Tender alerts for Quebec and Canada: SEAO and CanadaBuys, summarized in English
Veillea watches SEAO and CanadaBuys for you, ranks every notice against your company profile, and flags the deadlines you can't miss. A French-only SEAO notice won't slip past you again.
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SEAO tenders in English, without the guesswork
Many SEAO notices are published in French only. Veillea matches your keywords in English and French, then writes a clear bilingual summary of every notice: scope, buyer, deadline. You don't need to read 40 pages to know whether it's for you. (Summaries help you triage; the official notice always prevails.)
How our tender alert service works
Describe what you do once. Veillea reads the official sources every day and shows you only what matters.
- Set up your profile. Keywords in English and French, categories (UNSPSC/GSIN), regions. Multiple profiles if you have several lines of business.
- Veillea collects and matches. Notices from official sources are imported, normalized and matched against your profiles in both languages.
- Act on the best ones. Ranked matches, bilingual summaries, deadline badges: decide quickly whether to bid.
Built for quick bid / no-bid decisions
- Ranked matches: every notice is scored against your keywords and categories. Most relevant first.
- EN/FR summaries: scope, buyer and deadline for every notice, in both languages.
- Deadline badges and filters: see what closes this week; filter by source, category, region or date.
- Source status: see when each source was last updated and how many notices were imported.
Government tenders across Canada, one subscription
Built in Montréal around SEAO and the needs of Québec SMBs, then expanding across Canada. We're upfront about coverage:
| Source | Status |
|---|---|
| SEAO (Québec) | Live |
| CanadaBuys / AchatsCanada (federal) | Live |
| MERX | In development |
| Bids&Tenders (municipalities) | In development |
| Municipal sites (Montréal and area first) | In development |
| Ontario portal | In development |
"All sources" includes new sources as they launch, at no extra cost.
Veillea vs. SEAO's own email alerts
SEAO has its own alert service ("jumelage"), which requires a paid user subscription. Here's how it compares, based on SEAO's published fee schedule.
| SEAO matching alerts | Veillea | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.95/month per Specialist user + $0.35 per notice sent | Free (SEAO, weekly) · Solo $29/mo · Team $69/mo · Enterprise $199/mo — flat price |
| Sources | SEAO only | SEAO + CanadaBuys, with MERX, Bids&Tenders and municipal coming |
| Language | SEAO search profile | English and French keyword matching, EN/FR summaries |
| Ranking | Notices matching your criteria | Every notice scored against your profile, best first |
| Users | Billed per Specialist user | 1–5 users, unlimited on Enterprise |
Example: at 100 matched notices in a month, SEAO alerts cost $6.95 + $35.00 = $41.95 (before tax) for one source. Veillea Solo is $29/month regardless of volume, SEAO and federal included.
SEAO fees from its fee schedule (seao.gouv.qc.ca), checked October 12, 2026. Veillea does not replace SEAO registration: to get documents and submit a bid, you still use the official platform.
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Pricing
Prices in Canadian dollars, plus applicable taxes (GST/QST or HST). Annual billing: pay for 10 months, get 12.
| Free | Solo | Team | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $0 | $29 | $69 | $199 |
| Monitoring profiles | 1 | 3 | 15 | Unlimited |
| Users | 1 | 1 | 5 | Unlimited |
| Sources | SEAO | All | All | All |
| Alert frequency | Weekly | Daily | Real-time | Real-time |
| FR/EN summaries | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| History | 7 days | 90 days | 12 months | Full |
| CSV export | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| API access | — | — | — | ✓ |
| 14-day free trial | — | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Real-time = as soon as the source publishes (CanadaBuys: every 2 hours; SEAO: as the open data is updated).
Who it's for
SMBs that bid, or want to bid, on public tenders: cleaning and janitorial, construction (general and specialty contractors), IT and software, and consulting (project management, engineering, training, studies).
Frequently asked questions
Can I get SEAO tenders in English?
Yes. Veillea matches notices against your English and French keywords and gives you a summary of each notice in both languages, so French-only SEAO notices still reach you. The official notice always prevails.
Which government tender sources do you cover?
SEAO (Québec) and CanadaBuys (federal) are live. MERX, Bids&Tenders, municipal sites and the Ontario portal are in development and will be included at no extra cost.
How is Veillea different from SEAO's own alerts?
SEAO's matching alerts cost $6.95/month per Specialist user plus $0.35 per notice sent, and cover SEAO only. Veillea charges a flat monthly price, adds CanadaBuys, ranks notices against your profile and summarizes them in English and French.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The Free plan covers SEAO with a weekly digest and one monitoring profile. Paid plans come with a 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
Does Veillea replace registering on SEAO?
No. Veillea helps you find relevant notices; to get documents and submit a bid you still use the official platform.
Can I change plans or cancel?
Yes, anytime from your account; charges are prorated. The 14-day trial has no commitment: at the end, pick a plan or move to Free.
Stop missing Quebec and federal tenders
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