The provincial government is taking bids from grocers who want to add beer and cider to their shelves.

Ontario is planning to allow another 95 stores to join the list of more than 200 grocery stores already selling beer and cider, including 70 that can also sell wine.

Interested grocers are invited to register via https://www.biddingo.com to submit their bid to the LCBO under request for bid number 2017-002 by 10 a.m. EST, Nov. 6.

New authorized locations will be announced next year, with sales expected to begin in April 2018.