What the buyer needs

AI summary

The Government of Ontario requires end-to-end recruitment services, including recruitment planning, candidate attraction and sourcing, applicant management, screening, selection, communications, hiring support, and reporting. The successful vendor will perform the work on-site in Ontario across various environments and locations. Only Canadian onshore suppliers are eligible to bid, and the buyer will consider U.S. businesses non-compliant. Bidders must submit their responses online through the Ontario Tenders Portal eTendering System by November 3, 2026, at 16:00:00 GMT. The buyer evaluates proposals using a best score strategy across technical and commercial envelopes. Stage 2 technical evaluation awards up to 100 points, and bids must earn a minimum threshold of 70 points to advance to Stage 3 commercial evaluation, which accounts for 40 points based on hypothetical scenarios and reference rates in Canadian funds. The provided text does not state a budget or contract term.

Scope of work

Recruitment planning and strategy
Candidate attraction and sourcing activities
Applicant and candidate management
Screening and selection activities
Candidate communications and engagement
Candidate debriefing support
Hiring support and onboarding coordination
Recruitment administration and reporting

How proposals are evaluated

Criterion	Weight / scoring
Stage 2 - Technical Response Evaluation	100 Points
End-to-End Recruitment Service Scope	15 Points
Recruitment Operating Environment Experience	10 Points
Recruitment Jurisdiction Experience	10 Points
Occupational Recruitment Experience	15 Points
Recruitment Delivery Model Experience	15 Points
Recruitment Planning and Strategy Experience	10 Points
Candidate Attraction and Sourcing Experience	10 Points
Screening and Selection Experience	10 Points
Candidate Engagement and Recruitment Administration Experience	5 Points
Stage 3 - Commercial Response Evaluation: Part 1 - Commercial Evaluation Scenario	20 Points
Stage 3 - Commercial Response Evaluation: Part 2 - Reference Rates	20 Points

Minimum qualifications

Must not be a U.S. business with headquarters in the U.S. and fewer than 250 full-time employees in Canada.
Must achieve a minimum threshold score of 70 points (70%) in Stage 2 technical evaluation.

Documents to include with your response

Technical Envelope Response
Commercial Envelope Response

How to submit

Method: Electronic via the Ontario Tenders Portal eTendering System or Email
Instructions: Responses submitted digitally. Only 1 file per attachment question, individual file size up to 250Mb (ZIP allowed for multiple files). Plain text up to 2000 characters.