Welcome to APUC
APUC (Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges) Limited is the procurement centre of expertise for Scotland’s 60 universities and colleges. It is a private limited company, owned by its client institutions and established in response to the McClelland Report: 'Review of Public Procurement in Scotland', which made recommendations for public procurement reform.
In responding to the challenges of procurement reform, APUC aims to meet and exceed client expectations through delivery of four client service streams:
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| Operational Procurement - Collaborative Contracting |
Managing and delivering a wide ranging contracting plan in line with client institutions' needs, informed by an account management approach, user intelligence groups and the sectors' Procurement Strategy Group. |
| Processes and Best Practice |
Managing developments in processes, legislation and policy, disseminating best practice information and facilitating procurement training for client institutions. |
| College Services |
Providing account management services for colleges including tendering support for capital and above EU threshold tenders. |
| e-Solutions |
Facilitating e-procurement implementations and ongoing support. Managing information to underpin benefits tracking and reporting to Scottish Government. Supporting use of the Public Contracts Scotland portal, Scottish Procurement Information Hub and Best Practice Indicators. |
| APUC’s core vision is "to work jointly, as one team with client institutions, to maximise the contribution that advanced procurement makes to Scotland's investment in teaching, research and knowledge transfer such that institutions can deliver more with the funds that they have available". |
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| Information |
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Procurement Training Events
Details of Procurement Training events for 2012/13 are now available on the Events page
(Updated 30 July 2012)
APUC has produced a guide to procuring construction / capital projects.
(Posted 30 June 2011)
A Guide to the Development of Procurement Strategies for the Scottish College Sector
This guidance document sets out useful pointers to any institution wishing to review and/or develop its procurement strategy.
(Posted 23 June 2011)
See updated details on APUC's Procurement Strategy Groups.
APUC's tender opportunities are advertised on Public Contracts Scotland. Suppliers register free.
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