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Selling to the Manitoba Government
What We Buy
The key to selling to the Manitoba Government is to first understand what the
government buys. The range of goods and services required by departments and their
programs in the Manitoba Government are extensive and varied. This information is
available as follows:
Procurement Services Branch
For information on the goods and services purchased centrally by the Procurement
Services Branch check out the listing of Commodities
& Services. 
Departments
Information on goods or services handled by departmental buyers may be obtained by
contacting the Departmental Purchasing Coordinators
Government-Wide
The Open Warehouse
component of the Manitoba Marketplace will also provide suppliers with information on the
goods or services purchased across government by a variety of buyers and departments. This
useful tool will allow you to search for selective goods or services, the estimated annual
dollar value, and a contact name in Procurement Services Branch to obtain additional
information.
Buyers
Purchases are handled by a number of buyers in government who are either contracting
for goods or services corporately on behalf of other client departments, as in the case of
the Procurement Services Branch, or are buying groups or individuals in the departments
who purchase on behalf of their own programs. Check out the buyers as follows:
Procurement Services Branch
Government Buyer Groups
Departmental Purchasing Coordinators
Electronic Tendering
The Manitoba Government tenders goods greater than $5,000 & services and
construction greater than $100,000 on Merx, an electronic tendering service owned and operated by Mediagrif Interactive
Technologies located in Longuevil, Quebec. Merx is an
excellent source to access current tender opportunities as well as research former tender
activity. Contact Merx at 1-800-964-6379, or search for Manitoba tender
opportunities at
http://www.merx.com.
Marketing
In addition to understanding what goods and services are required by the Manitoba
Government, and knowing what individual or group handles the buying, suppliers are
encouraged to market their goods or services to end users in the department or programs.
Presentation of literature, catalogues, advertising or supplier profiles are appropriate
and welcome. If you need help to identify the appropriate programs or buyers please
contact the Procurement Services Branch staff who will assist
you.
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