Welcome to the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s new page on Tendering Information.
The Materials Management Department is responsible for the general oversight of the organization and administration of the procurement function within the Toronto Catholic District School Board.
Consistent with the Board’s Purchasing Policy and Public Sector best practices, Materials Management Department will:
Source goods and services through a competitive bidding process that is open, fair and transparent to ensure equal treatment without preference.
Purchase goods and services at the lowest possible cost giving due consideration to service, quality and suitability in addition to price.
Maximize the financial resources and aggregate buying power of the Board.
Initiate and maintain effective contractual relationships with suppliers.
Ensure procurement compliance with the Bidder Public Sector Procurement Directive, provincial trade agreements and any other the legislative requirements.
To dispose of surplus, obsolete/non functional equipment as required.
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
Important: Starting December 17, 2018.
- For bids issued before December 17, 2018, the TCDSB will continue to utilize Biddingo.
- For bids issued after December 17, 2018, the TCDSB will utilize bids&tenders.
- All vendors interested in bidding on future TCDSB procurements must register with bids&tenders.
- Bids received from vendors who have not registered with bids&tenders may not be considered.
- Bid submissions will continue to be received via sealed bids
Purchasing Support:
If you have questions about a specific bid opportunity please direct your inquiry to the contact person listed in the bid document.
Please click here to go to the TCDSB Bid Opportunities Website.