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Gré à gré contracts stop just under the threshold
Quebec's gré à gré contracts pile up just under the public-tender threshold, and the wall moves each time the law changes the threshold.
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What the public data already says.
Quebec has published every tender, every bidder list and every awarded contract for more than twenty years. We write here about what we read in it, and how we measure it.
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Non-compliant bids: in goods, the cheapest bid is set aside nearly one time in five
On construction tenders the cheapest bid is set aside one time in thirty; on goods, nearly one time in five. Measured on SEAO, 2021 to 2026.
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In Centre-du-Québec, the least gré à gré, and public calls that stay contested
The lowest gré à gré share of the seventeen regions, tied with Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and few single-bid calls: the review in Centre-du-Québec.
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How to respond to a Quebec public tender, step by step
From the notice to filing, then to the buyer's decision: the steps of a Quebec public bid, and what the regulation requires at each one.
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In the Outaouais, larger contracts than elsewhere, and less gré à gré
The second-highest median contract of the seventeen regions, one of the lowest gré à gré shares, and a little less competition: the review in the Outaouais.
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In Abitibi-Témiscamingue, the fewest bidders per call for tenders, and the least gré à gré
The fewest bidders per call of the seventeen regions, and one of the lowest gré à gré shares: what the review measures in Abitibi-Témiscamingue.
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In Laval, more bidders per call for tenders than anywhere else in Quebec
The most bidders per call and the fewest single-bid calls of the seventeen regions: what the review measures in Laval.
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On the Côte-Nord, the highest share of single-bid calls for tenders
More calls with a single bid than in any other region, and fewer bidders per call: what the review measures on the Côte-Nord.
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Finding public tenders: what SEAO does, and what Offra adds
SEAO's search is free and excellent. What a free Offra account adds to it, and what a paid plan adds after that.
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In Gaspésie, public calls for tenders draw fewer bidders
Fewer bidders per call than elsewhere in Quebec, and more calls with a single bid: what the review measures in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
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In Montréal, more bidders per public call, and more gré à gré
More bidders per call than elsewhere in Quebec, and the largest gré à gré share of the seventeen regions: what the review measures in Montréal.
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What's new in Offra: one-click analysis, drafted answers, and dates that follow the notice
The tender page rebuilt, a drafted answer for every writing task, dates that follow postponements, and a feed sorted by relevance.
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Why we don't just hand the specification to ChatGPT
How Offra turns hundreds of pages of tender documents into a list of requirements, each tied to its sentence, and why one request to an AI can't.
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How much competition to expect on a Quebec public tender
How many bidders a Quebec tender draws, how often price decides, and how close the two lowest bids land — measured on the SEAO record, by type of contract.
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Which Canadian tender sources we index
Ten public sources, what each one lets us say, what is missing and why — and what still works on any tender at all, indexed or not.
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How we predict what a public tender will cost, and who will bid
Four models, one rubric, and the evaluation discipline that makes the numbers worth quoting — including the results we threw away.
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Our numbers don't come from an AI
The price range and the likely-bidder list are produced by ordinary statistical models, and measured against the record. Where AI actually works here.
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Bidding on Quebec public tenders from Ontario
What actually changes for an Ontario company: how eligibility works, the thresholds that open a contract, and the four documents you need before you bid.
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Bidding on Quebec public tenders from outside Quebec
Which trade agreements actually open a Quebec public contract to a supplier from another province or another country — and which well-known one does not.
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The data, region by region
The public market, region by region
One report per administrative region, rebuilt on every reading: how many contracts open there, which kinds of body publish them, what goes out to tender, and how many competitors to expect. Everything is computed from published notices — nothing is declared by a company, and no figure comes from a model.