London Hydro’s Recognition of Indigenous Businesses

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London Hydro is committed to fostering a corporate culture and climate that values and supports a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization. This commitment includes removing barriers that may prevent or discourage Indigenous-owned or other businesses from participating in our procurement process.

Our policies and procedures are designed to ensure acceptable products and services are obtained from suppliers in a fair, consistent, and unbiased manner. We have a responsibility to our shareholders, customers, and community to purchase high-quality goods and services.

How to be added to London Hydro’s Vendor List

London Hydro maintains a vendor list of businesses that have shown interest in supplying specific goods and services to meet our requirements. If your business would like to be included on London Hydro’s vendor list, please reach out to purchasing@londonhydro.com.

London Hydro’s Procurement Process

London Hydro is a major purchaser of equipment, supplies and services and we welcome bids from qualified suppliers who meet the terms and conditions of our bidding process.

Some of the types of materials and services include:

  • Electrical equipment
  • Light and heavy-duty vehicles and equipment
  • IT hardware and software
  • Various materials and services for the development and maintenance of our electrical grid and facilities, including new construction projects

Lower dollar-value purchase requests are sent to qualified businesses on the vendor list, while higher dollar-value purchases are advertised on bidsandtenders.ca.

Bidding Opportunities

London Hydro’s bid opportunities are available at: https://londonhydro.bidsandtenders.ca/Module/Tenders/en 

Bidders can create a Bidding System Vendor account. They can then select commodity codes for goods and services and receive email notifications for matching bid opportunities.

Click here to download our Indigenous Business Procurement brochure. 

If you have any questions about the brochure, please email us at admin@londonhydro.com.