Government of New Brunswick

Strategic Procurement

ProcurementCategory
COVID19 – ATTENTION SUPPLIERS!!!

Service New Brunswick is seeking help from businesses and organizations who can supply emergency products and innovative solutions to support the Government of New Brunswick’s response to COVID-19.

If you’re a supplier interested in selling (or donating) such products or services to the Government of New Brunswick, including to the health sector, please complete this form and send it to SPsuppliers@snb.ca.

Note: You can refer to the Government of Canada’s “Specifications for COVID-19 Products” for additional information on the types of products we are seeking to obtain. However, note that other product specifications may also be acceptable.

If you’re interested in manufacturing or printing PPE for healthcare workers, you can also refer to the Government of Canada’s “3D printing and other manufacturing of personal protective equipment in response to COVID-19” for information on the standards recommended by Health Canada for the production of face shields and face masks, the available test laboratories for product testing, and the regulatory authorization pathways.

Selling to the Government of New Brunswick    

Who are we?

Strategic Procurement is a division of Service New Brunswick. We manage the procurement process for the purchase of goods and services for departments, agencies and school districts. The role of Strategic Procurement is to maximize competition to achieve the best value for money while ensuring that all suppliers who wish to compete for government contracts have a fair and open opportunity to do so.

For information regarding Construction procurements, please visit the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure website.
 

What is the process?

The public procurement process is governed by the Procurement Act in the Province of New Brunswick and must adhere to the principles of being fair, open and transparent. All jurisdictions across Canada follow a similar model for public procurement which includes open competition for government contracts through a public tender process. To learn more, please see Procurement Process.
 

What do we buy?

The Government of New Brunswick spends on average more than $500 million on goods and services each year. We buy everything from office supplies, heavy equipment, IT services, consulting services and much more. To learn more about what we buy, please see Tenders or browse our current tenders on the New Brunswick Opportunities Network (NBON).  If you are not currently a registered vendor, you can register free of charge by filing out the vendor registration form.  
 

How can you participate?

All GNB public tenders are advertised on our web based e-tendering system, the New Brunswick Opportunities Network (NBON). Vendors are encouraged to register, free of charge, to gain access to thousands of tender opportunities posted every year. To learn more, please see Procurement Process.
 

How to access tenders across Canada?

Federal, provincial and territorial governments are all parties to the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, which requires that government tender notices be publicly advertised via the web. The Internal Trade Secretariat maintains a website, MARCAN where you find links to all websites that publish tender notices for procurement opportunities across Canada. See the doing business section of the MARCAN page for more information.

For direct links to the tendering sites for the Atlantic Provinces, please see below: 

Treated unfairly by another province?

If you have reason to believe that you have been treated unfairly in the tendering process conducted by another province, territory or the federal government, please contact us at: NBON@snb.ca. Working with our partners at Intergovernmental Affairs, we will investigate on your behalf.  

For additional information, please see our FAQ section.