 52

Participation Procurement Strategies Procurement Buyers 52

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

More often than not, public procurement of technology is viewed as non-transparent, uncompetitive, poorly planned, inefficient, costly, and having high failure rates. Solution: Open contracting fosters competition among vendors, reducing costs through competitive bidding.

Procurement 138

Procurement Framework Agreement IT Public Private Partnership 138

The Procurement School

MARCH 27, 2025

Team members should include procurement, finance, legal, and subject matter experts. Be careful to only select Canadian ones due to our Competitive Bidding Laws and Trade Agreement obligations for the public sector. This also will identify who will be evaluating the RFP responses. The latter saves you money.

Procurement 52

Procurement Contract Public Procurement Supplier 52