Higher Education
Access the six UK purchasing consortia, which have come together for the procurement of products and services for Universities and Colleges across the UK regions.
LUPC - London Universities Purchasing Consortium
LUPC is one of six regional higher education purchasing consortia in the UK working collaboratively alongside other specialist sector purchasing organisations and are known collectively as UK Universities Purchasing Consortia (UKUPC). Together they tender and manage more than 100 framework agreements compliant with the public contracts regulations for members to use.
SUPC - Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium
The Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) is a membership-based buying organisation for universities and further education colleges that develops and manages framework agreements. Members have access to over 90 professionally tendered, EU compliant agreements. By using these agreements, members can directly purchase goods and services across a wide range of commodity areas.
NEUPC - North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium
NEUPC is one of six Higher Education regional purchasing consortia in the UK that lets and manages framework agreements on behalf of its members.Full members are Higher Education Institutions located in the North East, Yorkshire and Humber, and the Midlands.
NWUPC - North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium
The North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC) is a not for profit organisation owned by its full members consisting of 24 Universities within the North West Region. NWUPC set up and contract manage Framework Agreements in twelve Category areas. Framework Agreements are established to ensure procurement compliance for Public Sector contracts over a certain threshold value.
APUC - Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges
APUC (Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges) is the procurement centre for all of Scotland's universities and colleges. All APUC contracts are advertised on the Public Contracts Scotland portal. As well as contract opportunities, suppliers will also find details of forthcoming supplier events, news and case studies.
HEPCW -Higher Education Purchasing Consortium
The Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales (HEPCW) is a purchasing consortium supported and funded by Welsh Higher Education institutions (HEIs). Members currently benefit from access to over 100 collaborative agreements across a range of commodities including, but not limited to: IT hardware and software, buildings and estates, laboratory equipment, office products, office and residential furniture, and professional services.