A not-for-profit professional buying organisation owned by its Members, for its Members
LUPC - a member of Procurement England Ltd.
Our Agreements
Audio Visual (AV)
Catering
Catering Innovation and Concept Solution (CICS)Catering Outsourced ServicesConvenience Retail Products and Services CAT11046 (2020)Food Waste ManagementFresh Fish and Seafood CAT11059 TUFresh Fruit and Vegetables and Related ProductsGreenhouse Gas Calculator DPSGrocery, Frozen and Chilled including Vegan and VegetarianHot BeverageSandwiches and Associated Products CAT11063-TUSoft Drinks and Associated Products
Estates & Facilities Management
Asbestos Consultancy ServicesAutomatic Doors & Roller ShuttersCatering Light and Heavy EquipmentCleaning & Janitorial SuppliesCourier ServicesDesign & Installation for the Customer Experience (Catering & Social Spaces) Estates and Facilities Management Services (maintenance and minor works, security: guarding & reception and cleaning) Facilities SuppliesFixed Wire Testing (FWT)Franking Machines & ConsumablesGas Equipment Maintenance & Repair ServicesKitchen Equipment Maintenance, Deep Cleaning & Ventilation Ducting ServicesLift Installation, Maintenance and ConsultancyMail ServicesPersonal Protective Equipment (PPE), Work & Sports Wear - APUCPortable Appliance Testing (PAT)Signs & Wayfinding SolutionsTemporary Structures (DPS)Washroom Services including Period Dignity Solutions Waste Management Services (Sustainable) Water Quality Management (Including Legionella) (EFM1044 AP)
Furniture & Furnishing
ICT & Telecoms
Alumni and Fundraising CRMApple Equipment, Accessories and Associated Services Data Centre Equipment & Infrastructure – Supply, Installation & Management (2024)Delivery AppDesktops and Notebooks (NDNA)eMarketplace to Facilitate Tailend SpendEngagement (Business to business) CRMEngagement (Business to business) CRMeProcurement SystemFinance, HR/Payroll and Associated ServicesIT Equipment Reuse Recycling and DisposalIT Related Accessories and Parts (ITRAP) 2020Mobile Phones - Ethically SourcedNetwork Equipment, JiscNetworking – HE, Supply & Services 2 (HENSS2) ITS2008NEPrinters and Managed Print Services (Nepa2)Shared Datacentre, JiscShort Message Service (SMS) txt, JiscSimilarity Detection Systems and Associated ServicesSoftware Licence Resellers (SLRA)SSSNA - Servers, Storage & Solutions National Agreement Student Accommodation, Conference/Event, Delivered Catering & Hotel Management System(s) & Associated ServicesStudent Management Systems and Associated ServicesTelecommunications, JiscTelephony Purchasing Services, JiscVirtual Learning Environment (VLE) Systems and Associated Services
Library
Office Supplies & Equipment
Professional Services
Carbon Offsetting and Validation ServicesDebt Recovery ServicesExecutive and Senior Specialist Search and Associated Recruitment ServicesFinancial ServicesGlobal Workforce Mobility ServicesGraduation and Ceremonial Gowns, Photography and Event ServicesInsurance Brokerage ServicesLegal ServicesNational Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services (NERARS 2023)PFB2007 NE Credit Checking ServicesTemporary and Permanent (TAP) Recruitment Services PFB4037SU
STEMed & Laboratories
3D Printers, 3D Scanners and Associated EquipmentElectronic ComponentsHigh Value Lab Equipment (HVLE)IUPC Lab Gases Framework Agreement - 2021Laboratory Consumables & Chemicals IRLA LAB4040 SULaboratory Equipment (General) and Associated Post Installation ServicesLasers and Associated Equipment, The Supply ofLife Sciences Equipment, Materials & Services LAB2010 NEMass Spectrometry and Chromatography Equipment Microscopy and Imaging Equipment Personal Protection Equipment, Clothing and Uniforms (PPE)Veterinary Supplies
Travel & Accommodation
LUPC in the News
Our press coverage:
- Higher education frameworks put emphasis on slavery (Supply Management, 28 Oct 2016)
- Interview with LUPC Director Andy Davies (The Catalyst magazine, Summer 2016)
- Ensemble aims to make a noise in shared services arena (Supply Management, March 2016)
- Collaborate to monitor human rights in supply chains (Knowledge Quarter, February 2016)
- LUPC becomes first consortium to make Modern Slavery Act statement (Supply Management, December 2015)
- Getting the tone right - how to buy a concert organ (Supply Management, April 2015)
- How LUPC achieved a superior rating for procurement (Supply Management, January 2015)
- Eversheds and Muckle win places on LUPC's reduced panel (Legal Business, September 2014)
- Eversheds and Veale Wasbrough Vizards among firms on new LUPC framework (The Lawyer, September 2014)
- Efficiency savings help the Royal College of Music to attract the best students (Guardian Higher Education Network, July 2014)
- LUPC joins Electronics Watch (Spend Matters, April 2014)
- Introducing new EU procurement rules will take a year? (Supply Management, April 2014)
- Universities sector on track for £400 million savings (Supply Management, April 2014)
- 'Monumental mistake' for university sector buyers to forget sustainability during austerity (Supply Management, April 2014)
- Universities are facing a procurement dilemma (Supply Management, April 2014)
- Procurement as an instrument of social change (Guardian Higher Education Network, April 2014)
- Shared services: why is the higher education sector so late to the party? (Guardian Higher Education, July 2013)
- THE article: Better Fiscal Sense is Needed (April 2013)
- Government demands progress on collaborative university procurement | (Supply Management, January 2012)
- The challenge of insuring universities (Charities Management, February 2012)
- The Financial Case for Shared Services (Janet News, January 2012, p.21)
- Buyers told to stockpile ahead of the Olympics (Supply Management, January 2012)
- LUPC's Estates Maintenance Services agreement helps drive efficiency (Supply Management, January 2012)
- Professor Malcolm Gillies on the benefits of collaboration following VAT reform (Times Higher Education, January 2012)
