The best tender alert services for Québec and Canada in 2026

There are several ways to get public tenders in Québec and across Canada. Here are seven options, with their sources, public pricing and what each is best for.

This page is published by Veillea. Information about other services comes from their public websites, checked October 12, 2026; prices and features may change. Check their site before choosing.

Comparison table

Service	Main sources	Public starting price	Best for
SEAO matching alerts	SEAO	$6.95/mo per Specialist + $0.35/notice	Firms already ordering documents on SEAO
Veillea	SEAO, CanadaBuys (MERX, municipal, Ontario in development)	$0 (Free), paid from $29/mo	Québec SMBs wanting bilingual ranking and EN/FR summaries
SeaoAlerte	SEAO, CanadaBuys	$39/mo (14-day trial)	One daily AI-sorted email from a business description (French-language site)
VigieAO	SEAO, MERX, CanadaBuys, SaskTenders, NBON, Nunavut	Starter $397/mo	Firms also wanting awarded-contract prospecting and CRM integration
VeilleOffres	SEAO	Free (5 alerts/mo); Pro: see site	IT consultants and small professional-services firms
TenderScan	Federal, provincial, municipal across Canada	Free; Starter $24.49/mo (annual)	Canada-wide bidders wanting bid management tools
MERX	Notices posted on MERX (public and private)	Basic free; paid from $50/mo	Buyers posting on MERX, private construction, eBid

1. SEAO matching alerts

SEAO's official alert service runs your searches daily and emails new matches. It requires the Specialist subscription ($6.95/month) and costs $0.35 per notice. SEAO only. Compare with Veillea.

2. Veillea

Veillea monitors SEAO and CanadaBuys, ranks every notice on your EN/FR keywords, UNSPSC/GSIN categories and regions, and summarizes each in English and French. Free $0 (SEAO, weekly digest, 1 profile) · Solo $29/mo (all sources, daily alerts, EN/FR summaries, 3 profiles) · Team $69/mo (5 users, real-time, 15 profiles) · Enterprise $199/mo (unlimited, API). Plus taxes; annual = pay 10 months for 12; 14-day trial on paid plans, no card. Not yet: MERX and municipal sites are in development.

3. SeaoAlerte

SeaoAlerte has an AI read SEAO and CanadaBuys notices, scores each out of 100 against your business description and sends an email around 7 a.m. Solo $39/month, Team $89/month (5 people), 60-day guarantee with conditions. Compare.

4. VigieAO

VigieAO monitors six portals (SEAO, MERX, CanadaBuys, SaskTenders, NBON, Nunavut), scores notices out of 100 and offers awarded-contract prospecting. Starter $397/month, Prospection $497, Pro $897, Enterprise $1,297; optional Zoho CRM integration.

5. VeilleOffres

VeilleOffres targets IT consultants and small professional-services teams, using SEAO open data with relevance and feasibility scores. Free plan with 5 alerts/month; Pro adds a go/no-go checklist, addenda detection and award history.

6. TenderScan

TenderScan monitors 1,500+ buying organizations in 13 provinces and territories, including SEAO, with bid calendar, tracking and templates. Free, Starter $24.49/month and Pro $39.49/month billed annually. Compare.

7. MERX

MERX is a tendering platform where you can also download documents and submit bids. Basic is free for certain buyers; paid plans from $50/month for one province. Compare.

How to choose

Where do your buyers publish? In Québec, SEAO is essential; add CanadaBuys for federal.
How many notices do you triage? Ranking and summaries save time as volume grows; English summaries help if your team doesn't read French comfortably.
Budget: from $0 to over $1,000/month depending on features.
You stay registered on official platforms to get documents and bid, whatever tool you use.

Veillea does not replace registering on SEAO, CanadaBuys or a buyer's portal: to get documents and bid, you still use the official platform. Summaries help you triage; the official notice always prevails.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best tender alert service in Canada?

It depends: SEAO's alerts to stay on the official platform, Veillea for bilingual Québec-first triage from $0, SeaoAlerte for one AI-sorted daily email, VigieAO for prospecting, TenderScan or MERX for Canada-wide coverage.

Is there a free tender alert service?

Yes. Veillea (SEAO, weekly), TenderScan (3 keywords), VeilleOffres (5 alerts/month) and MERX Basic (certain buyers) have free plans. Browsing notices on SEAO is also free.

Are SEAO alerts free?

No. SEAO matching requires the Specialist subscription ($6.95/month) and costs $0.35 per notice, per SEAO's fee schedule.

Which services cover both SEAO and CanadaBuys?

Per their sites: Veillea, SeaoAlerte, VigieAO and TenderScan.

Can I get Québec tenders in English?

SEAO notices are often in French. Veillea gives English and French summaries of every notice on paid plans; the official notice always prevails.

Is this comparison impartial?

It's published by Veillea. We used each service's public information and noted where others are stronger. Check pricing on their sites.