Electronic Tender System (SEAO): Québec Government Contracts Since 2009

Contracts published on Québec's Electronic Tender System (SEAO) from ministries, agencies, education, health, social services, and municipalities. The data includes notices of current tenders, concluded contracts, associated opinions, additional expenses, and final information on completed contracts. Two file formats are available: XML for contracts concluded since 2009 and JSON for data from March 2021 onward.

Use Cases

• Analyze procurement spending trends based on concluded contracts and associated expenses
• Monitor current tender opportunities based on notices of tenders
• Assess contract performance and completion based on final information on completed contracts
• Study the evolution of contracting practices based on data spanning from 2009 to present

Strengths

• Historical data available in XML format for contracts concluded since 2009
• JSON format aligns with the Open Contracting Data Standard from March 2021
• Coverage includes multiple sectors: government, education, health, social services, and municipalities

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• A sorting problem is noted where newly produced files appear at the bottom of the list

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec

Collection Method

Published from the Electronic Tender System (SEAO)

Time Range

Contracts concluded since 2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:51:46.165483; freshness should be verified

Geography

Québec, Canada