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, hosted a virtual Supplier Information event on Wednesday, April 28, 2021..

The online event included 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 were provided with an opportunity to ask questions of the participating local agencies.

The only question that was not answered during the live event was how to become a certified diverse vendor. Please visit IWSCC – Inclusive Workplace & Supply Council of Canada for information.

This event was recorded, and a copy of the recording is posted on the Region’s website. To access the recording please visit the Regional Live Streaming web page and then scroll down to “Other Live Events” and click “Virtual Purchasing Event” to view 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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