BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID://OPBA//469844 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260415T225213 VTIMEZONE:America/New_York DTSTART:20261001T220000Z DTEND:20261101T010000Z UID:469844 SUMMARY:Principles - Competitive Bidding (Virtual - PPLL) LOCATION:Public Procurement Learning Lab via Brightspace DESCRIPTION:Principles - Competitive Bidding (Virtual - PPLL)\n\n10/01/26 06:00 PM EST\n - 10/31/26 09:00 PM EST\Description:\nCourse Access: October 1 – 31, 2026\nMandatory Live Zoom Session: Thursday, October 29 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm ET\nRegistration Deadline: September 24, 2026\n\nDelivery Format: Self-paced online + mandatory live Zoom session\nCOURSE DESCRIPTION\n\nThis course is delivered through OPBA’s Public Procurement Learning Lab (PPLL) using the Brightspace learning platform.\n\nIf this is your first course with PPLL, you’ll receive an email with login instructions. If you’ve already taken a course through PPLL, you’ll use your existing login credentials to access the platform.\n\nThis is a blended learning experience, combining self-directed online learning with a live instructor-led session. You’ll work through readings, quizzes, and assignments at your own pace throughout the month. The deadlines you will need to meet will fall on October 7th, October 14th, October 21st and October 28th.\n\nA mandatory live Zoom session will take place on Thursday, October 29 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm ET​. Attendance is required to complete the course and earn your certificate.\n\nZoom link will be provided within your course.\n\nThis course gives a detailed examination of the tendering & request for proposal processes. It includes concepts, issues and the resolution of issues relating to preparing and issuing the procurement documents as well as the ultimate receiving, opening and checking of bids. Participants will be given an overview of the various components comprising tenders and request for proposals documents and the differences of each.\n\nInstructor: Marie Kavanagh, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP\n\nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n\nBy the end of this course participants will be able to:\n• Define competitive bidding and its basic elements\n• Describe the many procurement document formats and their use\n• Explain a variety of bidder candidacy restrictions\n• Outline the aspects associated with the development of a bid document\n• Explain the purpose of pre-bid meetings; along with when to use them effectively and pitfalls to watch for\n• Outline the alternatives to competitive bidding\n\nCOURSE LEARNING MATERIALS\n\nYou do not need any course materials in advance, everything required to support your learning with this course will be accessed in the learning platform.\n\nREFUNDS & PAYMENTS\n\nPlease refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds. Course registraton fees are non-transferable to other courses.\n\nCERTIFICATE PROGRAM\n\nAttendance Credit: 8.5 contact hours \n\nProgram Enrollment: If you plan to apply this course toward the Principles of Effective Public Procurement certificate program, you must enroll in the program within nine (9) months of completing this course.\n\nREGISTRATION\n\nSpace is limited: Register early to avoid disappointment. There will be a $25 late fee applied to join this course after the registration deadline. Please email members@opba.ca to request a late registration. \n\nRegistration Fees:\n\n\n \n \n Title\n Fee\n Valid Dates\n Member Status\n Points\n CEUs\n Hours\n \n \n Virtual Learning Member Rate\n $288.10\n Until September 24, 2026\n Members Only\n 0.0000\n 0.0000\n 8.5\n \n \n Virtual Learning - Non Member\n $352.10\n Until September 24, 2026\n All Registrants\n 0.0000\n 0.0000\n 8.5\n \n \n\n\n\nRegistration closes September 24, 2026\ntable\n {mso-displayed-decimal-separator:".";\n mso-displayed-thousand-separator:",";}\ntr\n {mso-height-source:auto;}\ncol\n {mso-width-source:auto;}\ntd\n {padding-top:1px;\n padding-right:1px;\n padding-left:1px;\n mso-ignore:padding;\n color:black;\n font-size:11.0pt;\n font-weight:400;\n font-style:normal;\n text-decoration:none;\n font-family:"Aptos Narrow", sans-serif;\n mso-font-charset:0;\n text-align:general;\n vertical-align:bottom;\n border:none;\n white-space:nowrap;\n mso-rotate:0;}\n.xl23\n {color:black;\n font-weight:700;}\n\n\Location:\nPublic Procurement Learning Lab via Brightspace\n\n, X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Principles - Competitive Bidding (Virtual - PPLL)

10/01/26 06:00 PM EST - 10/31/26 09:00 PM EST
Description:
Course Access: October 1 – 31, 2026
Mandatory Live Zoom Session: Thursday, October 29 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm ET
Registration Deadline: September 24, 2026

Delivery Format: Self-paced online + mandatory live Zoom session

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is delivered through OPBA’s Public Procurement Learning Lab (PPLL) using the Brightspace learning platform.

If this is your first course with PPLL, you’ll receive an email with login instructions. If you’ve already taken a course through PPLL, you’ll use your existing login credentials to access the platform.

This is a blended learning experience, combining self-directed online learning with a live instructor-led session. You’ll work through readings, quizzes, and assignments at your own pace throughout the month. The deadlines you will need to meet will fall on October 7th, October 14th, October 21st and October 28th.

A mandatory live Zoom session will take place on Thursday, October 29 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm ET​. Attendance is required to complete the course and earn your certificate.

Zoom link will be provided within your course.

This course gives a detailed examination of the tendering & request for proposal processes. It includes concepts, issues and the resolution of issues relating to preparing and issuing the procurement documents as well as the ultimate receiving, opening and checking of bids. Participants will be given an overview of the various components comprising tenders and request for proposals documents and the differences of each.

Instructor: Marie Kavanagh, CPPO, CPPB, NIGP-CPP

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 

By the end of this course participants will be able to:
• Define competitive bidding and its basic elements
• Describe the many procurement document formats and their use
• Explain a variety of bidder candidacy restrictions
• Outline the aspects associated with the development of a bid document
• Explain the purpose of pre-bid meetings; along with when to use them effectively and pitfalls to watch for
• Outline the alternatives to competitive bidding

COURSE LEARNING MATERIALS

You do not need any course materials in advance, everything required to support your learning with this course will be accessed in the learning platform.

REFUNDS & PAYMENTS

Please refer to our refund + payment policy for information regarding cancellations and/or refunds. Course registraton fees are non-transferable to other courses.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Attendance Credit: 8.5 contact hours 

Program Enrollment: If you plan to apply this course toward the Principles of Effective Public Procurement certificate program, you must enroll in the program within nine (9) months of completing this course.

REGISTRATION

Space is limited: Register early to avoid disappointment. There will be a $25 late fee applied to join this course after the registration deadline. Please email members@opba.ca to request a late registration. 

Registration Fees:

Title Fee Valid Dates Member Status Points CEUs Hours
Virtual Learning Member Rate $288.10 Until September 24, 2026 Members Only 0.0000 0.0000 8.5
Virtual Learning - Non Member $352.10 Until September 24, 2026 All Registrants 0.0000 0.0000 8.5


Registration closes September 24, 2026


Location:
Public Procurement Learning Lab via Brightspace

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