Useful Links

Regional Consortia

• ENPC (English National Purchasing Consortium)
• HEPCW  (Higher Education Purchasing Consortium, Wales)
• LUPC  (London Universities Purchasing Consortium)
• NEYAL  (North East & Yorkshire Academic Libraries Purchasing Consortium)
• NWUPC  (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium)
• APUC  (Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges)
• SUPC  (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium)

Higher Education Organisations

• AUPO  (Association of University Purchasing Officers)
• Catalist Database
• CuPID (Central Universities Purchasing Information Database)
• The Energy Consortium  (Consortium for Higher Education Energy Purchasing - CHEEP)
• HEFCE  (The Higher Education Funding Council for England)
• Procureweb
• SCOP  (Standing Conference of Principals)
• SNUPI  (Scottish & Northern Universities Purchasing Initiative)
• TUCO  (The University Caterers Organisation)
• Universities UK (previously known as CVCP)
• SPCE (The Sustainable Procurement Centre of Excellence)

National Parties

• ANWP (Advertising National Working Party)
• IUPC (Inter-University Purchasing Committee for Gases)
• NEPA (National Educational Printer Agreement Website)
• NTG (National Telecommunications Group)
• NWPLS (National Working Party for Laboratory Supplies)
• NPD & SWP (National Postal Distribution & Supplies Working Party)
• NUWPEC (National Universities Working Party on Electronic Components)
• PNWP (Photocopier National Working Party)
• TUCO (The University Catering Officers)
• VHDG (Vehicle Hire Discussion Group)
• NWPCSS (National Working Party for Computer & Stationery Supplies)
• NDNA (National Notebook and Desktop Agreement)

Green League 2010

Other Useful Links

• Annual Returns (Consortia expenditure database program)
• BASDA  (Business and Accounting Software Developers Association)
• BRE Certification Ltd (incorporating LPCB and WIMLAS)
• Buying.Solutions
• CIPS  (The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply)
• Commodity Coding System
• Freedom of Information Exemptions Guidance from DCA (Department for Constitutional Affairs)
• The Green League 2009
• Higher Education Purchasing Directory
• HM Treasury
• Pricetrak
• Prison Enterprises