Week of August 21

The City of London is proud to announce bids&tenders™, a new online procurement service that makes it easier for you to review, register and submit bids for goods and services.

To continue submitting bids to the City of London you must subscribe as a vendor for the new bids&tenders™ system .

Subscription
Subscription to bids&tenders™ is available for one low, annual cost of $165 CDN. Subscription grants you unlimited access to hundreds of buyers and open bids across North America. View all open bids on the system even without a subscription, and subscribe when you choose to bid.

Only bidding once this year? A one-time bid fee is available for $45 CDN per bid.

Subscribe now to bids&tenders™

Your vendor subscription gives you access to bid opportunities for more than 100 other public sector organizations across North America, including:

• government
  
• education
  
• energy
  
• police
  
• health organizations
  
  

Bid management tools
bids&tenders™ gives you access to more opportunities and valuable bid management tools, including:

• Ability to upload and submit bids 100% electronically
  
• Track and manage bids at a glance with your custom dashboard
  
• Select your categories, so you only see the bids you want
  
• Automated email notifications of new bid opportunities, including addenda
  

• 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
  
• Automated confirmation when your bid has been submitted, received, or withdrawn
  
• Built-in calculator that does the math for you, eliminating calculation errors
  

• Built-in compliancy checker so your bids are never rejected for incomplete information
  

• Built-in reminders sent to you if a bid has been started but not submitted within 48 hours, 24 hours, and 12 hours from close
  

  Subscribe now to bids&tenders™

Live, in-person demo
We invite you to attend a live, in-person Purchasing and Supply - Bidder Information Session of the new system at the City of London. 

Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Time: 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Location: City of London, 300 Dufferin Avenue, London ON, N6A 4L9
RSVP: Click here to register

Please register to attend the Purchasing and Supply - Bidder Information Session as space is limited.

At the live demo, you will learn how to:

1. Create a vendor account
   
2. Explore the vendor dashboard
   
3. View and find bid opportunities
   
4. Submit and withdraw a bid
   
5. Manage your bid history
   

If you are not able to make the in-person session, you can register for an online webinar . 

Questions?

Please contact the City of London Purchasing and Supply Department:

Phone: 519-661-4900

E-mail: purch@london.ca