bids&tenders™ is coming to the Municipality of Meaford
On May 1, 2018, the Municipality of Meaford will introduce
bids&tenders™
, a remarkable bidding service that makes it easy for you to review, register and submit bids for goods and services online, 24/7. The Region will join hundreds of purchasing agencies who have already made the switch.
The Municipality of Meaford will transition to using bids&tenders™ in two phases. Starting May 1, 2018, as part of Phase 1:
- Bid documents posted before May 1, 2018 will continue to be available on Biddingo and Meaford.ca.
- Bid documents issued on or after May 1, 2018 will be posted on bids&tenders™ for viewing and downloading.
- Submission of bids will continue to be in-person and by mail courier. The electronic submission of bids will be introduced in Spring 2019 as part of Phase 2.
Subscription
You will need to
subscribe to bids&tenders™ to download bid documents and receive notifications about new Municipality of Meaford bid opportunities.
Subscription to bids&tenders™
unlimited
is just $165/year. Pay once and access all agencies using bids&tenders™ in Canada. A one-time, pay-per-bid option is also available at $45/bid.
See all open bids
on the sy
stem even without a subscription, then once you’ve subscribed, you can make unlimited bids and never pay another fee all year.*
Free Online demo
You will learn how to create a vendor account, explore the vendor dashboard, view and find bid opportunities, submit and withdraw a bid, view and manage your bid history.
In-person Information Session
Please join the Municipality of Meaford on Tuesday April 24
th
from 4:00pm-7:00pm at Meaford Hall (12 Nelson St. E., Meaford, ON) for a free informative session on doing business with the
Municipality. Topics to be covered include:
- Purchasing Policy
- Bids & Tenders Web Hosting Service
- Business Directory
Bid management tools
bids&tenders™ gives you access to valuable and convenient bidding tools, including:
- 100% electronic submission
- A secure, custom dashboard
- Category selection, so you only see the bids you want
- Automated email notifications of new bid opportunities, including addenda
- Automated confirmation when your bid has been submitted, received, or withdrawn
- Ability to work on a bid, save your work, and see the bid closing countdown in real time
- Ability to withdraw and change your bid, then resubmit if desired
- Built-in calculator that does the math for you, eliminating calculation errors
- Built-in compliancy checker so your bids are not rejected for incomplete information
- Built-in reminders sent to you if a bid has been started but not submitted
Subscribe now to bids&tenders™
and never miss another bid deadline; be confident that your bid is complete every time; and say goodbye to calculation errors.
Questions
Bonus
Your subscription also gives you access to bid opportunities for hundreds of purchasing agencies and thousands of bids across North America, including:
- government
- education
- energy
- police
- health organizations
- school boards
*Other purchasing agencies may charge their own individual bid submission fee; however, bids&tenders™
unlimited
never charges you beyond your annual fee to view, subscribe to, and submit limitless bids on its system.