

See the Cooperative Purchasing Process for how to access those types of cooperative procurements.Īs a supplier for the City of Toronto, the first step you need to take to bid on solicitations that are posted on the Ariba Discovery portal is to register your company and identify your interest in City business. The City is also able to access the Province of Ontario’s Vendors of Record and the Federal Government’s Cooperative Procurements.

The City is a member of the Sourcewell buying group. To help suppliers become familiar with the SAP Ariba registration and response experience, please access the materials in the SAP Ariba Supplier Guide and Mock Solicitations section.įor more information, please visit the SLP Information Sessions section. An SAP Ariba research posting link within the advertisement will direct you to the SAP Ariba Discovery portal. Solicitation documents and Notices of Intended Procurement will continue to be advertised on the City website using the Online Call Document System. New suppliers who have not previously registered with the City, and who are interested in viewing and bidding on City solicitations can register by going to the City of Toronto’s Registration Page. Suppliers who are currently registered with the City in SAP Ariba will receive a request to update their supplier information as part of the new detailed registration process beginning October 1, 2021. The opportunity to collect relevant supplier data will support the City’s communication and procurement related programs. This cloud based solution provides suppliers with an opportunity to manage and update profile information anytime from anywhere the internet is available. The Supplier Lifecycle Performance Module (SLP) went live on October 1, 2021. The tool makes it easy for suppliers to download solicitations documents free of charge through the SAP Ariba Discovery Portal, and upload more complete bids because of the easy to follow workflow. SAP Ariba is the City of Toronto’s chosen e-bidding solution.
