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Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC)

B2B Program for the Team Canada Trade Mission to India, October 12-17, 2026

Name: B2B Program for the Team Canada Trade Mission to India, October 12-17, 2026
Creator: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC)

Request for Proposal (RFP)

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Deadline

August 10, 2026

Published

July 30, 2026

Type

Services

Full description

The Trade Mission will focus on six (6) priority sectors:
1. Aerospace and Space
2. Clean Technologies and Energy Transition
3. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
4. Life Sciences
5. Agri-food
6. Forestry and Wood Products

For more information, please refer to the Request for Proposals documents in the bidding details section.

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

AI Summary

B2B matchmaking for Canadian SMEs in India, October 12-17, 2026

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Basic information

Reference

cb-864-25768876

Solicitation no.

27-322571-MMBAI-SL

Buyer

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC)

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Method

Competitive - Open bidding

Procurement category

*SRV

Trade agreements

*Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents

Estimated value

Not disclosed

Source

canadabuys

Classification & terms

UNSPSC

UNSPSC 80000000 — Management and Business Professionals and Administrative Services

Delivery & regions

Province

Ontario

Regions of opportunity

*World

Regions of delivery

*India

Contract term

September 7, 2026 → November 6, 2026

Key dates

Published

July 30, 2026

Closes

August 10, 2026

Amendment no.

001

Amendment date

August 4, 2026

Contact

Contact

Sarah-Lynn Laventure

Email

internationalproposals@international.gc.ca

Address

125 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0G2, Canada

Documents

(1)

↓ 27-322571---b2b-program-for-tctm-to-india---rfp.pdf

Complete source record(34)

Title

B2B Program for the Team Canada Trade Mission to India, October 12-17, 2026

Reference number

cb-864-25768876

Amendment number

001

Solicitation number

27-322571-MMBAI-SL

Publication date

2026-07-30

Tender closing date

2026-08-10T13:00:00

Amendment date

2026-08-04

Expected contract start date

2026-09-07

Expected contract end date

2026-11-06

Tender status

Open

Unspsc

*80141607 *80161502

Unspsc description

*Events management *Meeting planning services

Procurement category

*SRV

Notice type

Request for Proposal

Procurement method

Competitive - Open bidding

Selection criteria

Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price

Trade agreements

*Please refer to Tender Description or Tender Documents

Regions of opportunity

*World

Regions of delivery

*India

Contracting entity name

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (GAC)

Contracting entity address line

125 Sussex Drive

Contracting entity address city

Ottawa

Contracting entity address province

Ontario

Contracting entity address postal code

K1A 0G2

Contracting entity address country

Canada

Contact info name

Sarah-Lynn Laventure

Contact info email

internationalproposals@international.gc.ca

Contact info address line

125 Sussex Drive

Contact info city

Ottawa

Contact info province

Ontario

Contact info postalcode

K1A 0G2

Contact info country

Canada

Attachment

https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/102071/27-322571-mmbai-sl---b2b-program-for-tctm-to-india---addendum.pdf,https://canadabuys.canada.ca/sites/default/files/webform/tender_notice/102071/27-322571---b2b-program-for-tctm-to-india---rfp.pdf

Tender description

The Consulate General of Canada to India requires the services of a Contractor to provide business-to-business matchmaking services for a select number of small and medium-sized Canadian enterprises (SMEs) with strong potential to address opportunities in India and generate tangible business outcomes. The B2B program will take place in Mumbai and Bengaluru, from October 12 to 17, 2026. The Trade Mission will focus on six (6) priority sectors: 1. Aerospace and Space 2. Clean Technologies and Energy Transition 3. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) 4. Life Sciences 5. Agri-food 6. Forestry and Wood Products For more information, please refer to the Request for Proposals documents in the bidding details section.