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Region of Waterloo Horizon Scanning Consultant Selection

Issued by Region of Waterloo · via bids&tenders — Canadian municipal & public-sector bid opportunities

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Published
9 Oct 2026
Closes
30 Oct 2026, 18:00 UTC
Reference
C2026-48
Location
Ontario, Canada
Sector
Financial & Professional Services
Type
services

At a glance

Region of Waterloo in Canada has published a tender in financial & professional services: “Region of Waterloo Horizon Scanning Consultant Selection”. Submissions close on 30 October 2026, 10 days from today. Quote reference C2026-48 in any correspondence with the buyer. FreeTender has recorded 24 notices from this buyer since 2026, 10 of them currently open. There are 148 open financial & professional services notices in Canada on FreeTender. Bids are submitted to the buyer through bids&tenders — Canadian municipal & public-sector bid opportunities, not through FreeTender.

Details

The Region of Waterloo wishes to engage the services of a consulting firm (the “Consultant”) to complete a strategic horizon scanning exercise to inform the development of the next corporate strategic plan. The work will require a structured data gathering approach incorporating quantitative and qualitative methodologies to provide foundational data and analysis that identify both mature and emergent trends to consider as part of the Strategic Planning process, scheduled for 2027. The work should analyze how the Region’s social, economic, environmental, political, legislative, and technological context is changing and identify how these changes (both local and beyond), may impact service delivery and longer-term planning. The consultant must also consider how trends have evolved, shifted, intensified, or diminished since the previous strategic plan development process. Additionally, the analysis should offer insight into the different ways key trends are impacting the Region’s varied geographies (e.g., Area Municipalities) and populations. This work will provide an updated evidence base to support the corporate strategic planning process and other future planning, priority-setting, and decision-making.

Buyer: Region of Waterloo

Bid number: C2026-48

Bid classification: Services

Bid type: Consultant Selection

Question deadline: Wed Oct 21, 2026 4:00:00 PM (EDT)

Submission type: Online Submissions Only

Public opening: No

Categories: Consulting Services - Professional Services; Economic Development; Planning

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Context for bidders

We hold 24 notices from Region of Waterloo, going back to August 2026 — 10 of them still open. They buy mostly in Construction & Infrastructure, Water & Environment and Financial & Professional Services. There are 148 open Financial & Professional Services tenders in Canada. This one closes in 10 days.

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