INVITATION FOR SUPPLIER CONSULTATION ABOUT
Financial System Solutions (ERP) and Related Services #2025-485

About OECM
OECM is a trusted not-for-profit collaborative sourcing partner for Ontario’s education sector, Broader Public Sector (BPS) entities, Provincially Funded Organizations, Crown Corporations, and other not-for-profit organizations. OECM offers a comprehensive choice of collaboratively sourced and competitively priced product and service agreements through its Marketplace, the goal of which is to generate savings, choice and service for its customers.
Recognizing the power of collaboration, OECM is committed to fostering strong relationships with both customers and suppliers by:
• Actively sourcing products and services in an open, fair, transparent and competitive manner, compliant with BPS Procurement Directive and applicable trade agreements;
• Establishing, promoting and managing product and service agreements used throughout its customer community;
• Supporting customers’ access and use of OECM agreements through analysis, reporting and the development of tools, guides, and other materials;
• Effectively managing supplier contract performance while harnessing expertise and innovative ideas, to drive continuous improvements through a Supplier Relationship Management program; and,
• Promoting OECM’s Supplier Code of Conduct, based on its core values, to ensure that all supplier partners adhere to a set standard when conducting business with OECM and its customers resulting in continuous, long-term success.
For more information about OECM, please visit http://www.oecm.ca/.
Objective
OECM, in collaboration with our customers, is exploring a potential procurement for Financial System Solutions (ERP) and Related Services. Any agreement resulting from this initiative will be available to organization such as educational entities (e.g., school boards or authorities, Provincial and Demonstration Schools Branch with the Ontario Ministry of Education, colleges, and universities, and may also include Private Schools and Private Career Colleges), health and social service entities, hydro, Local Housing Corporations, the Legislative Assembly, Municipalities and related Service Organizations, not-for-profit organizations, Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation, Ontario Power Authority, provincially funded organizations (“PFO”), shared service organizations, utilities and local boards, and any other Ontario Broader Public Sector (“BPS”) agency, Ontario Public Service (“OPS”) ministry, agency, board or commission, Crown corporations, First Nations federal agencies, Indigenous Organizations and Communities, and other provincial, territorial and federal public sector entities/agencies or similar entities not mentioned here.

This open invitation for supplier consultation is intended to allow interested organizations, currently providing Financial System Solutions (ERP) and Related Services, the opportunity to share their expertise, knowledge and insights with OECM.

The discussion points for this consultation may include the following:

• Supplier’s background and experience and service coverage for Ontario;
• Market and industry trends common the public sector;
• Available Services and general support;
• Industry standards and regulations;
• Customer concerns and high demand products;
• Pricing methodologies, including customer savings; and
• Innovative products and services.

If your organization would like to participate, please email Balaji Murthy (balaji.murthy@oecm.ca) by end of day on, March 28, 2025.

Supplier consultations will be scheduled from March 24, 2025 – April 04, 2025, and may be conducted by teleconference, in-person, one-to-one phone call or via a survey. Depending on the consultation method, a time commitment of between thirty (30) to sixty (60) minutes may be required.

All supplier consultation requests shall be managed at the sole discretion of OECM.

The information provided during the consultation will not be used in any way during an evaluation of any proposal which may be submitted by a supplier in response to a subsequent competitive procurement process; shared outside of OECM and its customers; or published in any form.

In the event that an interested supplier cannot participate in consultation, OECM welcomes an information package in lieu of a consultation.

No proprietary information should be provided to OECM during the consultation.

Supplier consultation may or may not result in a subsequent competitive procurement process.