Purchasing Information
How to do business with the City of Oshawa
Welcome to the City of Oshawa Purchasing Services website. We aim to offer open, accountable and transparent purchasing services to Oshawa.
Purchasing Services provides centralized procurement services for all City of Oshawa departments and designated boards. We oversee the purchase of goods and services to ensure competitive pricing, quality goods and services and timely delivery to meet City needs.
Bid opportunities
Bid opportunities are posted at oshawa.bidsandtenders.ca. Bidders can create an account to register for bid opportunities.
Features available:
- Email notification of new bid opportunities
- Email notification of addendum
- Download bid documents online
- Submit and withdraw a bid online
- View bid results
It is the bidder's sole responsibility to access and download addenda, updates and new open bid opportunities.
Disposal of City assets
When the City declares items as surplus, they are disposed of online auction or Region of Durham auction, trade-in, donation or bid solicitation.
The Region of Durham auction is held annually on the last Saturday of September.
Online auctions occur throughout the year at www.govdeals.ca.
Accessible procurement
The City is committed to accessibility through the following relevant provincial statutes:
- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005
- Important notice to vendors regarding Ontario Regulation 191/11 for the delivery of accessible information and communication products for the City of Oshawa
- Vendor Accessible Document and Website Standards
Legislation states that all contractors providing goods, services or construction to the City shall ensure their employees and/or subcontractors are trained on providing accessible customer services. Training can be as simple as reading through the Accessible Customer Service Guide.
Professional affiliations
In order to maintain and promote simplified standards and keep pace with changing market conditions, Purchasing Services maintains membership and subscribes to the principles and ethics of these associations:
- Ontario Public Buyers Association
- National Institute of Government Purchasing
- Canadian Public Procurement Council
- Supply Chain Management Association
The City of Oshawa and other publically funded agencies within the Regional Municipality of Durham are members of the Durham Purchasing Co-operative.
The City of Oshawa is also a member of the Greater Toronto Area Purchasing Group. Meeting quarterly, the group promotes excellence through strategic procurement. This group does not issue bid calls. It focuses on sharing information, current purchasing standards, practices and market trends.