Toronto Bids Portal: supplier guide

About Toronto Bids

• The City of Toronto advertises its Notices of Intended Procurement on the Toronto Bids Portal (TO Bids). Selecting a posting takes you to the SAP Business Network, where bids are submitted.^[1]
• The City does business with suppliers registered on the SAP Business Network. Suppliers use it to search for and bid on City solicitations, and can download solicitation documents for free.^[1]

How to register

1. Check whether your company already has an SAP Business Network account. The City's supply chain team (supplychain@toronto.ca) can confirm whether an existing account is linked to the City.^[2]
2. Make sure your company is not on the City's list of Suspended and Disqualified Firms.^[2]
3. With no SAP Business Network account yet, complete the City's Supplier Registration Form to create one. The City states a three-day processing time to approve a registration.^[2]
4. With an existing SAP Business Network account, use the same Supplier Registration Form to register that account with the City.^[2]
5. Once registered, you receive email notifications when public solicitations are issued for the commodities listed on your profile.^[2]

Fees

• The City states there is no fee to register on the SAP Business Network with a standard account. Fees for enterprise accounts are at the supplier's discretion.^[2]
• Solicitation documents can be downloaded free of charge.^[1]

Before you bid

• Registration on the SAP Business Network is required before you can submit a bid, so allow for the three-day approval ahead of a closing date.^[2]
• Since fall 2025 the City also uses the SAP Business Network to send purchase orders and receive invoices online.^[2]

Help and support

• Purchasing & Materials Management Division: 416-397-4141, supplychain@toronto.ca, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.^[1]
• The City's Support & Additional Resources page links a supplier information guide, a walkthrough of the Toronto Bids Portal and SAP's own help desk.^[3]