Purchasing - TBRHSC

The Health Sciences Centre’s purchasing principles follow the Ontario Broader Public Sector Supply Chain Code of Ethics; which include Personal Integrity & Professionalism, Accountability & Transparency, and Compliance & Continuous Improvement, while maintaining and preserving the natural environment. Vendors are encouraged to supply goods made by a method resulting in the least damage to the environment, while not financially impairing hospitals ability to balance budgets.

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Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre has an operating budget of $290 Million a year, of which Purchasing contracts total approximately $60 Million. The Health Sciences Centre manages 340 Contracts and 21,000 purchase orders for over 100 internal departments. Collaboratively, we partner with hospitals throughout Northwestern Ontario as well as local publicly funded organizations to garner greater purchasing power.

Purchasing Mission Statement

“To provide a seamless supply of goods, services, and capital; at the lowest total cost within ministry, administrative and budget requirements, in an efficient and effective manner”.

Purchasing Code of Ethics

The Centre’s purchasing principles are to follow the Ontario Broader Public Sector (BPS) Supply Chain Code of Ethics; which include Personal Integrity & Professionalism, Accountability & Transparency, and Compliance & Continuous Improvement, while maintaining and preserving the natural environment.

Individuals involved with Supply Chain Activities must act, and be seen to act, with integrity and professionalism. Honesty, care and due diligence must be integral to all Supply Chain Activities within and between BPS organizations, suppliers and other stakeholders. Respect must be demonstrated for each other and for the environment. Confidential information must be safeguarded. Participants must not engage in any activity that may create, or appear to create, a conflict of interest, such as accepting gifts or favors, providing preferential treatment, or publicly endorsing suppliers or products.

Supply Chain Activities must be open and accountable. In particular, contracting and purchasing activities must be fair, transparent and conducted with a view to obtaining the best value for public money. All participants must ensure that public sector resources are used in a responsible, efficient and effective manner.

Individuals involved with purchasing or other Supply Chain Activities must comply with this Code of Ethics and the laws of Canada and Ontario. Individuals should continuously work to improve supply chain policies and procedures, to improve their supply chain knowledge and skill levels, and to share leading practices.

Procurement Objectives

Purchasing processes and delegated authority levels are governed by a Purchasing Policies and Procedures Manual. We comply fully with the Ontario Broader Public Sector Procurement Directives. The following brochure contains a few guiding principles and procurement highlights which were taken from our Policy and Procedure manual.

Business Hours:

Regular business hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST. The main phone number to the Purchasing Department is (807) 684-6500.

Visiting Vendors/Sales Reps

Any vendors wishing to visit departments within the Centre, must first report to the Purchasing Department for further instruction on Procurement Policies and Practices, at which time they will also be requested to sign in and obtain a “Visitors” badge. Vendors should refer to our policy on Vendor and External Organization Visiting Rights/Displays.

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