OECM Partnership

Streamlined IT procurement for Ontario's broader public sector through the Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace.

BALANCED+ is an approved supplier partner with the Ontario Education Collaborative Marketplace (OECM), Ontario centralized procurement hub for the broader public sector. Through OECM, school boards, municipalities, hospitals, colleges, universities, and public agencies across Ontario can procure BALANCED+ managed IT and cybersecurity services under pre-negotiated, competitively sourced agreements, eliminating the need for lengthy RFP processes.

OECM was established to streamline procurement for Ontario broader public sector by aggregating purchasing power, standardizing agreements, and ensuring compliance with provincial procurement directives. For IT decision makers at public-sector organizations, this means you can engage BALANCED+ for managed IT services, cybersecurity, cloud solutions, and infrastructure projects without drafting an RFP or managing a competitive bidding process, the sourcing has already been done.

BALANCED+ offers the same enterprise-grade services through OECM that our private-sector clients rely on: 24/7 managed IT support, security operations centre (SOC) monitoring, Microsoft 365 and Azure management, Fortinet firewall deployment, backup and disaster recovery, and strategic IT consulting. Our team understands the unique requirements of public-sector organizations, including data residency obligations, accessibility standards (AODA), and the governance frameworks that Ontario institutions must follow.

For school boards and educational institutions across the GTA and Ontario, BALANCED+ provides managed IT services that support hybrid learning environments, protect student data, and ensure compliance with Ontario privacy legislation. For municipal governments and hospitals, we deliver the security and reliability that critical public services demand, with the accountability and transparency that OECM procurement provides.

Getting started is straightforward: contact BALANCED+ directly, reference the applicable OECM agreement, and we will handle the procurement paperwork. No RFP timelines, no evaluation committees, no delays, just compliant, competitively priced IT services from a proven Ontario-based provider.

Benefits of Our OECM Partnership

Faster Procurement

Skip the RFP process entirely. OECM's pre-negotiated agreements let you engage BALANCED+ immediately with compliant, competitively sourced terms already in place.

Pre-Vetted & Compliant

BALANCED+ has been competitively evaluated and approved by OECM. Every engagement meets Ontario's broader public sector procurement standards and governance requirements.

Better Value

OECM leverages collective buying power across Ontario's public sector to negotiate favorable pricing and terms that individual organizations couldn't achieve alone.

Reduced Administrative Burden

No need to draft RFPs, evaluate proposals, or manage complex procurement timelines. OECM handles the sourcing, you focus on getting the IT support you need.

Broader Public Sector Access

Available to school boards, municipalities, hospitals, colleges, universities, children's aid societies, and other Ontario public-sector organizations.

Enterprise-Grade Security

Access BALANCED+'s full suite of cybersecurity, managed IT, and cloud services, the same enterprise-grade solutions trusted by private-sector mid-market organizations.