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BC Bid user guides
Last updated on December 12, 2024
Buyers and suppliers have access to a variety of learning resources in the form of step-by-step user guides, instructional videos, quick reference guides, and more.
Select the appropriate guide to view an online version of the guide, and access more learning resources in the menu boxes to the right of each online guide.
Guides
Public Portal Guide
Supplier Guide
- Guide home
- General interface
- Prepare & register
- Supplier dashboard
- Account management
- Explore opportunities
- Step 1 - Opportunity overview
- Step 2 - Questions for buyer
- Step 3a - Start submission
- Step 3b - Start submission – Invitation to Quote, Timber Auction and Invitation to Tender Only
- Step 4 - Amendments and addenda
- Step 5 - Creating alternate or replacement submissions
- Additional info
Ministry Invitation to Tender (ITT) Common Guide
- Ministry Invitation to Tender (ITT) Common Guide (PDF, 36.6 MB)
Broader Public Sector (BPS) Buyer Guide
- Guide home
- General interface
- Portal, registration, and login
- Buyer dashboard
- Explore Sourcing Projects
- Step 1 - Create a Sourcing Project
- Step 2 - Prepare RFx
- Step 3 - Issue an Opportunity
- Step 4 - Manage an open opportunity
- Step 5 - Opportunity close
- Step 6 - Analyze and award
- Step 7 - Notify and share
- Step 8 - Complete the opportunity and project
- Programs
- Appendix 1. Registration Messages
Ministry Buyer Guide
- Guide home
- General interface
- Portal, registration, and login
- Buyer dashboard
- Explore Sourcing Projects
- Step 1 - Create a Sourcing Project
- Step 2 - Prepare RFx
- Step 3 - Issue an Opportunity
- Step 4 - Manage an open opportunity
- Step 5 - Opportunity close
- Step 6 - Analyze and award
- Step 7 - Notify and share
- Step 8 - Downstream activities
- Step 9 - Complete the opportunity and project
- Programs
- Special considerations: Notice of Intent - Contract Award Notice
Commodity Code Guides
- BC Bid Commodity Code Buyer Guide (PDF, 736 KB)
- BC Bid Commodity Code Supplier Guide (PDF, 680 KB)
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