Basic Information

Reference Number

00004511087

Issuing Organization

Insurance Corporation of BC

Solicitation Type

NOI - Notice of Intent (Informal)

Solicitation Number

5748

Title

NOI 5748 - SMS Services

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

British Columbia

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2025/04/14 03:03:00 PM EDT

Closing Date

2025/04/22 03:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Strategic Sourcing

sourcing@icbc.com

Description

The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, ICBC, hereby gives notice that it intends to direct award a contract to IMIMOBILE Canada ULC, located at 400-60 Adelaide St E, Toronto M5C 3E4 for continued SMS Aggregator Services.

ICBC uses SMS (short message service) for customer communication as part of its new customer strategy. It aims to utilize short text for customer communication. There have been industry changes to this area, and ICBC would like to further investigate new SMS features and requirements, to better understand how these support the new customer strategy.

The contract extension is for one year. The overall value is approximately $130,000.00 plus taxes.

ICBC plans to issue a public procurement solicitation for the same or a similar tool/ service in 2026.

Vendors wishing to object to this decision should send an email to sourcing@icbc.com by April 22, 12:00 PM PT with specific reasons for their objection and citing “NOI 5748 SMS Services” in the email message subject line. Vendor solutions and qualifications, compliance with B.C. laws and the ability to provide the same products or same level of service at a lower cost in a timely manner will be the key criteria with regard to the consideration of vendor’s objections.

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued on bcbid.gov.bc.ca. MERX asks that you refer to bcbid.gov.bc.ca notice for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the notice abstract.