# CanadaBuys #P27-001

York University seeks development and support of the Alcohol Change Course App

**Posted:** October 08, 2026
**Respond By:** November 06, 2026
**Identifier:** P27-001
**NAICS:** 541511, 541512

York University is seeking a custom digital intervention platform for its Alcohol Change Course App (ACC-App), supporting clinical care and research on alcohol misuse and related mental health challenges.
- **Buyer and end user:** York University Procurement Services is procuring the platform for the Centre for Research on Addiction Vulnerability in Early Life (CRAVE Lab).
- **Requested service:** Design, develop, implement, test, launch, support, and maintain a secure, scalable, mobile-first app platform.
- **Core capabilities:** Personalized cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) content; participant assessments and check-ins; research-management tools; and clinician access to authorized participant progress information.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No app OEM or solution vendor is identified. MERX is named as the source of bid documents, and York University Bonfire as the proposal-submission platform.
- **Quantities and part numbers:** No quantities or part numbers are specified.

### Description

York University is seeking proposals to design, develop, implement, test, launch, support, and maintain the Alcohol Change Course App (ACC-App) for the Centre for Research on Addiction Vulnerability in Early Life (CRAVE Lab). The secure, scalable, mobile-first platform will support clinical and research purposes related to alcohol misuse and concurrent mental health challenges. It will provide personalized CBT content, participant assessments and check-ins, research-management functions, and clinician access to authorized progress information. Proponents must be registered with MERX and obtain the bid document directly from MERX; proposals must be submitted through York University Bonfire. The system is targeted for full implementation by June 30, 2027, with an initial 24-month agreement and three optional 12-month extensions.

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