Where are New Brunswick government tenders posted?

What is NBON and who posts tenders on it?

Service New Brunswick says all notices for public solicitations for goods, services and construction services for the Government of New Brunswick and other New Brunswick public sector entities are advertised on its web-based e-tendering system, the New Brunswick Opportunities Network (NBON). As of October 2026, the province's procurement pages still point suppliers to NBON and do not announce a replacement system.

Besides opportunities for government departments, agencies, school districts and regional health authorities, the province says NBON carries notices from other New Brunswick public sector bodies:

• Municipalities
• Crown corporations, including NB Power
• Commissions, such as WorkSafeNB, which says it posts its public solicitations on NBON
• Universities and community colleges
• The Atlantic Lottery Corporation

NBON also publishes results. The province says most public sector entities post bid results or notices of award on NBON, and that award information, including the name of the awarded supplier or contractor and the dollar value of the purchase order, is posted there. Public bid openings are not required in New Brunswick, though entities may hold them at their discretion.

Which New Brunswick purchases are publicly tendered?

The Procurement Act and its regulations set the method, mostly by estimated dollar value. Under the province's table, effective January 1, 2026, the three methods are informal quotes, solicitation by invitation and public solicitation. Only public solicitations are open competitions advertised to everyone.

• Government departments and agencies: informal quotes for goods of $9,999 or less, solicitation by invitation for goods between $10,000 and $34,799, and public solicitation for goods listed at $34,700 and above. For services and construction, informal quotes go up to $49,999, invitation runs from $50,000 to $138,999, and public solicitation starts at $139,000.
• Schools and school districts: invitation for goods between $10,000 and $138,999, and public solicitation for goods, services and construction at $139,000 and above.
• Regional health authorities: informal quotes or invitation for goods and services of $138,999 or less, and public solicitation at $139,000 and above. Construction follows the same informal quote, invitation and public tiers as departments.

The province notes that some exceptions apply under the Act and regulations, and that the New Brunswick First Procurement Policy also applies in some situations. A separate summary table covers the broader public sector. New Brunswick also takes part in domestic and international trade agreements, including the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, the Atlantic Trade and Procurement Partnership, the WTO Government Procurement Agreement, CETA and CPTPP.

How do I register on NBON and get tender alerts?

Registration on NBON is free. The province says suppliers and contractors must be registered with NBON to access bidding opportunities issued by the Government of New Brunswick and other public sector entities, and Service New Brunswick publishes a short video on how to register.

• Product profile: by creating a product profile, you tell the public sector what goods and services you offer, and NBON can email you when bidding opportunities matching that profile are posted.
• Commodity categories: WorkSafeNB tells suppliers they will be required to select the goods and services commodity categories that best match their business when they register.
• Timing: WorkSafeNB says the NBON registration process can take approximately two weeks, so register before you need to bid.
• Documents and e-bids: for public solicitations issued by Strategic Procurement, downloading solicitation documents is free, and electronic bidding through NBON is offered on many goods and services opportunities.

Amendments are posted on NBON too. The province says amendments with extra information or changes such as a new submission deadline are posted there, that you must make sure you have the most recent version of the solicitation, and that unsigned and late submissions will be rejected. For help, NBON support is listed at 1-800-561-1422 (toll free within Canada) and (506) 444-5636.

Do New Brunswick cities and Crown corporations use other portals?

Many local buyers post on NBON, but some of the larger ones also run their own bidding systems. Check each buyer's procurement page:

• City of Moncton: advertises all its bidding opportunities on its bids&tenders website and on NBON. You can view the list without an account, but you need a free bids&tenders account to preview documents, register as a Plan Taker, receive notifications about a bid and submit electronically.
• City of Saint John: has moved to a bids&tenders platform at saintjohn.bidsandtenders.ca and invites suppliers to create a free supplier account there.
• City of Fredericton: says its tenders, quotations, proposals and expressions of interest are advertised through the province, strongly recommends registering on NBON, and says vendors are responsible for checking NBON regularly before closing dates. Registering as a vendor with the City is not required.
• Smaller municipalities: the Town of Quispamsis and Tantramar both say their tenders and RFPs are posted on NBON. Tantramar says they stay posted for at least 15 calendar days.
• NB Power: the province lists NB Power among the bodies posting on NBON, and NB Power also runs its own procurement portal at nbpower.bonfirehub.ca.
• Regional health authorities: covered by the provincial rules and listed by the province as posting on NBON.

Where is federal work in New Brunswick posted, and are tenders bilingual?

NBON is the province's system for the New Brunswick public sector, so look for federal contracts in New Brunswick on CanadaBuys. CanadaBuys says federal tender opportunities are published there if they are subject to one of Canada's trade agreements, and lets you subscribe to email alerts or follow searches by RSS. If you sell to both levels of government, you need to watch both systems.

New Brunswick is officially bilingual, and Service New Brunswick publishes its procurement pages in English and French. Under section 29 of the Official Languages Act, institutions must publish all postings, publications and documents intended for the general public in both official languages, though the Act does not mention tenders specifically. Section 30 matters more once you win: when the Province or an institution engages a third party to provide a service on its behalf, it is responsible for ensuring that the third party meets its obligations under sections 27 to 29, which include serving members of the public in the official language of their choice. Locally, the City of Moncton describes its bids&tenders site as a bilingual electronic bidding platform.

Where do suppliers most often miss New Brunswick opportunities?

What I see most often in New Brunswick is a supplier who registered on NBON once and assumed that covers everything. The province's own rules point to the gaps:

• Work below public thresholds. Informal quotes and invitation-only solicitations are not open competitions, so a lot of smaller work goes to suppliers the buyer already knows.
• A thin product profile. NBON alerts match the profile and commodity categories you choose, so a narrow profile means missed emails.
• Registering too late. If registration takes about two weeks, a tender that closes in three weeks leaves little room to read and respond.
• Buyers with their own portals. Moncton, Saint John and NB Power run their own bidding platforms, and the documents, Plan Taker registration and addenda notices for those bids may live there rather than on NBON.
• Missed amendments. Changes, including new deadlines, are posted on NBON, and you are expected to bid on the most recent version.
• Federal work. Federal opportunities in the province are on CanadaBuys, which needs its own alerts.