Three main steps to become a supplier
Learn more about how to register your company and become a supplier.
1
Create a
Supplier Space
2
Activate your
Supplier Space
3
Sign up for
tender call notices
Step 1: Create a Supplier Space
Getting started is easy! Simply fill out the Create a Supplier Space form to create a Supplier Space for your company.
The Supplier Space is a user-friendly and safe platform where you can independently update your company’s file and submit your tenders.
Create your Supplier SpaceDocumentation to help you
If you are already a Hydro-Québec supplier, then we have already assigned you a supplier number. This number helps us find your company to create your Supplier Space.
You can find your supplier number on your purchase order, blanket contract, payment notice or cheque stub.
It comprises 6 to 10 characters (numbers or letters), starting with a number. Examples: 123456, 0A12345678.
Your registration number is the number linked to your company in the Supplier Space, before you obtain your supplier number. It’s used to identify you while you complete certain steps, such as filling out the Request to add an administrator on another record form.
This number is found in the Identification section of the Supplier Record tab, available in your Supplier Space.
You need to complete a two-step authentication process to access your Supplier Space.
The process consists of finding your identifier and selecting your password. You’ll then be able to open a session. See the following document for more details:
Step 2: Activate your Supplier Space
Once you’ve created your Supplier Space, you need to activate it by updating your Supplier Record.
- Check identification information
- Manage your contacts
- Add a proof of identity (new suppliers)
Documentation to help you
To complete the registration process, you need to access your company’s Supplier Record to check that all the information under the Identification section is correct. To modify the information, you need to create a modification request.
To learn how to access the Supplier Record and create a modification request, consult the following document.
You can give other members of your company access to your Supplier Space. Their access level will depend on the profile you select for them, either “administrator” or “collaborator.”
To learn how to create, modify and delete a contact in the Supplier Space and how to choose the right profiles, consult the following document:
Managing your contacts: create, modify or delete a contact [PDF 1.8 MB]
New Hydro-Québec suppliers must provide a proof of identity within 90 days to complete their company’s identification process and obtain authorization to use the Supplier Space.
If your proof of identity has expired, please replace it with a new, valid proof of identity.
To learn how to submit your proof of identity, see the following document:
Step 3: Sign up for tender call notices
Log in to your Supplier Space to sign up for tender call notices and select the procurement categories you’re interested in. You’ll automatically receive an email whenever a tender call is published in any of the procurement categories you select.
To learn how to sign up, consult the following document:
Log inDocumentation to help you
How to choose a procurement category in the Supplier Space and sign up for email notices when an RFP is issued in the selected procurement category.
Frequently asked questions
If you are already a Hydro-Québec supplier and you have your supplier number and your Québec business number (NEQ) handy, the process is very quick. For new suppliers, it can take up to three business days to perform all the validations.
Yes. Any contacts you add to your company’s Supplier Space will have access to it. There are two levels of access possible, based on your contact’s profile: “administrator” or “collaborator.” New contacts are assigned a “collaborator” profile by default. This profile can be changed at any time.
The best way to change or add an administrator is to have the current administrator fill out the following form: Request to change Supplier Space administrator. If the current administrator is not available (left company, on leave, etc.), someone else in your company can make the change by providing a proof of identity.
Yes. If you are already the administrator of a record and want to be the administrator of other records in your Supplier Space, you must fill out the Request to add an administrator on another record form. You can then access all your records in your profile.
Careful!
If you’re the administrator of more than one
record, be sure to select the correct record when submitting a proposal. Use
the triangle next to your company’s name on the left of the screen to select
the record under which you want to submit your bid.
No, the email address you use to log in is the address you first used to create the Supplier Space for your company and it cannot be changed. However you can change the email address where you receive messages and notification emails. To do so, log in to your Supplier Space, click on your name at the top left of the screen, then click on My account and change the information in the Email address field.
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