Events


Group Buying: A Growing Option For Canadian Procurement Teams

Date: May 11, 2023
Time: 2:00 pm ET

With limited time and resources to conduct necessary bids and tenders for their organizations, more public procurement teams are turning to cooperative organizations who offer competitive contract solicitations. Since 2017, newly adopted legislation - Canada Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) - now allows group buying or cooperative purchasing across all levels of Canadian government. Since then, the use of this contracting tool has grown exponentially. Learn about the trends and strategies for the upcoming year.

Public Works and Facilities Maintenance: Get Things Done Quickly with Cooperative Purchasing


Date: April 13, 2023
Time: 1:00 pm CT

For any school district or municipality, facilities maintenance repairs and small construction projects take a great deal of time and resources. Whether it's re-paving a parking lot, repairing roofs, HVAC upgrades or restroom amenities, these needs can be difficult to meet quickly when using the traditional bid process. When faced with end of the fiscal year, expiring grants, emergencies, weather constraints or short timeframes, cooperating procurement offers a solution for facility and public works teams. The recording of this webinar is available for our NCPP Cooperative, Stategic Supplier, Affiliate and Public Procurement Partners to access in the website archives.

Support Your Public Safety Needs with Cooperative Purchasing


Date: March 16, 2023
Time: 1:00 pm CT

This is a special webinar for procurement professionals and fire and police personnel who purchase for public safety departments. The recording of this webinar is available for our NCPP Cooperative, Stategic Supplier, Affiliate and Public Procurement Partners to access in the website archives.