bids.ca

bids™ is an electronic publisher that distributes tenders and tender information to subscribers on behalf of public and corporate buyers. bids is a privately owned company with its head office in fredericton, new brunswick, canada. the corporate name is tendering publications ltd. (tpl). bids was founded in the 1970’s as a twice-weekly magazine listing all tenders issued by the province of new brunswick. in the mid 90’s, bids moved to electronic publishing, offering tenders and tender information via email, fax and the website. in 1996, the company expanded its operations to other jurisdictions by licensing independently owned and operated businesses to use the bids systems. these franchises service local buyers and subscribers. currently there are five franchises – bids newfoundland, bids nova scotia, bids new brunswick (operated by tendering publications ltd.). bids will always bring its customers a variety of business opportunities from a broad spectrum of buyers, and new bi