IMPORTANT NOTICE - ELECTRONIC BIDDING SYSTEM
County of Lancaster is using Public Purchase, a FREE web based e-Procurement service. In order to
begin or continue to receive bid notifications as a current vendor you must complete the two-step
registration. Please register as soon as possible so that you have uninterrupted access to our bids and
the notification of our bids.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Register with Public Purchase:
Use the link below to begin the registration process. It can take up to 24 hours for your account to
become active. You will receive an email from notices@publicpurchase.com letting you know your
account is activated. Be sure to add this email address to your contacts to avoid the bid notification
emails being sent to your junk folder.
https://www.publicpurchase.com/gems/register/vendor/register
If you are already registered with Public Purchase, please proceed directly to step 2.
2. Register with County of Lancaster:
1. Once you have received your activation email from Public Purchase log in to
www.publicpurchase.com and accept the terms and conditions of use.
2. Click on the “Tools” tab located on the far right of the menu header.
3. On the new list of sub-tabs, click on “Agencies”
4. Search for the agency County of Lancaster - Make sure the Registration Status field is set
to "All"
5. Once you find the result, please click on the [Register] tab on the far right of the agency
name.
6. Complete the registration steps with the agency.
It is important that this second part of the registration is complete or you will not receive notifications
of upcoming quote opportunities from the County of Lancaster. It is your responsibility to keep the
information up to date, particularly the contacts and email addresses.
If you need any assistance with this process please contact Public Purchase at
support@publicpurchase.com or use their Live Chat during business hours. It can be found in the
upper left corner of the web site.
