Procurement procedures

Our Procurement Procedures are centralised around core systems, which we use for all University purchases.  

You can access a more detailed version of the procedures and payment thresholds in the following documentation, along with some useful documents which will assist you when navigating suppliers and correct codes when raising Requisitions and Purchase Orders. 

• Procurement strategy 2022 to 2030 and Procurement Quick Guide 2022
• Procurement Procedures 2022
• List of Category Codes and the Top 100 Category Codes
• Link to HE Contracts
• Purchase Order Terms and Conditions
• Raising requisitions in core systems
• P2P Housekeeping and Truing-up Guide
• Clarity Travel and how to use the new system.  More details can be found on our Sustainable Travel pages. 

This section also includes information about:

• The Buying Team
• The Procurement Team and locations
• New Supplier Process
• Purchasing Card procedures
• Supply Chain Updates
• The Management Pack
• Contract Awards list
• Due Diligence Checklist

Equality through procurement

• The University seeks to ensure that all of our procurement processes consider Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.   This section of the website shows how we implement this, in a joined up manner, across all University departments.