Registered buyers in the Ontario Public Sector and broader public sector can access Ontario’s Enterprise Vendor of Record (VOR) arrangements and Volume Licensing Agreements (VLAs), saving your organization valuable time and money.
There are interim measures in place that:
- support opportunities for collaborative purchasing where possible, while protecting continuity of business and services
- support the collection of data necessary for building the centralized system
- do not impact current contracts already in place
Measures apply to new procurements of good and services (consulting and non-consulting) valued at $30,300 or higher, or $121,200 or above if a member of the broader public service, that are not utilizing a collaborative contract.
The interim measures and corresponding business procedures for procurement reporting and procurement rationale reviews took effect March 18, 2019. Any procurements released to the vendor community before this date may continue as planned.
Procurement rationale form
For broader public sector organizations, your funding ministry may tell you to complete a Procurement Rationale Report Form for new, in-scope procurements that are:
- $121,200 and greater
- not leveraging a bulk buying agreement or
- two years or more in length including extensions
More information about the Procurement Rationale Report Form is available in the FAQs about Supply Chain Centralization.
Important links
- To find the VOR arrangements login to the Vendor of Record Client Portal
- Procurement bulletins.
- Procurement Rationale Report Form