Find out if your business is eligible for procurement coaching

The coaching service from Procurement Assistance Canada provides personalized assistance to businesses owned by diverse groups who have had limited success bidding on federal government opportunities. 

Participation criteria
Participating businesses must meet the following eligibility criteria:

1. Your business is at least 51% owned or managed by an equity-deserving group (Indigenous, 2SLGBTQI+, persons with disabilities, racialized communities, and women);
2. Your business has previously bid on federal government opportunities with limited success (e.g. 3 or fewer contracts in the past 3 years);
3. Your business has a Procurement Business Number (PBN) and/or is registered in SAP Ariba; and,
4. Your business intends to bid on future federal tender opportunities.*

*Exclusions: The coaching service does not apply to businesses who submit primarily through Professional Services systems: Centralized Professionals Services Solution (CPSS), Task and Solutions Professional Services (TSPS), Task-Based Informatics Professional Services (TBIPS), Temporary Help Services (THS). Also excluded: Directory of linguistic services suppliers - Translation Bureau and SELECT (Construction, Engineering and Architecture).

If your business is not eligible for coaching, we will direct you to additional Procurement Assistance Canada services that can help you.

Privacy notice:
When you answer the questions in this survey, you agree to share information with Public Services and Procurement Canada.

• We will collect and use the information you provide to evaluate our services.
• We will share the information you provide with your individual coach, to personalize your coaching sessions.
• We will temporarily store your answers with a non-government Canadian questionnaire service, Simple Survey.

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