SEAO is the acronym for « Système électronique d’appel d’offres » (Electronic Tendering System), approved by the government of Québec. This application is accessible on Internet – at www.seao.ca – and provides access to government contracting opportunities coming from most of Quebec public agencies, i.e. administration departments and agencies, agencies in education and health and social services networks, as well as municipalities and other municipal agencies. These bodies have to use SEAO to publish their notices, distribute their tender documents and publish information on their contracts.