Tenders
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East Three Elementary School PO Box 1470 , Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0
- Status:
- Awarded to Moe's Stationary
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Moe's Stationary successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Raincoast Books bid on this tender.
PO Box 26 Fort McPherson, NT X0E 0J0
- Status:
- Awarded to Moe's Stationary
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort McPherson
- Bids:
- Bid Moe's Stationary successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid North American Paper Incorporated bid on this tender.
- Bid North West Company Inc. bid on this tender.
Tsiigetchic ,Deline & Fort McPherson , NT
- Status:
- Awarded to McDonald Bros. Electric Ltd. for $19,784.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid McDonald Bros. Electric Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
Sachs Harbour, NT
- Status:
- Awarded to King Manufacturing for $5,798.99
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Sachs Harbour
- Bids:
- Bid Igloo Building Supplies Group Ltd bid on this tender.
- Bid King Manufacturing successfully bid on this tender.
PO Box 26 Fort McPherson, NT X0E 0J0
- Status:
- Awarded to Moe's Stationary
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Fort McPherson
- Bids:
- Bid Creative Paper and Office Supplies Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Moe's Stationary successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Wesclean Northern Sales Ltd bid on this tender.
Yellowknife, NT
- Status:
- Awarded to Ricoh Northern Ltd. for $6,836.06
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Ricoh Northern Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid The Northern Document Company Ltd. bid on this tender.
Yellowknife, NT
- Status:
- Awarded to Ricoh Northern Ltd. for $8,464.16
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Ricoh Northern Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid The Northern Document Company Ltd. bid on this tender.
PO Box 5000, Tuktoyaktuk NT X0E 1C0
- Status:
- Awarded to Moe's Stationary
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Tuktoyaktuk
- Bids:
- Bid Creative Paper and Office Supplies Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Moe's Stationary successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid School Speciality Canada bid on this tender.
- Bid Wintergreen Learning bid on this tender.
East Three Elementary School, PO Box 1470 Inuvik, NT
- Status:
- Awarded to Moe's Stationary
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Creative Paper and Office Supplies Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Moe's Stationary successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid School Speciality Canada bid on this tender.
- Bid Yellowknife Book Cellar bid on this tender.
PO Box 162 Uluhaktok NT X0E 0S0
- Status:
- Awarded to Moe's Stationary
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Ulukhaktok
- Bids:
- Bid Moe's Stationary successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid School Speciality Canada bid on this tender.
PO Box 5000, Tuktoyaktuk NT X0E 1C0
- Status:
- Awarded to Moe's Stationary
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Tuktoyaktuk
- Bids:
- Bid Moe's Stationary successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid School Speciality Canada bid on this tender.
PO Box 5000, Tuktoyaktuk NT X0E 1C0
- Status:
- Awarded to Moe's Stationary
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Tuktoyaktuk
- Bids:
- Bid Moe's Stationary successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Wesclean Northern Sales Ltd bid on this tender.
PO Box 5000, Tuktoyaktuk NT X0E 1C0
- Status:
- Awarded to Moe's Stationary
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Tuktoyaktuk
- Bids:
- Bid Creative Paper and Office Supplies Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Moe's Stationary successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid School Speciality Canada bid on this tender.
PO Box 5000, Tuktoyaktuk NT X0E 1C0
- Status:
- Awarded to Arctic Digital Ltd.
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Tuktoyaktuk
- Bids:
- Bid Arctic Digital Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
Hay River
- Status:
- Awarded to Kingland Ford Sales Ltd. for $14,202.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Transportation
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Kingland Ford Sales Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Ron's Auto Service Ltd bid on this tender.
Inuvik, NT
- Status:
- Awarded to Marine Industrial Lighting Systems Ltd for $17,950.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Transportation
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Kingland Freightliner bid on this tender.
- Bid Marine Industrial Lighting Systems Ltd successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid McDonald Bros. Electric Ltd. bid on this tender.
Supply and Delivery of Two (2) Video Conferencing/Smart Board Systems
- Status:
- Awarded to Arctic Digital Ltd.
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Arctic Digital Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid SpeedDee Office Furnishings bid on this tender.
PO Box 162
- Status:
- Awarded to Arcticrim Distributors Ltd.
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Ulukhaktok
- Bids:
- Bid Arcticrim Distributors Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Nella Cutlery Toronto Inc bid on this tender.
PO Box 162
- Status:
- Awarded to Arcticrim Distributors Ltd.
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Ulukhaktok
- Bids:
- Bid Arcticrim Distributors Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Braden-Burry Expediting Ltd. bid on this tender.
PO Box 162
- Status:
- Awarded to Braden-Burry Expediting Ltd.
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Ulukhaktok
- Bids:
- Bid Braden-Burry Expediting Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid North American Paper Incorporated bid on this tender.
Tsiigehtchic, NT.
- Status:
- Awarded to NIS Northern Industrial Sales Ltd. for $11,639.24
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Transportation
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Tsiigehtchic
- Bids:
- Bid Central Mechanical Systems Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid NIS Northern Industrial Sales Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
Inuvik, NT
- Status:
- Awarded to Arcticrim Distributors Ltd. for $54,150.63
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Arcticrim Distributors Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Igloo Building Supplies Group Ltd bid on this tender.
