Basic Information

Reference Number

00004457298

Issuing Organization

Insurance Corporation of BC

Solicitation Type

NOI - Notice of Intent (Informal)

Solicitation Number

5379

Title

Identity Verification Services

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

British Columbia

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2025/03/12 01:25:00 PM EDT

Closing Date

2025/03/20 03:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Strategic Sourcing

sourcing@icbc.com

Description

Notice is hereby given by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) of its intent to directly award a contract to the following supplier to provide Online Identity Verification Services.

2859824 Ontario Limited C/O Interac Corp. (“Interac”)
Royal Bank Plaza, North Tower
200 Bay Street, Suite 2400
PO Box 45
Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2J1, Canada

Rationale:
Interac is presently the sole service provider of a solution that enables individuals to have their identity verified through a secure and trusted online, real-time, Canadian financial Institutions’ authentication service, qualifying it to “Identity Assurance Level (IAL) 3”, or “Security Level 3“.

Security Level 3 is currently required by ICBC to allow eligible customers to renew their vehicle annual insurance online via a mobile application and/or via a web browser.

The proposed contract term is two years, with an option to be renewed for one additional year, at ICBC’s discretion.

The projected contract spend is estimated to be CDN$1M for the first two years, or CDN$1.5M for the total three years, plus applicable taxes.

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued on bcbid.gov.bc.ca. MERX asks that you refer to bcbid.gov.bc.ca notice for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the notice abstract.