What’s New?
Ontario is eliminating user fees for the Ontario Tenders Portal
For more information, please click here for Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Ontario Tenders Portal?
The Ontario Tenders Portal (OTP) is the online bidding portal for procurement competitions within the government of Ontario and Broader Public Sector (BPS) Entities .
OTP is free for BPS Entities to use. It simplifies the RFx process, reduces cycle times, and provides ease of use by utilizing advanced tools and processes based on Jaggaer's eTendering platform.
OTP allows vendors the benefit of viewing and downloading opportunities of interest without incurring a cost.
Why should BPS Entities adopt OTP?
The Ontario Tenders Portal provides:
- Process and budget efficiencies through web based tenders management and electronic document management
- Transparency and fairness to the tendering process by standardizing bid submissions and evaluations
- Added competitiveness in sourcing events by lowering barrier for vendors to participate with free opportunity view and downloads
- Sustainability opportunities through the reduction of paper and mail usage by utilizing an eTendering solution
Why should vendors use OTP?
The Ontario Tenders Portal provides:
- One central location to view procurement opportunities from a wide variety of purchasing organizations and provinces
- The ability to download procurement opportunities at no cost to vendors
- Online bid submissions for procurements
- Increased transparency and assurance of process compliance
- Broader market reach
- Reduced customer acquisition costs
Responding to a Tender
- Register for OTP
- View posted opportunities for government of Ontario and all rolled-out BPS entities
- Download opportunities of interest