Basic Information

Reference Number

00004214811

Issuing Organization

Ontario Shared Services

Solicitation Type

NPP - Notice of Proposed Procurement (Formal)

Solicitation Number

tender_20077

Title

Project: tender_20077 - Pre-Release Notice of Upcoming Opportunity for Digital Procurement Solution

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

Ontario

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2024/09/04 02:53:00 PM EDT

Closing Date

2024/09/17 12:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

James Chang

james.chang@ontario.ca

Description

Supply Ontario (SO) is planning to issue a Request for Bids (RFB) to establish a single-vendor, enterprise-wide Vendor of Record arrangement for a Digital Procurement Solution (DPS). The new DPS will provide a single digital marketplace to the public sector to provide tendering services and digitalization of the procurement process and contract management while assisting in meeting Ontario’s trade obligations by supporting open, fair and transparent competitive procurements for goods and services. This solution will, over time, enable suppliers to find all Ontario public sector procurement opportunities in one easy to use solution. SO is looking to procure a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that will enable an end-to-end supply chain process.

We anticipate the posting of the RFB to be within the next month.

SO as part of the pre-release notice for the DPS will be hosting a Market Day on September 17, 2024, at 10:00am. Participation in this information session is optional and the market day event will be remote. Organizations that are interested in attending the Market Day must complete the Market Day Registration form by September 10, 2024, and submit by 5 pm EST to James.Chang@supplyontario.ca. Remote attendance information will be shared with organizations after the registration form is submitted.

Some of the key capabilities that SO may consider for the solution include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Supplier Management
• Procurement Intake
• Guided Workflow
• Procurement Development and Tendering
• Vendor Management
• Collaboration and Messenger
• Customer Relationship Management
• Contract Management
• Acquisitions and eCatalog
• Reporting and Spend Analysis
• Category Management
Scope of Work
Vendors should also consider these additional capabilities
• Automation and Artificial Intelligence
• Modular Design
• Robotic Process Automation
• Interface with other solutions
• Maintaining Availability
• Ensuring Integrity of Data
• Security and Access Controls
• Emerging technologies and Scalability
• Audit, Logging and Monitoring
• Privacy and Accessibility

This pre-release notice provides a high-level overview of the upcoming opportunity and the intended timeframes.

This opportunity will be available through the OTP. Those wishing to respond to this opportunity will be required to register through the OTP.

This notice does not constitute a binding commitment on the part of SO to issue any subsequent RFB. The statements and representation contained in this notice are not binding on SO.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This pre-release notice should not be construed as a Request for Bid (RFB), Request for Proposal (RFP), or any other procurement processes. No bids are to be submitted at this time. This notice does not constitute a commitment to procure any goods or services. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Supply Ontario reserve(s) the right to not proceed with the procurement mentioned in this notice, and to amend the scope of the planned procurements, without any responsibility, liability, or obligation to any interested parties. Neither Supply Ontario nor Ontario will be responsible for any expenses or costs incurred by any person as a result of this communication. The contents of any final RFB or other procurement processes may vary from the high-level description of services and deliverables provided in this notice.

Optional Information Session:
September 17, 2024, at 10:00am (Toronto Time)

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued by the originator of the notice. MERX asks you to contact the buying agency directly for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the main tender document and/or on this notice abstract.

Toutes les modifications associées à cet avis d’appel d’offres ainsi que les documents, les plans et les spécifications sont générés par l’entité responsable des achats (l’acheteur). S’il vous plait, contactez-le directement pour les addenda. Veuillez notez qu’il se peut que les fournisseurs soient obligés de s’inscrire directement avec l’acheteur. Vous pouvez trouver leur coordonnées dans le document principal ou dans l’abstrait de l’avis d’appel d’offre.

Source: https://ontariotenders.app.jaggaer.com/