The holidays are quickly approaching and for many it’s the season of giving, spending time with family and friends, and participating in fun winter activities. Just as consumers spend billions of dollars a year around the holidays, so do government agencies. From lights to decorations to winter events and parties, many towns and cities are looking for suppliers to provide these goods and services. If your business provides winter maintenance or holiday-related supplies, now is the perfect time to start finding and bidding on these opportunities. Make the holidays less stressful for your business by utilizing a bidding solution like Merx to find and get matched with the right opportunities. There’s no need to search across various city and provincial sites when you can find everything you need all on one platform.
According to PwC Canada, each individual is projected to spend approximately $1,442 on holiday activities. More specifically, $717 on gifts, $523 on travel, and $202 on entertainment. That’s equivalent to billions of dollars when you multiply that by the entire population. Over the past few years, we’ve also seen online shopping increase substantially as it’s more convenient for shoppers. Just as consumers are heading online, so are government agencies who issue thousands of bids electronically. With Merx you can find tender opportunities, download bid documents, and submit proposals all within our platform from any location.
Start Searching for Holiday Tenders
Start finding new holiday and winter maintenance tenders on Merx today before winter is officially upon us. There have been thousands of tenders published looking for these types of goods and services since the start of 2022 that you can easily access as a registered vendor. It’s always good practice to look through previously closed and awarded solicitations to get a better idea of how you want to position your future proposals on similar projects. It gives you the ability to do research and become more competitive when you’re ready to bid on your next opportunity. Below is a sample of recently closed opportunities to give you an idea of what you can find this time of year:
- Outdoor Holiday Lights – Ontario
- Downtown Holiday Hanging Basket Program – Ontario
- Christmas Tree Assembly Services – British Columbia
- Snow Removal – Winnipeg
How to Get Notified of Holiday and Winter Tenders
After you’ve decided if Merx is a good fit for your business, you can register with our local, regional, or national packages to start taking advantage of these opportunities. Once registered, the first thing you’ll want to do is set up your category codes. This is very important to ensure you start receiving opportunities that match exactly with your business. On Merx there are three different category code classifications that you’ll want to set up: Merx Categories, GSIN Categories, and UNSPSC Categories. To find all the codes that match with your business, scroll through the whole list or type in keywords that relate to what you sell, for example ‘‘holiday’’, ‘‘snow removal’’, ‘‘decorations’’, or ‘‘lights’’. All the codes with those words in it will come up and you can select which ones you want to add to your account. You can then find a list of all the category codes you’ve selected in the ‘‘My Organization’’ tab under ‘‘Working Categories.’’ Feel free to go in there at any time to update your selections.
Another great way to get notified of opportunities is to create a new ‘‘saved search.’’ This is where you can search for certain tenders by specific parameters such as sector, location, category codes, closing date, solicitation type, keywords, and more to find relevant results. You can then save that search and select ‘‘Get notified of opportunities’’ and you’ll be able to see all the new tenders that are published that match that search you set up, as well as receive daily tender notifications to your inbox.
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As 2022 is nearing an end, get in on these holiday and winter opportunities to close out the year in success. And be ready for a bunch of new spending from many government agencies across Canada in the coming new year that your business can easily start bidding on with Merx. Billions of dollars are spent during the winter months, so grab some hot chocolate and grab those opportunities. Register today and start exploring!
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