09 2024

Kinetic GPO Awards Tarkett Sports a National Group Purchasing Contract for Athletic Sports Surfaces, Sports and Gymnasium Flooring, Installation, and Related Materials

Kinetic GPO announced today that they have entered into a three-year contract with Tarkett Sports. Kinetic GPO is a cooperative purchasing organization established for broader public sector, nonprofit and municipalities, academic institutions, school boards, and health and social services (MASH) entities across Canada. The contract, RFSO 23-14 took effect March 1, 2024, and will remain active through February 28, 2027, with an option to extend the term for an additional period of up to two years.

This agreement enables Kinetic GPO members to partner with one of the most trusted brands in the industry. Based in Montreal, Quebec, Tarkett Sports, offers Kinetic GPO members comprehensive turnkey solutions for all their athletic sports surfacing and system needs – turf, track, courts, gymnasiums and more.

“We’re excited to be working with Kinetic GPO,” said Darren Gill, Executive Vice President, Tarkett Sports “but importantly, this is a fantastic solution for our customers. This collaboration allows us to better serve our non-profit and public sector customers.”Kinetic GPO conducts procurement in a fair, open, and transparent manner compliant with Canada’s International and Regional Trade Agreements. There are no membership fees, no volume commitments, and membership is not exclusive.

The relationship between Tarkett Sports and Kinetic GPO, has nurtured immense trust through the years, and we’re happy that this recently awarded new contract allows the collaboration of our teams to continue,” said Chris Penny, CEO, of Kinetic GPO. “We’re proud that the consistent reliability of FieldTurf products has benefitted both Kinetic GPO members and the student-athletes who compete throughout Canada.”

To learn more about the new agreement or what Tarkett Sports has to offer, visit here.

About Tarkett Sports

Tarkett Sports, a world leader in athletic surfacing, offering a comprehensive portfolio of sports flooring solutions through its brands: FieldTurf, FieldTurf Landscape, Beynon Sports, Renner Sports, GrassMaster, Tarkett Sports Indoor, and Tarkett Sports Construction. With a wide range of products, including artificial, hybrid, and residential turf, running tracks, tennis courts, and indoor athletic surfaces, the Tarkett Sports family offers the ultimate surface experience.

To learn more, contact Iannick Di Sanza, Director of Marketing, Tarkett Sports at iannick.disanza@tarkettsports.com

About Kinetic GPO

Kinetic GPO is a national broader public sector collaborative purchasing organization, established in 2017, whose contracts have been competitively bid in a fair, open, and transparent manner to vendors for commonly purchased products and services including, technology, fleet, office supplies, maintenance, HVAC, roofing, groundskeeping, playground, elevators, operations, furniture, EV charging stations, managed print services, and construction consistent with the regional and national trade agreement requirements. Canadian entities that must comply with regional and national trade agreements, such as municipalities, higher education, schools, healthcare, non-profit, and all other public sector entities, use Kinetic GPO contracts to increase their efficiency and economy when procuring goods and services. As a national purchasing cooperative, Kinetic GPO leverages a large pool of purchasing potential and allows entities to receive a combined buying power regardless of the entity’s size.

For more information about Kinetic GPO or to become a member, please visit www.kineticgpo.ca

To learn more, contact Kerri Ann Daniels, Operations Manager and Director of Member Services (Kinetic GPO) at kerriann@kineticgpo.ca

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