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House of Commons Red Hat Licenses Tender

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Published March 9th, 2026
Detected March 10th, 2026
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Summary

The Government of Canada has issued a tender notice for Red Hat Licenses required by the House of Commons. The solicitation number is 2025137, with a closing date of March 16, 2026. This notice is part of the government's broader 'Buy Canadian Policy' initiative.

What changed

The House of Commons, through the Government of Canada, has issued a Notice of Proposed Procurement (Solicitation number 2025137) for Red Hat Licenses. The tender is open and closes on March 16, 2026, with an estimated contract duration of 15 months. This procurement falls under the 'Buy Canadian Policy' framework, although no specific trade agreements are noted as applicable to this solicitation.

Companies interested in bidding on this opportunity must register with MERX to access the full solicitation documents. While there is no charge to preview documents with a free MERX account, potential bidders should ensure they follow the procedures outlined on MERX. The contracting authority is Mark Samad, and inquiries can be directed to contractingserv@parl.gc.ca. No specific penalties are mentioned for non-compliance with the tender process itself, but failure to meet the bid requirements will result in disqualification.

What to do next

  1. Review MERX solicitation documents for Red Hat Licenses tender (Solicitation 2025137).
  2. Register on MERX to access full tender details and bidding instructions.
  3. Submit bids by the closing date of March 16, 2026.

Source document (simplified)

Buy Canadian Policy

The Government of Canada has introduced new policies to protect, build, and transform Canadian industries. Check out Buy Canadian Policy for more information on what this could mean for you.


Red Hat Licenses

Solicitation number 2025137

Publication date

2026/03/09

Closing date and time 2026/03/16 14:00 EDT

Status Status
Open

| Time to closing | |
| 6 days | 17:51 hours |

Description

House of Commons Notice of Proposed Procurement

Request for Proposal/Request for Quotation reference number: 2025137

Description:
This requirement is for: House of Commons (HoC)

HoC has a requirement for Red Hat Licenses

This HoC tender notice and its solicitation documents are available on MERX at the following link: https://www.merx.com/solicitations/open-bids/Red-Hat-Licenses/000031659…

There is no charge to preview the HoC solicitation documents, noting that in order to do so, you have to at a minimum sign up with MERX selecting the “Free” option.

You may have received this tender notice through a third-party distributor. The HoC is not responsible for any tender notices and/or related documents and attachments not accessed directly through MERX.

Contact Information:
Name: Mark Samad
Title: Specialist, Procurement
E-Mail: contractingserv@parl.gc.ca

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Contract duration

The estimated contract period will be 15 month(s).

Trade agreements

  • No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process

Reason for limited tendering

A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

  • None

Partner with another business

Are you interested in partnering with other businesses for this opportunity? Add your company to the list of businesses who are interested in partnering.

This list does not replace or affect the tendering procedures for this procurement process. Businesses are still required to respond to bid solicitations, and to compete based on the set criteria. For more information please read the Terms of use.

Contact information

Contracting organization

Organization House of Commons Address 131 Queen Street

Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 6L8 Canada Contracting authority Mark Samad Email contractingserv@parl.gc.ca Address 131 Queen Street

Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 6L8 Canada

Bidding details

Details for this tender opportunity are provided in the Description tab.

Please contact the contracting officer to get the full solicitation documentation, access information on how to bid, or if you have any questions regarding this tender opportunity.

Note that there may be fees to access the documents or bid. These should be outlined in the Description tab.

We recommend that you contact the contracting officer as soon as possible, as there may be deadlines for receiving questions.

Related notices

There are currently no notices related to this notice.

Eligibility and terms and conditions

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Summary information

Notice type Request for Proposal Language(s) English, French Region(s) of delivery National Capital Region (NCR) Region of opportunity Canada Contract duration 15 month(s) Procurement method Competitive – Open Bidding Selection criteria Lowest Price Commodity - UNSPSC
Click the links below to see a list of notices associated with the UNSPSC.
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Support for small and medium businesses

If you have questions about this tender opportunity, please contact the contracting officer, whose information is found in the Contact information tab.

Refer to our Support page if you need help or have questions about the government procurement process, including how to bid or how to register in SAP Ariba. You can also contact Procurement Assistance Canada, which has offices across Canada.

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2026-03-09

Classification

Agency
Various Canadian Agencies
Published
March 9th, 2026
Compliance deadline
March 16th, 2026 (2 days)
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor

Who this affects

Applies to
Government agencies
Geographic scope
National (Canada)

Taxonomy

Primary area
Government Contracting
Operational domain
Procurement
Topics
Software Licensing IT Procurement

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