Angik School PO Box 100 Paulatuk, NT X0E 1N0
- Status:
- Awarded to Yellowknife Book Cellar
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Paulatuk
- Bids:
- Bid Yellowknife Book Cellar successfully bid on this tender.
The Beaufort Delta Health & Social Services Authority is looking to purchase a 2015 Mid Size 4 w...
- Status:
- Awarded to Yellowknife Motors 6408 NWT Ltd.
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort-Delta Health & Social Services Authority
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Driving Force Vehicle Rentals, Sales & Leasing bid on this tender.
- Bid Kingland Ford Sales Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Klondike Motors bid on this tender.
- Bid Whitehorse Motors bid on this tender.
- Bid Yellowknife Motors 6408 NWT Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
Bag Service # 3 East Three Secondary School, Inuvik, NT
- Status:
- Awarded to NorthMart (Retail)
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Apple Fitness Store Ltd bid on this tender.
- Bid Dotmar Fitness Equipment Inc. bid on this tender.
- Bid FDF Group bid on this tender.
- Bid Fitness Depot Commercial bid on this tender.
- Bid NorthMart (Retail) successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid The Treadmill Factory bid on this tender.
Bag Service # 3
- Status:
- Awarded to Yellowknife Book Cellar
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Librairie Du Soleil bid on this tender.
- Bid Yellowknife Book Cellar successfully bid on this tender.
Tsiigehtchic, NT.
- Status:
- Awarded to NIS Northern Industrial Sales Ltd. for $45,975.70
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Transportation
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Tsiigehtchic
- Bids:
- Bid Arctic Storage & Rentals Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid McDonald Bros. Electric Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid NIS Northern Industrial Sales Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid POLAR TECH RENTALS bid on this tender.
- Bid Ron's Auto Service Ltd bid on this tender.
PO Box 162
- Status:
- Awarded to Arctic Digital Ltd.
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Ulukhaktok
- Bids:
- Bid Arctic Digital Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Pioneer Supply House bid on this tender.
PO Box 162
- Status:
- Awarded to NorthMart (Retail)
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Ulukhaktok
- Bids:
- Bid Braden-Burry Expediting Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid NorthMart (Retail) successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Pioneer Supply House bid on this tender.
Inuvik Regional Hospital 285 Mackenzie Road, Inuvik NT
- Status:
- Awarded to Steris Canada Sales Inc ULC for $58,821.20
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Health and Social Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Steris Canada Sales Inc ULC successfully bid on this tender.
Inuvik, NT.
- Status:
- Awarded to NIS Northern Industrial Sales Ltd. for $15,958.62
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Public Works & Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Arctic Storage & Rentals Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Arcticrim Distributors Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid NIS Northern Industrial Sales Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Rocky's Plumbing & Heating Ltd. bid on this tender.
Inuvik, NT
- Status:
- Awarded to NorthMart (Retail) for $43,090.59
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Lands
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Arcticrim Distributors Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Monster Recreational Products Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid NorthMart (Retail) successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid POLAR TECH RENTALS bid on this tender.
The Beaufort Delta Health and Social Services Authority is requesting bids from vendors to provi...
- Status:
- Awarded to Arctic Digital Ltd.
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort-Delta Health & Social Services Authority
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Arctic Digital Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
The Beaufort-Delta Health and Social services Authority is requesting bids from vendors to suppl...
- Status:
- Awarded to Arctic Digital Ltd.
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort-Delta Health & Social Services Authority
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Arctic Digital Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
The Department of Health and Social Services is looking to purchase (2) 7 Passenger Compact Vans...
- Status:
- Awarded to Yellowknife Motors 6408 NWT Ltd. for $99,373.96
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Health and Social Services
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Autotec Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Yellowknife Motors 6408 NWT Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
Inuvik, NT
- Status:
- Awarded to Kingland Ford Sales Ltd. for $55,641.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Lands
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Kingland Ford Sales Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
East Three Secondary School, Inuvik, NT
- Status:
- Awarded to Arctic Digital Ltd.
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Beaufort Delta Education Council
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Arctic Digital Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Sharps Audio Visual bid on this tender.
Yellowknife, NT
- Status:
- Awarded to Telonics Canada for $34,125.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Environment and Natural Resources
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Advanced Telemetry Systems bid on this tender.
- Bid Braden-Burry Expediting Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid Lotek Wireless Inc. bid on this tender.
- Bid Telonics Canada successfully bid on this tender.
Inuvik,NT
- Status:
- Awarded to The Northern Document Company Ltd. for $27,913.20
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Finance
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Ricoh Northern Ltd. bid on this tender.
- Bid The Northern Document Company Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
Inuvik
- Status:
- Awarded to Kingland Ford Sales Ltd. for $206,950.00
- Fiscal Year:
- Type:
- Goods
- Process:
- Request for Tenders - Open (Competitive)
- Buyer:
- Transportation
- Closing:
- BIP Location:
- Inuvik
- Bids:
- Bid Kingland Ford Sales Ltd. successfully bid on this tender.
- Bid Midnight sun energy ltd bid on this tender.
- Bid YB Services bid on this tender.
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