Tender-18702 – Experience Design and Related Services

Overview

Type: Non-IT
Category: Research Services
File Name: Tender-18702
Available to: OPS/Non-OPS
Effective Date: 11/01/23
Original Expiry Date: 10/31/2027
Current Expiry Date: 10/31/2027

Description

This VOR Arrangement is intended to replace the 2018 Experience Design and Related Digital Services (Tender 8462) VOR arrangement. This Vendor of Record (VOR) arrangement has been established to provide user research and hypotheses testing services, for Discovery and Alpha phases, including the recruitment of user research participants.

Categories applicable to this VOR arrangement: 

  • Discovery 
  • Alpha 
  • Research Participant Recruitment 
  • Document Remediation for Accessibility

The VOR arrangement is for a period of four years with a one- year extension option, at Supply Ontario’s discretion. 

Updated Policy and Procedures

This VOR arrangement is for mandatory use for all OPS ministries and OPS Clients (based on their Memorandum of Understanding and as per the December 2014 OPS Procurement Directive) of the Government of Ontario.

Non-OPS Clients or organizations that qualify as part of the Broader Public Sector (BPS) may also choose to use this VOR arrangement.

Qualified Vendors

Vendor Name
9138137 Canada Inc. (DBA Accessibility Partners)
Accenture Inc.
Akendi Inc (DBA Akendi Works)
Behavioural Insights (Canada) Ltd
Bell Canada
Button Inc.
CC Visual Communications Inc. (DBA 1562090 Ontario Inc.)
Civiq Design Inc. (DBA Civiq Technology Inc)
Code 4 Canada
Davis Pierrynowski Limited (DBA Davis Pier Consulting )
Deloitte Inc. (DBA Deloitte LLP)
Design Centered Co. Ltd. (DBA Design Centered Co.)
DFFRNT, Inc.
Goods & Services Branding, Inc.
Groundswell Projects Inc.
Jumping Elephants Incorporated (DBA Jumping Elephants)
Junto Experience Agency Inc.
Kalamuna (DBA Kalamuna Inc.)
Made Manifest Inc.
MarketAccess Communications Inc.
McKinsey & Company Canada
My Left Foot Canada
Outwitly Inc.
OXD Consulting Ltd
Pivot Design Group Inc.
Q30 Design Inc
Research Strategy Group Inc
Sandbox - La Boite a Films Inc. (DBA Sandbox Inc.)
Sia Partners Inc.
Starnino Iadarola Design Inc. (DBA Studio Wé)
Systemscope Inc (DBA Levio Conseils Inc.)
The Moment Inc
ThoughtStorm Incorporated (DBA ThoughtStorm Inc.)
VCA Inc. (DBA Rain)
Waaiam Inc.
Yooza Inc. (DBA Yooza Studio)

More Information

Registered OPS/non-OPS Clients must log in to the Vendor of Record Client Portal get full access to Tender-18702 pricing and resources.

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