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What it is

MERX helps businesses find Canadian public sector contracting opportunities and manage tender work through a web service. Listings include federal, provincial, and MASH sector opportunities. Search spans titles, organizations, abstracts, solicitation numbers, regions, tender and agreement types, GSIN, and categories. Opportunity Matching can send matching listings each weekday by fax or email; the first profile is free, while up to three profiles cost $1.95/month and up to nine cost $2.95/month. Users can preview eligible electronic tender components subject to subscription and ordering status, submit bid files electronically for buyer retrieval after the closing time, and use a Document Request List to identify partnering opportunities. Amendment notifications are available free, with automatic delivery of amendment documents offered for a fee. Basic costs nothing. Pay-As-You-Go costs C$70, paid once per solicitation; prices for other listed plans are not provided. MERX also lists compliance tracking, reusable content, and approval workflows.

Spec sheet

Purpose
MERX provides Canadian public sector contracting opportunities and lets businesses find, access and bid on opportunities.Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Deployment
webRead 23 Sep 2026 · marketing.merx.com
Free plan
NoRead 23 Sep 2026 · marketing.merx.com
Security
MERX says it uses 128-bit encryption and limits failed password attempts, locking an account after 10 consecutive failures.Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Privacy
MERX says personal information is stored and processed on computers in Canada and protected with safeguards including firewalls and encryption.Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Support
Customer support is available at 1-800-964-6379 and [email protected], including help with Opportunity Matching profiles.Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Amendments
Users can receive amendment notifications for free or pay for automatic delivery of amendment documents.Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Approval workflows
YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · marketing.merx.com
Compliance tracking
YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · marketing.merx.com
Document preview
Users can preview eligible electronic tender components before ordering them, subject to their subscription and whether they have ordered the opportunity.Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Electronic bidding
Electronic Bid Submission lets suppliers securely upload bid files for the buyer to retrieve after the closing date and time.Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Intended customers
MERX says more than 80% of its Canadian Public Tenders customers are organizations with fewer than 50 employees.Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Matching profiles
The first Opportunity Matching Profile is free; up to three profiles cost $1.95/month and up to nine cost $2.95/month.Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Opportunity discovery
YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · marketing.merx.com
Opportunity matching
Opportunity Matching sends businesses matching opportunities each weekday by fax or email.Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Opportunity sources
Canadian public tender listings include federal, provincial and MASH sector opportunities.Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Partnerships
The Document Request List helps users identify partnering opportunities and gather competitive information.Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Reusable content library
YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · marketing.merx.com
Search
Keyword search covers titles, organization names, abstracts, solicitation numbers, delivery and opportunity regions, tender and agreement types, GSIN and categories.Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Service availability
MERX says opportunities are posted multiple times every business day and notes there may be 1,700 to 2,500 open tenders at a time.Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Tender document management
YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · marketing.merx.com

Plans and prices

Basic Pay-As-You-Go Price not published On-demand access to opportunities and eBid submissions · Refined and advanced search · Daily notifications of new opportunities Read 23 Sep 2026 · merx.com
Basic Free Refined advanced search · daily notifications · document downloads and eBid submissions on demand Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Premium Local C$30 a month Billed Annually; $60/month billed monthly Unlimited opportunities and eBid submissions for one province · advanced search · daily notifications Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Premium Regional C$45 a month Billed Annually; $90/month billed monthly Unlimited opportunities and eBid submissions for one region · advanced search · daily notifications Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Pay-As-You-Go C$70, paid once per solicitation On-demand access to opportunities and eBid submissions · document access free for listed buying organizations Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com
Premium National C$80 a month Billed Annually; $160/month billed monthly Unlimited opportunities and eBid submissions across Canada · advanced search · daily notifications Read 11 Oct 2026 · merx.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Listings cover federal, provincial, and MASH opportunities.
  • Search includes GSIN, categories, and solicitation details.
  • Electronic Bid Submission supports supplier file uploads.
  • First Opportunity Matching Profile is free.
  • Amendment notifications are available free.

Limits

  • Automatic amendment document delivery costs extra.
  • Document previews depend on subscription and ordering status.
  • Pay-As-You-Go costs C$70, paid once per solicitation.

Who it suits

MERX is suited to businesses seeking Canadian public tenders and suppliers managing bid submissions. Its listed customer profile includes organizations with fewer than 50 employees.

Verdict

MERX combines public-sector opportunity discovery with tender documents, matching, and electronic bid submission. Check plan coverage and document access conditions against the opportunities you pursue.

Where Specifiction places it

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