Delayed Amazon-like federal procurement system projected to go live in 2019

The Liberals' third budget, tabled on Feb. 27, promised $197-million over five years to create a new platform to make federal procurement more efficient and comply with new trade agreement obligations.

Minister of Public Services and Procurement Carla Qualtrough is overseeing the five-year roll-out of $197-million to revitalize a sluggish and paper-intensive federal procurement system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

March 14, 2018

An online platform intended to speed up and simplify federal procurement is almost two years behind schedule, but now has a planned launch in 2019 following $197-million promised in the latest budget. The funding identified in t...

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