On Wednesday November 28th, join staff from the Ontario Public Service to discuss how to make it easier for technology startups to do business with the government of Ontario.
This event will:
- Walk you through the government’s procurement process.
- Highlight recent changes to make it easier for you to sell to the government.
- Give you the chance to provide feedback on ways to further improve the procurement process.
Agenda
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. – Registration, networking and refreshments.
10:15 – 10:35 a.m. – Opening remarks from Anne Bermonte, Building Ontario’s Entrepreneurial Capacity Fellow.
10:35 – 11:05 a.m. – Presentation and open discussion: “An end-to-end overview of the government’s existing procurement process” with Salonee Aggarwal, Supply Chain Ontario (MGCS).
11:05 – 11:30 a.m. – Presentation and open discussion: “Changes to the VOR to enhance user experience” with Colin Chan, Ontario Digital Service (MGCS).
11:30 - 11:50 a.m. – Presentation and open discussion: “New procurement options being considered or under review” with Colin Chan, Ontario Digital Service (MGCS).
11:50 - 12:00 p.m. – Next steps and conclusion
Resources
Prior to the roundtable discussion, please visit the following websites to familiarize yourself with resources and tools related to procurement:
The Ontario Tenders Portal:
The Ontario Technology Opportunities Platform (OTOP):
- Register for the OTOP to learn about and connect to technology focused procurement opportunities on the Ontario Tenders Portal that are relevant to your company:
The Ontario Digital Services (ODS) Key Priorities website has resources about user experience and service design initiatives.
Note: Once updates have been made in November, a follow-up link will be posted with more information on digital service design initiatives.
We’d be interested to hear what you think of B.C.’s Sprint With Us, which is an agile software procurement process that streamlines the procurement process.
