Computer Equipment Leasing & Financing Services (2026 Annual Refresh)
Solicitation number UTM200320
Publication date
Closing date and time 2026/07/21 14:00 EDT
Description
NAME OF PROCURING ENTITY
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto (the “University”)
CONTACT PERSON AND CONTRACT PERSON COORDINATES
Georgina Wanyonyi- Senior Procurement Officer (procurement.utm@utoronto.ca)
PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS
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DESCRIPTION OF PROCUREMENT
This Request for Supplier Qualification (“RFSQ”) is being issued by the University in order to refresh the Computer Equipment Leasing and Financing Services (2026 Annual Refresh for UTMIITS20190501) prequalified vendor list.Vendors that qualified through RFSQ UTMIITS20190501 will not be required to resubmit to remain on the qualified supplier list.
The procurement is anticipated to involve negotiation. An electronic auction is not anticipated.
This is an annual refresh of the list. Successful vendors that prequalified previously will not have to resubmit to remain on the QSL.
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
The procurement is subject to the following conditions for participation:
Proponents must achieve an overall score of 70 points in the Technical Evaluation to be placed on the Qualified Supplier List.
APPLICABLE TRADE AGREEMENTS
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):
- The Canadian Free Trade Agreement, Chapter Five
- The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, Chapter 19
- The Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Chapter 9
CONTRACT DETAILS
The Term of the Agreement will be for a period of 4 years.
PREQUALIFICATION
The University intends to prequalify suppliers for the purposes of establishing a qualified supplier list (“QSL”). The period of validity of the QSL is 3 years. Future requests for supplier qualification with respect to the QSL will be published on an annual basis.
The University will base its selection of qualified suppliers on the following criteria:
- Experience and Qualifications (20 Points)
- Lease Process and Value Added Options (40 Points)
- Lease Cycle (40 Points)
Suppliers should note that information contained within this notice is subject to change. Suppliers are encouraged to obtain the procurement documents which contain the most current information. If there is a conflict between the procurement documents and this notice, the procurement documents will take precedence. Suppliers should also note that only suppliers prequalified will receive further notices of procurement related to the subsequent procurement process.
Bidding and Documents are available on http://www.merx.com. Fees may apply; See https://www.merx.com/public/pricing for more information.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 36 month(s).
Trade agreements
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Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
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Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
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Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
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Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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University of Toronto Mississauga
- Address
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3359 Mississauga RoadMississauga, Ontario, L5L 1C6Canada
- Contracting authority
- Georgina Wanyonyi
- Phone
- 416-427-3261
- Email
- procurement.utm@utoronto.ca
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