Resource guides

Do you need evidence that you have done business with the Government of Canada? This resource guide will take you through the process of obtaining a contract history letter, which will list the contracts that Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has awarded your business.

Are you ready to bid on a Government of Canada tender opportunity? This resource guide will walk you through what you need to know to prepare your bid and ensure that it’s complete before you submit.

This resource guide provides bidders with the steps for submitting bids to Public Services and Procurement Canada’s Bid Receiving Unit (BRU) in the region indicated in the Bid Solicitation Document through Canada Post’s Connect Service.  This guide is not intended to provide technical support for using the product. For instructions on your role as a user of the Connect service, contact Canada Post’s Connect Service or refer to the Supplier’s Guide provided by the BRU.

This resource guide will walk you through the process on how to create a standard account for your joint venture on SAP Business Network to bid on a tender opportunity. Keep in mind that only the lead business in a joint venture can create an account. 

Note: The joint venture account must be a separate account from the lead business.

In the examples presented in this guide, ABC Inc. has decided to join with DEF Inc. to create a joint venture and is designated as the lead business. ABC Inc. is the lead company of the joint venture. 

This resource guide will walk you through, as an account administrator, how to create roles in your SAP Ariba business profile, as well as how to assign users to those roles. While only one account can be created per business number, you can add up to 250 users to your business profile, with assigned roles to limit or maximize their account access. This means if multiple individuals in your business want to participate in bids with the Government of Canada, you can easily add them as users. 

This resource guide will walk you through how to view the full details of tender opportunities published on the CanadaBuys Tender opportunities page. These include tender notices posted by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) on SAP Ariba, tender notices from the broader Canadian public service posted on third party sites, and more. 

Do you want to view the full details of tender opportunities in SAP Ariba but not interested in bidding? If so, you will still need to get an SAP Ariba account. Follow the steps in this guide to register for a free viewer account. If you have any questions, call, email, or chat with the CanadaBuys Service Desk.

Has your business been awarded a contract with Public Services and Procurement Canada? If yes, this resource guide will walk you through how to add payment information to your SAP Ariba account. 

Even if you received your contract by bidding through Buyandsell, remember that you will still need to enter your payment information in SAP Ariba. 

Don't already have an account? Refer to the guide on registering and logging in to SAP Ariba.

This resource guide will walk you through how to set up and log in to your CanadaBuys account. Logging in to CanadaBuys gives you access to:

The following guide is for finding United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC) codes and how to use them to search for tender opportunities on CanadaBuys.