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Request For Supply Arrangement for Corporate Learning Solutions to address learning needs of ESDC managers, supervisors and employees.

Solicitation number 100030730

Publication date

Closing date and time 2026/02/12 14:00 EST

Last amendment date


    Description

    Update on February 12, 2026 - to add questions and answers from the industry
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    Update on February 5, 2026 - to add questions and answers from the industry, updated MTC-4
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    Update on January 26, 2026 - to add questions and answers from the industry
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    Update on January 23, 2026 - to add questions and answers from the industry, updated MTC-1 and extend the closing date.
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    Update on January 19, 2026 - Questions & Answers document has been added to answer Industry's questions to date.
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    This requirement is for Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).

    Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is seeking to create a multi-year Supply Arrangement (SA) purchasing tool for prequalifying Offerors across Canada for the delivery of corporate learning solutions to equip ESDC employees with the knowledge and skills to adapt to new challenges and promote service excellence.

    The Offeror must provide Virtual Training Development and Delivery for the following Key Learning Themes (Refer to Annex B for Stream Details)

    1. Management and Leadership Skills
    2. Career Skills Development at All Levels
    3. Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Skills
    4. Digital Technology Skills
    5. Transformational Learning: Project Management, Crisis Management, Business Process Management
    6. Change Management
    7. Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility
    8. Reconciliation and Indigenous Rights
    9. Workplace Wellness
    10. Collaboration and Relationship Skills
    11. Strategic, Analytical and Creative Thinking
    12. Narrative and Communication Skills

    These services are being sought through a Supply Arrangement which will start approximately February 2026, and expire when ESDC determines that it is no longer advantageous.

    Please note that ESDC will not distribute solicitation documents that are posted on CanadaBuys.gc.ca. Suppliers must download the solicitation document and attachments directly from the tender page.

    The Request for Supply Arrangements (RFSA) is to establish supply arrangements for the delivery of the requirement detailed in the RFSA to the Identified Users across Canada, excluding locations within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, and Labrador that are subject to Comprehensive Land Claims Agreements (CLCAs). Any requirement for deliveries to locations within CLCAs areas within Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Quebec, or Labrador will have to be treated as a separate procurement, outside of the resulting supply arrangements.

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 99 month(s).

    Trade agreements

    • North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
    • World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA)
    • Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
    • Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA)
    • Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
    • Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA)
    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
    • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
    • Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
    • Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
    • Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA)

    Reason for limited tendering

    A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

    • None

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    Note: Information may not be available in both English and French. This is because the Official Languages Act does not apply.

    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Department of Employment and Social Development (ESDC)
    Address

    140 Promenade du Portage

    Gatineau, QC, K1A0J9
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Linda Handregan
    Phone
    (999) 999-9999
    Email
    nc-solicitations-gd@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
    Address
    Canada
    Bidding details
    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
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    Document title Amendment no. Language Unique downloads Date added
    001 EN and FR 15 2026/02/12
    001 EN 38 2026/02/05
    001 FR 7 2026/02/05
    001 EN and FR 25 2026/02/05
    001 EN and FR 22 2026/01/29
    001 EN and FR 33 2026/01/26
    001 EN 47 2026/01/23
    001 FR 8 2026/01/23
    001 EN and FR 27 2026/01/23
    001 EN and FR 62 2026/01/19
    001 EN 206 2026/01/09
    001 FR 38 2026/01/09
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