BCIT conducts its procurement operations in accordance with the following principles:
- Compliance with legislation and trade treaty obligations applicable to Canadian public post-secondary procurement;
- Open, fair, and transparent processes that afford equal access to all qualified suppliers;
- Best value achieved through a full range of applicable procurement formats and decision-making criteria; and,
- Adherence to the highest standard of ethical conduct.
BCIT uses BC Bid to post notifications of public competitions and the BCIT Bonfire Portal to issue the request for proposals documents, accepting proposal submissions, and evaluating proposals digitally.