Open tender · Invitation to Qualify
Managed Back Up and Recovery Software Invitation to Qualify (ITQ)
Shared Services Canada
- Bids close
- October 19, 2026
- October 19, 2026 at 14:00 (in 6 days)
- Published
- September 22, 2026
- Type
- Goods
- Competitive - Open bidding
- Delivery
- Anywhere in Canada
CanadaBuys tender notices published since Aug 2022; open as of October 12, 2026. Source: Public Services and Procurement Canada, CanadaBuys open data.
What it is
- Reference
- SSC-26-00034957:T · solicitation BPM026659/34957
- Delivery regions
- Anywhere in Canada
- Trade agreements
- Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA); General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT); World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (WTO GPA); Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA); Atlantic Procurement Agreement; Canada-UK Trade Continuity Agreement (Canada-UK TCA); Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement; Comprehensive Land Claim Agreement (CLCA); Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA); Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA); Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA); Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA); Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); Canada-Honduras Free Trade Agreement
Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) For The Procurement of Government of Canada Managed Backup and Recovery Software (MBRS)This Invitation to Qualify is the first phase of a procurement process by Shared Services Canada (SSC) for a Government of Canada Managed Backup and Recovery Software for enterprise on premises open systems. Suppliers are invited to pre-qualify in accordance with the terms and conditions of this ITQ in order to become “Qualified Respondents” for any later phases of the procurement process. This ITQ process is not a solicitation of bids or tenders. No contract will be awarded as a result of the activities during the ITQ phase.Respondents that successfully satisfy all qualification requirements will become Qualified Respondents and will be invited to participate in subsequent phases of this procurement process.The Government of Canada currently intends that participation in the Review and Refine Requirements (RRR) phase and any resulting Request for Proposals (RFP) be limited to Qualified Respondents resulting from this ITQ.
SSC Managed Back Up and Recovery Software Invitation to Qualify (ITQ) - Amendment 000
Excerpt of the buyer’s description, with contact details left out. The notice on CanadaBuys is the official version.