The City of Toronto undertakes an Expression of Interest (EOI) process when selecting an operator for a newly built or renovated child care space funded by the City.
Mandatory Requirements
Expression of Interest submissions will be reviewed by Toronto Children’s Services.
The applicant’s Expression of Interest that best meets the requirements of the City, is the absolute discretion of the City in consultation with the Review Panel, will be designated as the preferred organization.
No obligation will arise until the Service Agreement Amendment, based on the accepted Expression of Interest application, has been authorized and executed by the appropriate City authority.
After receipt of Expression of Interest applications and at any time prior to the execution of an agreement, the City may request clarification on any items related to the Expression of Interest and conduct negotiations with the preferred organization. The City, at its sole discretion, may adjust the evaluation score or ranking of an applicant as an outcome of the clarification process.
The Expression of Interest process consists of two stages and an interview may be conducted
Stage 1: Organizations must submit their complete EOI packages by the deadline.
Note * late or incomplete packages will not be moved to Stage 2
Stage 2: The City will evaluate and score the EOI submission
Organizations that are successful in Stage 2 may be invited to a Review Panel Interview
Criteria | Weighting |
Stage 1
Completeness of EOI Mandatory Documents |
Pass/Fail |
Stage 2
Service Plan Alignment i) The following documents are accessible to Toronto Children’s Services and will be reviewed, organization is not required to submit with the application:
ii) Program Quality, Delivery and Community Collaboration package submitted by Organization |
50 points |
Financial Viability
The following documents are accessible to Toronto Children’s Services and will be reviewed, organization is not required to submit with the application:
Financial Viability Budget package submitted by Organization |
50 points |
Total Stage 2 | 100 points |
Organizations that are successful in Stage 2 may be invited to a Review Panel Interview | 20 points |