Welcome to the City of Waterloo Bid Opportunities Website

This site allows potential Bidders to create a Bidding System Vendor account.  Bidders select commodity codes for goods and services and the Bidding System will notify the Vendor by email of Bid opportunities matching their commodity code selection.

Public tenders, bids and request for proposals are posted on this website.  

Bidders are solely responsible for ensuring their Vendor account information is kept current.

For step by step instructions on how to create an Account please refer to the Vendor Guide

Living Wage:
As of June 1, 2023, The City of Waterloo is a Living Wage employer.  As such we agree to ensure that all direct full time, part-time and contract employees are paid the living wage rate for the Region of Waterloo, as set by the Ontario Living Wage Network.  The City requires that all contractors participating in new bid opportunities agree to pay, as a minimum, a Living Wage, as set by the Ontario Living Wage Network to each of its employees, workers and contractors, except those that are students, engaged in work undertaken on the premises of the City of Waterloo.

Notice of Participation With Buying Groups:
The City of Waterloo intends to participate in one or more procurements conducted by the following buying groups:

• Canoe Procurement Group of Canada Buying Program
• Grand River Cooperative Procurement Group
• Kinetic GPO
• Ontario Government Vendor of Record Program
• Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace

Purchasing Support:
If you have questions about a specific bid opportunity please direct your inquiry to the contact person listed in the bid document.

Technical Support:
If you encounter technical issues, please contact support@bidsandtenders.ca

The following is a list of our current online bid opportunities. Please refer to the Status column in the list to determine if the bid is open, closed or awarded.