OFFICE SUPPLIES
Source: CanadaBuysPublic Works and Government Services Canada · Public call for tenders · closed October 30, 2018 (time to be confirmed on the official notice)
Facts
- Type
- Request for Information
- Category
- Goods
- Delivery
- Quebec (except NCR) · Northwest Territories · Ontario (except NCR) · Alberta · Newfoundland and Labrador · National Capital Region (NCR) · British Columbia · Manitoba · Prince Edward Island · Saskatchewan · Yukon · New Brunswick · Nunavut Territory · Nova Scotia
- Published
- October 9, 2018
- Time to submit
- 22 days · computed between publication and closing
how it's calculated — Time to submit
Time to submit — where the number comes from
- The calculation
- Days between publication (October 9, 2018) and closing (October 30, 2018), rounded to the day: 22 days.
- What goes in
- The source publishes no duration for this notice: the number comes from its two dates. A gap of less than half a day, or a closing before publication, gives no window.
- Source
- CanadaBuys · Open Government Licence – Canada (OGL-Canada-2.0) · data up to date as of October 3, 2026 · link to this detail
- Value
- — not declared
- End user organisation address
11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5, Canada
- Reference
- Notice no. E60PD-19OSFB/A
- GSIN
- N7510Fournitures de bureau
- Trade agreements
- None
how it's calculated — Closing time
Closing time — where the number comes from
- The calculation
- Lauréo has no reading of the closing time on the official CanadaBuys page for this notice: the time is to be confirmed on the official notice.
- What goes in
- Lauréo never infers a time zone. The time is shown only if the official page gives its own, the two sources do not conflict and the day matches the published closing date; the day is Montréal's.
- Source
- CanadaBuys · Open Government Licence – Canada (OGL-Canada-2.0) · data up to date as of October 3, 2026 · link to this detail
CanadaBuys, Government of Canada Open Data · data as of October 3, 2026
Description
100%Trade Agreement: NONE
Tendering Procedures: All interested suppliers may submit a bid
Competitive Procurement Strategy: N/A - P&A/LOI Only
Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement: No
Nature of Requirements:
1. Introduction
This Request for Information pertains to the renewal of Canada’s Standing Offer for Office and Desk Supplies.
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The purpose of this RFI is to initiate a dialogue on the topic of Canada’s requirements and objectives and to gain a greater understanding of the industry’s capability and challenges. Responses to this RFI will inform Canada’s decision process in refining its procurement strategy for this commodity.
2. Background
The Government of Canada (GC) is the single largest buyer and consumer of office supplies in Canada. Additionally, since 2016, the GC has made it possible for provinces, territories, and MASH (Municipal, Academic, School and Hospital) sector entities to use federal procurement tools to buy specific commodities including office supplies and paper.
Ten (10) of thirteen (13) provinces and territories have signed on to the Canadian Collaborative Procurement Initiative and discussions are ongoing with the remaining provinces and territories.
The estimated annual value of procurements for this commodity is $55M. The period of the Standing Offers issued for this commodity is normally one year with (2) two one-year options. Requests for Standing Offer include a procurement set-aside for aboriginal business stream.
3. Nature of this Request for Information
This is not a bid solicitation. This RFI will not result in the award of any contract. Potential suppliers of any goods or services described in this RFI should not reserve stock or facilities, nor allocate resources, as a result of any information contained in this RFI. Nor will this RFI result in the creation of any source list. Therefore, whether or not any potential supplier responds to this RFI, it will not preclude that supplier from participating in any future procurement. This RFI is simply intended to solicit feedback from industry with respect to the subject matter described in this RFI.
Delivery Date: 05/10/2018
The Crown retains the right to negotiate with suppliers on any procurement.
Documents may be submitted in either official language of Canada.
CanadaBuys, Government of Canada Open Data · data as of October 3, 2026
Precedents — this code at this buyer
Where do these figures come from?Bidders
the source is silent — The open dataset publishes bidders together with the outcome. No outcome published in the open dataset, more than a year after the closing date.
The price to beat
the source is silent — The open dataset publishes no submitted amount for this public tender.
Contracting authority history — most recent awards
Where do these figures come from?Award
the source is silent — No signed contract published in the open dataset, more than a year after the closing date.
Documents
| Document | Language | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Address not published Search on CanadaBuys | — | October 9, 2018 |
| Tender document | FR | October 9, 2018 |
| Tender document | EN | October 9, 2018 |
| Tender document | FR | October 9, 2018 |
| Tender document | EN | October 9, 2018 |
CanadaBuys, Government of Canada Open Data · data as of October 3, 2026
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the source is silent — Not computed: the source publishes no classification for this notice.