Expression Of Interest (Eoi) IT Casual Staffing And Software Development Services Required

About Touchstone Institute

Touchstone Institute (Touchstone) is a nonprofit corporation governed by a Board of Directors and supported by the Government of Ontario. Touchstone Institute works closely with physicians nurses and other healthcare professionals to design and deliver technologyenabled assessments learning programs and digital platforms that support competent practice and workforce readiness across the health system. Building on its mandate to facilitate entry to training or practice for Internationally Educated Health Professionals Touchstone continues to expand its digital capabilities to support excellence scalability and innovation in program delivery.

Purpose of this Expression of Interest

Touchstone is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from qualified IT recruitment and staffing firms to provide ondemand technology professionals who can augment Touchstones internal development teams across multiple technology projects.

This EOI is intended to establish a prequalified pool of IT staffing partners who can supply skilled resources on an asneeded basis to support the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Engagements may vary in duration scope and intensity depending on project needs.

Individuals supplied through this arrangement will not be considered employees of Touchstone Institute but will work under an Independent Contractor services arrangement through the selected recruitment firm(s).

Nature of the Engagement

• Services will be provided on a projectbased or timelimited basis
• One or more firms may be selected
• There is no guarantee of volume or duration of work
• Touchstone may engage multiple firms concurrently for different projects or roles
• Each engagement will be governed by a Services Agreement with a clearly defined scope timeline and deliverables

Scope of Services

The successful firm(s) will be expected to provide qualified candidates capable of integrating into existing agile delivery teams and contributing productively with minimal rampup.

Roles That May Be Required

The following roles may be required individually or in combination:

• Web Frontend Developers
• Backend Developers
• FullStack Developers
• Mobile Application Developers
• Software Testers / QA Analysts (manual and automated)
• Test Automation Engineers
• DevOps / Cloud Engineers
• API / Integration Developers
• Technical Business Analysts
• UX / UI Developers (as part of frontend delivery)
• Other SDLCrelated roles as required

Technology Environment

Candidates provided by the firm should have demonstrated experience with modern web cloud and APIdriven architectures. Touchstones current technology environment includes (but is not limited to):

A) Application Technologies

• Frontend: React Angular (v21) Material 3 UI PrimeNG
• Backend: (v24) Express
• Databases: MongoDB MySQL
• Mobile: Flutter
• Additional Languages: Go (Golang)

B) APIs and Integration

• RESTful APIs
• Graphbased APIs
• Secure authentication and authorization patterns

C) Cloud and Infrastructure

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• ECS and Fargate
• S3 and CloudFront
• Containerized and scalable architectures

Experience with CI/CD pipelines infrastructureascode monitoring logging and secure cloud practices is considered a strong asset.

Expected Capabilities of the Recruitment Firm

Interested firms should demonstrate the ability to:

• Source vet and deploy qualified IT professionals with relevant technical and domain experience
• Provide candidates who can quickly integrate into established agile or hybrid delivery teams
• Assess both technical competence and collaboration / communication skills
• Support rapid turnaround staffing requests where project timelines require
• Ensure continuity reliability and appropriate backfill where required
• Manage contractual payroll and compliance obligations for supplied resources

Candidate Quality and Delivery Expectations

Resources supplied through this EOI are expected to:

• Follow Touchstones development standards security practices and governance requirements
• All candidates must pass Touchstone Institute Skills test
• Collaborate effectively with internal staff vendors and stakeholders
• Produce maintainable welldocumented and testable code
• Participate in agile ceremonies sprint planning reviews and retrospectives as required
• Adhere to privacy security and confidentiality obligations

Requirements for Firms

Qualified firms must demonstrate:

• Proven experience supplying IT professionals for software development and digital delivery projects
• Access to a diverse and skilled talent pool across multiple SDLC roles
• Strong screening vetting and quality assurance processes
• Ability to operate within Canadian regulatory and privacy requirements

Services Agreement

Selected firm(s) will be required to enter into a Services Agreement with Touchstone Institute as a condition of engagement.

• Agreements may be established for a term of up to three (3) years with potential extension for additional 2 years
• Agreements will be nonexclusive
• Touchstone reserves the right to make minor amendments to agreement terms prior to execution
• This EOI related appendices and submitted materials may form part of the final agreement by reference

Submission Requirements

• Interested firms should submit an Expression of Interest that includes:
• Company profile and relevant experience
• Overview of IT staffing and recruitment capabilities
• 3 curriculum vitae of potential casual staff to demonstrate capability
• Summary of candidate vetting and quality assurance processes
• Experience supplying resources across the SDLC
• Relevant sector experience (healthcare / public sector if applicable)
• Services rate card/pricing schedule
• related to the technology stack in the scope of this Expression of Interest
• Any potential or perceived conflicts of interest

EOI Submission Process

Interested parties should forward their EOI package electronically to Georgina Ankrah at No later than 5:00PM (EST) on Wednesday April about the EOI or the services outlined above may be submitted to Georgina Ankrah no later than Tuesday April 7 2026. A consolidated list of all questions and answers will be available to any party by request by Wednesday April 9 2026. To receive a copy of the consolidated list of questions and answers please contact

*Note: Responses to the Expression of Interest should address all of the qualifications listed in the above Services section for which you are applying and include any potential or perceived conflicts of interest.