AI Overview

Supply Ontario is seeking highly-qualified vendors to provide production services for government communications that inform Ontarians, with successful applicants joining a Preferred Vendor group eligible to compete for projects with budgets of $30,300 or more.

Basic Information

Reference Number

00004817893

Issuing Organization

Ontario Shared Services

Solicitation Type

RFQ - Request for Qualifications (Formal)

Solicitation Number

tender_21208

Title

Project: tender_21208 - 2024 Direct-to-Production Services VOR - Refresh

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

Ontario

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2025/12/05 07:07:00 AM EST

Closing Date

2026/01/26 11:00:00 AM EST

Contact Information

Alicia Smith

alicia.smith@ontario.ca

Description

Want to be a Preferred Vendor for Production Services?

Supply Ontario seeks proposals from highly-qualified, experienced vendors to provide production services to Ontario government ministries and agencies.

Candidates who qualify as Preferred Vendors will have the opportunity to work directly with government clients to develop and produce communications that inform Ontarians (e.g., TV, radio, video, live streaming-event facilitation, animation, audio, photography, copy/script writing, etc.). Only Preferred Vendors will be invited to compete for production projects when they become available.

Vendors may apply here to join the Direct-to-Production Services Preferred Vendor group (if you are already part of this group, you can ignore this notification; nothing further is required from you).

Vendors who qualify for this Vendor-of-Record (VOR) arrangement will be considered for future Client projects with budgets of $30,300 or more. If you are suitable, your firm may be invited to compete with 3-4 other VOR vendors for these assignments. Note that Clients conduct their own procurements under $30,300 but are strongly encouraged to invite Production VOR Vendors.

The Direct-to-Production Services VOR Refresh Master Agreement contract will be roughly 2.5 years, starting in April 2026 (or thereabouts) and expiring on Sept 15, 2028.
Scope of Work
The Ontario government is interested in working directly with a variety of production service providers who are specialized in one-or-many of the following:

1. Copy/Script Writing – for TV, radio and video productions
2. TV and Radio Production – for full-service broadcast TV, radio and digital productions (can include copywriting, casting, pre/post-production, talent management)
3. Video Production – e.g., social media videos, longer-form explainer videos, corporate videos, sizzle reels, etc. (can include script writing, casting, pre/post-production, talent management)
4. Raw Video Footage Editing – editing existing raw video footage shot by government clients
5. Video Accessibility Remediation – editing existing client videos to make them fully accessible
6. Live Event Video and Live Streaming-Event Facilitation – live event video production and interactive video streaming (e.g., press conferences, town halls, etc.)
7. Animation – animated explainer videos or animated content for live action videos
8. Motion Graphics – motion graphic content to be included in videos
9. Audio Production – for podcasts, audiobooks, IVR automated phone systems, etc.
10. Photography

Vendors can qualify to become a Preferred Vendor by sharing their Best 3 Work Examples from any of these production categories. Those who attain a score of 75% or better will be asked to join the VOR.

Interested vendors are encouraged to review the VOR Master Agreement before applying (it can be found in the ‘Opportunity Attachments’ section at the bottom of this Opportunity Listing). Successful vendors are required to sign this Agreement and meet all business requirements prior to joining the VOR.

If you are interested in applying for this VOR arrangement, click the ‘Login or Register to Participate’ link at the top of this page to get started; if you are already logged in, click the ‘Action Column’ checklist icon at the bottom of this page first).

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued by the originator of the notice. MERX asks you to contact the buying agency directly 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 main tender document and/or on this notice abstract.

Toutes les modifications associées à cet avis d’appel d’offres ainsi que les documents, les plans et les spécifications sont générés par l’entité responsable des achats (l’acheteur). S’il vous plait, contactez-le directement pour les addenda. Veuillez notez qu’il se peut que les fournisseurs soient obligés de s’inscrire directement avec l’acheteur. Vous pouvez trouver leur coordonnées dans le document principal ou dans l’abstrait de l’avis d’appel d’offre.

Source: https://ontariotenders.app.jaggaer.com/