October 12, 2023
Overview
Supply Ontario has established a new Vendor of Record (VOR) arrangement for a Microsoft Reseller for the Microsoft Select Plus Agreement (Tender-18358). CDW Canada Corporation was the successful vendor. The new VOR replaces the previous Microsoft Select Plus Reseller VOR (Tender-12683).
The VOR arrangement, which became effective on October 1, 2023, is for a term of up to three years to coincide with the term of the Supply Ontario extension of the Select Plus Volume License Agreement with Microsoft. The VOR arrangement is mandatory for Ontario Public Service (OPS) ministries and agencies and is optionally available to non-OPS entities including municipalities, academic institutions, school boards, health care providers, and major transfer payment recipients.
The VOR arrangement provides the ability to acquire products and services listed on the Select Plus Agreement price list, including:
- Software desktops and servers
- Software Assurance
- Client access licenses
- Microsoft server operating software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Visio
Infrastructure Technology Services (ITS) will continue to provide OPS clients with the products and services and support in order to determine the most appropriate software license to meet clients’ needs. ITS will assist with ordering software on behalf of OPS clients and ensure that the software is properly configured, installed, and managed.
Benefits
- Access to over 300 Microsoft products and services
- Access to pricing with significant discounts
- No minimum purchase or volume commitment required
- Ability to acquire Software Assurance (maintenance) for clients with existing software licenses
- Ability for clients who have an existing Select Plus enrolment with another reseller to have more than one Select Plus enrolment through the VOR
- Easy tracking of assets connected to each enrolment
How to access the VOR arrangement
For Ontario Public Service (OPS) ministries
This VOR arrangement and the user guide are available on InsideOPS.
For Non-OPS entities
Access is available through the Doing business with Ontario website.