What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Insurance Corporation of British Columbia seeks a vendor to provide a modern, scalable, cloud-native customer identity and access management platform supporting customer, partner, and representative access to digital services. The offsite scope covers business-to-consumer, business-to-business, and business-to-business-to-consumer use cases, featuring self-service profile and credential management, enterprise system integration, API-driven omnichannel authentication, schema governance, analytics, single sign-on, and delegated authorization. Work will span a five-year contract period. Only onshore Canadian organizations may bid, and joint ventures are not permitted. Proponents must submit all enquiries through Euna Procurement by December 01, 2026, and deliver complete proposals through the platform by December 8, 2026. ICBC will evaluate proposals against stated criteria, automatically reject submissions failing mandatory requirements, and may conduct interviews, presentations, and security risk assessments.
Scope of work
- Enrollment, activation, and management of authentication credentials and multi-factor authentication
- Standards-based authentication, federation, single sign-on (SSO), and delegated authorization
- Self-service management of user profiles, credentials, and account recovery
- Secure integration with enterprise applications, APIs, mobile platforms, and contact centre solutions
- API-driven and omnichannel authentication experiences across web, mobile, voice, and virtual assistants
- Schema governance, auditing, and standards-based APIs for lifecycle management
- Reporting, dashboards, and analytics for operational, security, and customer experience insights
- Branding, communications, accessibility, and non-functional requirements including enterprise service levels
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 - Technical Requirements | 65 points |
| Phase 1 - Pricing | 35 points |
| Phase 2 - Presentations | 20 points |
Minimum qualifications
- Must not be a U.S. Entity pursuant to BC Government Directive
- Legal capacity to contract
- Compliance with ICBC Supplier Code of Ethics
- Pass mandatory security risk assessment
Documents to include with your response
- Form 1 Proponent Corporate Information
- Form 2 Account Team Member Information
- Form 3 Pricing
- Form 4 Privacy Assessment
- Questionnaire Mandatory Requirements (Q-03JS)
- Functional Technical Requirements (Q-29GX)
- Functional Business Requirements (Q-46IL)
- Non-Functional Business Requirements (Q-56AM)
- Non-Functional Technical Requirements (Q-78CY)
- Proponent contract template
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via Euna Procurement (formerly Bonfire)
- Instructions
- Submit online at https://icbc.bonfirehub.ca/portal prior to the deadline; late or incomplete uploads will be rejected
