Purchasing

You are invited to join many other businesses currently providing goods and services to The Regional Municipality of Durham.

Learn about doing business with us:

• Guide to doing business with Durham Region
• Procedure debriefing of Request for Proposal (RFP)
• Procedure vendor dispute resolution
• Purchasing by-law
• Purchasing cooperative guide
• Standard terms and conditions
• What we buy

Supplier Information event 2021

The Region of Durham, in partnership with local area municipalities in the Durham Purchasing Co-operative, will be hosting a virtual Supplier Information event on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 from 3 to 4:30 p.m.

The online event will include presentations to assist small businesses in learning more about the public procurement process and how to do business with various public agencies located in the region who are members of the Durham Purchasing Co-operative. Participants will also be provided an opportunity to ask questions of the participating local agencies.

If you are interested in attending the Supplier Information event, please RSVP to PurchasingHelp by April 23, 2021.

To access the event on April 28, 2021 visit the following link: https://durham.ca/virtual_supplier_information_event.

This event is being recorded and will be posted on the Region’s website. If you ask a question or make a comment your information may appear in the chat and may be discussed on the recording.

Bid opportunities

View our current bidding opportunities to preview, register and submit bids.

If you are not a subscriber to bids&tenders, you can either get an annual subscription or use the pay-per-use option. You can preview bid documents online before paying.

Purchasing resources

You can learn more about public purchasing from the following organizations' websites:

• Durham purchasing co-operative members
• Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA)
• The National Institute of Governmental Purchasing
• Ontario Public Buyers Association

Durham Region annual auction

The Region of Durham’s annual auction held in September each year will not be taking place due to the restrictions in place for COVID-19. The Region is working on a process to sell surplus equipment through a new, online auction service. The items will be sold as they become available throughout the year and not in a one-time event. 

Please proceed to GovDeals for a complete list of items that the Region of Durham currently has up for auction.

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