{"id":86231,"date":"2024-12-04T10:34:44","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T15:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/?page_id=86231"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:10:08","slug":"procurement-rules-procedures-and-policies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/about-us\/business-ottawa-hospital\/procurement-rules-procedures-and-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Procurement Rules, Procedures and Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TOH\u2019s Procurement practices comply with the Ontario Broader Public Sector Procurement Directives and Trade Agreements to ensure openness, fairness, and transparency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Procurement Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ottawa Hospital must comply with the following legislation and procurement rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/files\/2024-02\/tbs-bps-procurement-directive-en-2024-02-08.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Broader Public Sector Procurement Directive<\/a>, April 1, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/laws\/statute\/22b02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Building Ontario Businesses Initiative Act<\/a>, 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/health-canada\/corporate\/transparency\/corporate-management-reporting\/supply-chains\/fighting-forced-child-labour-act-2023-2024.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Supply Chains Act\/reducing the risk of forced and child labour<\/a>, 2023 to 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trade Agreements including:&nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/document\/trade-and-cooperation-agreement-between-ontario-and-quebec-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trade and Cooperation Agreement Between Ontario and Quebec<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfta-alec.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Free Trade Agreement<\/a> July 1, 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.international.gc.ca\/trade-commerce\/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux\/agr-acc\/ceta-aecg\/agreement-entente.aspx?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/documents\/2024\/05\/the-ottawa-hospital-supply-chains-act-report-fy2023-2024.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hospital\u2019s Supply Chains Act annual report can be viewed here<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Procurement and Related Policies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/documents\/2024\/02\/procurement-policy.pdf\/\">Procurement Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/documents\/2024\/06\/fraud-awareness-and-prevention.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fraud Prevention Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/fr\/documents\/2025\/02\/gifts-and-sponsorship-policy-adm-x-260-december-2024.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gifts Polic<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/documents\/2021\/01\/gifts-wcag.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">y<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/documents\/2026\/04\/travel-meal-and-hospitality-expense-policy.pdf\/\">Travel, Meal and Hospitality Expense Policy<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Policy, Procedure and Guidance<strong> <\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/documents\/2021\/01\/vendor-code-of-business-conduct-wcag.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vendor Code of Business Conduct<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/documents\/2026\/01\/toh-vendor-guide.pdf\/\">How to do business with The Ottawa Hospital &#8211; Vendor Guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/documents\/2026\/02\/vendor-information-session.pdf\/\">Vendor information session<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/documents\/2026\/02\/vendor-information-session-faqs.pdf\/\">Vendor Information \u2013 Questions and Answers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/documents\/2023\/12\/or-vendor-access-onboarding-letter.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Operating Room Vendor Access Onboarding Lette<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/documents\/2023\/12\/or-vendor-access-procedure.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Operating Room Vendor Access Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/documents\/2022\/10\/pharmacy-standard-operating-procedure.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pharmaceutical Industry Representatives Standard Operating Procedure<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ottawahospital.on.ca\/en\/documents\/2022\/10\/purchase-order-terms-and-conditions.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purchase Order Terms and Conditions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TOH\u2019s Procurement practices comply with the Ontario Broader Public Sector Procurement Directives and Trade Agreements to ensure openness, fairness, and transparency. Procurement Rules The Ottawa Hospital must comply with the following legislation and procurement rules: The Hospital\u2019s Supply Chains Act annual report can be viewed here. 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