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How to Become a Supplier

All suppliers should register as a BPU Prospective Supplier in order to participate in negotiations through our Strategic Sourcing System. Click here for additional information/support on the registration process.

If your company is currently a supplier with BPU and has already been issued a user ID and password, visit the Supplier Portal for Authorized Suppliers to update your information as necessary, including updating the list of categories your company can supply. When Request for Quotes for these items are created, your company will be notified to participate in bidding opportunities.

Bid Notification and Current/Past Opportunities

BPU encourages Prospective and Current Suppliers to register for an account with DemandStar, an online purchasing network. DemandStar offers immediate and automatic notification of purchasing opportunities with BPU. Registering for DemandStar is free. Click here for additional information/support on the registration process.

Click here to view BPU’s current/concluded bidding opportunities and RFPs.

Additional information

Local Preference Policy
Managing Supplier Diversity
Purchase Order Terms & Conditions

Contact purchasing

You can email our purchasing team at Purchasing@bpu.com

What we Procure?

Business and Corporate Services

  • Information Technology
  • Hardware – Desktops, laptops, servers, routers, telecom equipment, etc.
  • Software systems & support
  • Facility maintenance & management services

Electric: Transmission and Distribution

  • Pole line hardware
  • Substation equipment
  • Street lights & equipment
  • Transformers
  • Wire and cable
  • Poles

Electric: Generation

  • Maintenance, repair & operations materials
  • Control & instrumentation materials
  • Boiler materials
  • Industrial electrical components – fuses, bearings, etc.
  • Valves & fittings

Water Operations

  • Maintenance, repair & operations (MRO) materials
  • Pipe
  • Valves & fittings

Construction-Related Services/Miscellaneous

  • Environmental services
  • Engineering services
  • Project management services & consultants
  • Vegetation management services
  • Fleet vehicles & gas

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