How to Use BC Bid for Vendors

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BC Bid allows suppliers to review open or closed contract opportunities by category or organization, download tender documents and view results or electronically bid on selected opportunities. 

More than 400 provincial public sector organizations (buyers from cities and other local governments, school boards, health authorities, Crown corporations and the B.C. government) publish opportunity notices and distribute tender documents on BC Bid.   

To find out about potential upcoming business opportunities that may be posted to BC Bid in the future, access the Contract Opportunities Advance Notice list.

There are many ways that suppliers (or any member of the public) can use BC Bid. A high level overview of commonly accessed features of BC Bid is shown below.

• Find contract opportunities
• View opportunity details
• Planholder lists
• Email notifications
  • Register for the email service
  • Create your product profile
  • Modify your product profile
• eBidding
  • Register for the eBid service
  • Submit an eBid
  • Access your current or historical eBids
  • Amend your eBid
• View unverified bid results
• View contract awards
• Register equipment or engineering services
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)