UKUPC Newsletter – November Edition
Member Update
We are pleased to provide the next edition of the UKUPC newsletter to update you on our latest activity. Many of you will know that SUPC works in collaboration with our fellow purchasing consortia to…Read more
UKUPC Releases Carbon Reduction Guidance for SMEs Supplying the HE Sector on Final Day of COP26
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Keep 1.5 alive – that’s been the call throughout COP26, which holds its final day of activity on Friday. To mark the end of a summit characterised by calls for action instead of PR-driven pledges,…Read more
New Apple Equipment, Accessories and Associated Services Framework Agreement
Member Update
Framework Details SUPC members can now access the new HEPCW-led Apple Equipment, Accessories and Associated Services Framework Agreement ITS6004HW. The framework went live on 1st November 2021…Read more
IUPC Lab Gases Framework Launch
Member Update
SUPC members can now access the SUPC led Laboratory & Other Gases, Associated Equipment and Services framework agreement. Framework Launch Presentation For a full breakdown of how to…Read more
How Does SUPC Address Price Increases in Frameworks?
Our Approach to Managing Frameworks Like you, our team has been receiving a larger number of price increase requests recently due to increases in fuel prices, shipping costs and labour costs.
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“Show me the Money” Measuring, Monitoring and Reporting Social Value in your Contracts
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Introducing the HE TOMs (Higher Education Themes, Outcomes and Measures) Whilst we all aspire to do better, sometimes knowing where to start, and how to demonstrate social value is a challenge that delays progress.Read more
COP26 and Procurement: The Role of the Student Voice and the Road Ahead
The UK is soon to be in the spotlight as we play host to the 26th annual Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP26 for short –…
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Creating a Fairer Market for University Digital Textbooks
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Although teaching resources have become increasingly digital in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic has proved to be a watershed event for many institutions in the adoption of e-books and e-textbooks. The shift to off-campus learning…Read more