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Stakeholder Relations Services

Solicitation number 1847

Publication date

Closing date and time 2026/08/26 15:00 EDT


    Description
    The IESO is seeking to secure a Service Provider to complement and enhance its stakeholder and community engagement capabilities during a period of significant growth, system transformation, and increasing attention and complexity in the IESO’s work. The Service Provider shall provide independent insight, specialized expertise, strategic advisory services, and additional capacity to support the IESO's engagement objectives and priorities.

    The Service Provider shall support the IESO in implementing and advancing its External Relations Engagement Framework and Indigenous Engagement Framework by helping to strengthen relationships with Indigenous communities and organizations, municipalities, sector participants, governments, customers, industry associations, local communities, and other key stakeholders.

    Eligibility Requirements:
    In accordance with the Ontario Government’s Procurement Restriction Policy in force at the time of this RFP, Proponents that are US Businesses, as defined in Part 1.4 of this RFP, are not eligible to participate.  Any Proposal received from a Proponent that is a US Business will be disqualified and will not be evaluated.

    Proponents that are a subsidiary of or controlled by a US Business, for which the subsidiary employs at least 250 full-time employees in Canada are eligible to participate.  Subsidiaries of a US Business that employ fewer than 250 full-time employees in Canada are not eligible to participate and will be disqualified from review.
     

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      Contract duration

      The estimated contract period will be 12 month(s).

      Trade agreements

      • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)
      • Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

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      Contact information

      Contracting organization

      Organization
      Independent Electricity System Operator
      Address
      Station M, Box 217
      Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2L5
      Canada
      Contracting authority
      Amanda Kelly
      Phone
      416-969-2526
      Email
      amanda.kelly@ieso.ca
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      Summary information

      Language(s)
      English
      Contract duration
      12 month(s)
      Procurement method
      Competitive – Open Bidding

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