Doing Business with ONTC
Ontario Northland is committed to acquiring goods and services through procurement processes that are fair, open, and transparent while ensuring that procurements are geographically neutral and accessible to all qualified vendors. With a focus on moving forward and a goal to be a valued leader in transportation for the next 100 years, Ontario Northland is continuously improving its procurement strategies and processes and applying purchasing best practices.
Current vendors looking for assistance can reach out to vendorservices@ontarionorthland.ca.
Sales and Tenders
Vendors looking to participate in the supply of goods valued at $100,000 or more and the supply of services valued at $121,200 or more with Ontario Northland can do so through bidding on Ontario Northland's publicly advertised opportunities. These open competitive opportunities are posted on this page and on MERX. Vendor electronic bid submissions for ONTC’s open competitive procurements are completed through MERX, unless the RFx Data Sheet explicitly states an alternative method of submission.
RFx files are available in English only; however, French documents can be requested by emailing pr@ontarionorthland.ca.
Where Ontario Northland has used a competitive procurement process for goods valued at $100,000 or more and services valued at $121,200 or more, ONTC will post contract award notifications, following the execution of the agreement with the successful vendor(s).
Where Ontario Northland has used a non-competitive procurement process for goods/services valued at $353,300 or more and construction valued at $8,800,000 or more, Ontario Northland will post contract award notifications, following the execution of the agreement with the successful vendor(s).
All vendors who have participated in an RFx procurement are entitled to receive a debriefing for the procurement of goods valued at $100,000 or more and the procurement of services valued at $121,200 or more. Debrief requests must be received within 60 days following notification of the contract award.
ONTC would like to encourage vendors to routinely check MERX and this page for current procurement opportunities.
Joint Procurements
Ontario Northland may participate in joint procurements with other public sector entities to obtain the best possible value for every tax dollar.
Ontario Northland, as an Agency of the Government of Ontario, is a participating member of the enterprise-wide Vendor of Record (VOR) arrangements and Volume Licensing Agreements (VLAs), as established by the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (MPBSD) and Supply Ontario (SO). These VOR and VLA arrangements are available to Ontario Public Sector (OPS) Clients and Non-OPS Clients as defined in the Operational Guidelines for Use of Enterprise-wide VOR Arrangements and VLAs by OPS Clients and Non-OPS Clients.
Ontario Northland is also a member of Kinetic GPO which is a cooperative purchasing organization established for public sector entities across Canada, with the specific purpose of reducing procurement costs by leveraging the purchasing power of group buying. Ontario Northland intends to participate in one or more procurements conducted by Kinetic GPO between the dates of April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. For further information and access to Kinetic GPO solicitation notices, please review the website at https://www.kineticgpo.ca.
Ontario Northland also utilizes Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace (OECM) which provides opportunities to minimize costs and generate savings and efficiencies on products and services available through their collaborative agreements. Ontario Northland intends to participate in one or more procurements conducted by OECM between the dates of April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. For further information and access to OECM solicitation notices, please review the website at https://oecm.ca/.
