As part of updates to Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, the City of Toronto has streamlined its procurement approval process to support improved timelines, accountability, and transparency.
As such, the Bid Award Panel (BAP) has been eliminated, and the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) now has authority to approve open competitive awards up to CAD $30 million. Awards exceeding this threshold continue to require City Council approval.
The contracts listed on the searchable repository of Competitive and Non-Competitive Award Results have been awarded by the City within the past two years. All solicitations were publicly advertised in accordance with Chapter 195, Purchasing By-law. Contracts were awarded to the lowest bidder meeting specifications for Request for Quotations and Request for Tenders, and the highest scoring proponent in the case of Request for Proposals. If you are the successful bidder of a City of Toronto solicitation, the City will contact you via email or telephone.
With the elimination of the BAP, open competitive awards under CAD $30 million will no longer be posted through the Toronto Meeting Management Information System (TMMIS). Effective October 1, 2025, all approved and cancelled procurements, including additional information that was previously available through TMMIS, will be published on the Toronto Bids Portal under Awarded Contracts and Cancelled Solicitations. Award information before October 1, 2025, will remain on TMMIS. Additionally, TMMIS will continue to capture awards for Non-Competitive procurements, competitive awards over CAD $30 million, or where the term of the contract exceeds 5 years.
Learn more about Accounts Payable Requirements needed to invoice with the City. Please direct Supplier payment inquiries to 416-397-5235.
After the contract is complete, City of Toronto staff will conduct a supplier performance evaluation. The purpose is to provide an evaluative record, both positive and negative, of a supplier’s performance on a project that has been awarded by the City of Toronto.
The Supplier Performance Evaluation is a standardized internal tool to be used to encourage suppliers to improve their performance and will be used consistently across all City of Toronto divisions to assess performance and when considering a supplier’s eligibility for future awards
The City of Toronto currently uses Supplier Performance Evaluations for the following types of services:
We want to hear from you about your experience with the City’s procurement process. For inquiries, or to tell us what you think, send an email to supplychain@toronto.ca.