Buyer
Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)
The tender notices in our corpus from Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC), newest first, read from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Each links to its own page and to the original.
- Notices in the corpus
- 44Counted in the corpus search index when this page was read, across every stage (forecast, tender, award, contract). The index is refreshed by the corpus, so the newest notices may be missing for a while.Counted at Fri 23 Oct 2026, 03:17 BST.
- Newest notice published
- 18 Apr 2026
- Buyer type
- OtherThe corpus’s classification from the buyer name, as supplied.
- Read the buyer’s published records, newest first.
- Separate planning, live opportunities and historical outcomes.
- Read the original lot, value basis and documents.
- Investigate relevance before authorising response work.
Which notices has this buyer published?
Open notices are live tenders and forecasts. All notices also include historical ones: awarded, closed or past their deadline.
- Laboratory Gases and Associated Equipment & ServicesSouthern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · Published 18 Jun 2025Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) is seeking to establish framework agreements for the purchase of a wide range of laboratory and workshop gases (including refrigerants) and associated equipment and services. This requirement automatically covers the members of the following higherValue not stated in sourceLive tender · Open
- SUMS Group Resource Management ToolSouthern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · Published 17 Jan 2025The provision of a resource management tool to be used by the SUMS Group for effective planning of its internal resource.£150,000Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · Planning
- Laboratory Gases & Associated EquipmentSouthern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · Published 25 Jul 2024Framework Agreement for Laboratory Gases and Associated Equipment to be utilised by members of the UKUPC HE Consortia (APUC, LUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, HEPCW & SUPC) members and the wider public sector.£120,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract valueForecast · Planning
- Temporary and Permanent Recruitment ServicesSouthern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · Published 18 Mar 2024Temporary and/or permanent recruitment agency services for members of the following consortia: SUPC, APUC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC, NWUPCValue not stated in sourceLive tender · Open
- Software License Resellers Agreement (SLRA)Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · Published 5 Feb 2024This tender is for the supply of software licenses via resellers to cover (Windows, Adobe, VMware and other miscellaneous) software sold via resellers but to also accommodate deals that may be in place directly with manufacturers.£450,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract valueForecast · Planning
- Software License Resellers Agreement (SLRA)Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · Published 7 Jul 2023This tender is for the supply of software licenses via resellers to cover (Windows, Adobe, VMware and miscellaneous software) software sold via resellers.£450,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract valueForecast · Planning
- IT Related Accessories and Parts (ITRAP)Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · Published 7 Jul 2023Supply of IT related accessories and parts, including: — components, — displays, monitors, screens and accessories, — cables, — power related accessories, — peripheral accessories, — device protection and IT security products, — audio visual consumables, — special needs assisted technology equipmentValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Temporary and Permanent (TAP) Recruitment ServicesSouthern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · Published 1 Dec 2022For the provision of temporary and permanent recruitment services.Value not stated in sourceLive tender · Open
- Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services (National) And Educational Media Buying and Associated ServicesSouthern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · Published 24 Jun 2022Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services (National) NERARS And Educational Media Buying and Associated Services£100,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract valueForecast · Planning
- IUPC Laboratory Gases and Associated Equipment Framework AgreementSouthern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · Published 30 Jul 2021Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) is seeking to establish framework agreements for the purchase of a wide range of laboratory and workshop gases (including refrigerants) and associated equipment. This requirement automatically covers the members of the following higher education regValue not stated in sourceLive tender · Open
- Servers Storage Solutions National AgreementSouthern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · Published 30 Apr 2021This PIN is to notify of the intention to tender for a framework for the provision of compute and storage hardware and enabling software, including virtual appliances, support and maintenance and warranty extensions, software defined storage and backup solutions. It also includes compute and server£600,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract valueForecast · Planning
- Framework for the provision of computer, servers, storage and related solutions including converged and HPC.Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) · Published 15 Apr 2021This PIN is to notify of the intention to tender for a framework for the provision of compute and storage hardware and enabling software, including virtual appliances, support and maintenance and warranty extensions, software defined storage and backup solutions. It also includes compute and server£600,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract valueForecast · Planning
What has this buyer published most recently?
This preview follows the current page’s record order. It is a sample, not a complete history or a forecast.
- 01
Laboratory Gases and Associated Equipment & Services
Value not stated in source
- 02
SUMS Group Resource Management Tool
Estimated value stated in the notice
- 03
Laboratory Gases & Associated Equipment
Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
- 04
Temporary and Permanent Recruitment Services
Value not stated in source
- 05
Software License Resellers Agreement (SLRA)
Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract value
How should you check a record before using it?
Follow its notice page to the original publication, then read the current document and value basis.
A published amount may describe a contract, lot or framework ceiling. The wording beside each record states the basis supplied by the source.
Publications: Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
- Open the linked tender page and its original publication, where recorded.
- Separate publication, award and response dates.
- Read the value basis; a framework ceiling is not money spent.
- Use the named organisation; do not merge a group parent by assumption.
How much time should you allow to review this page?
Multiply the visible record count by your own review time. Follow-up documents are extra work.
Plan this page’s review
12 records on this page × your minutes per record.
Five minutes is an illustration. Later pages and linked documents are additional work.
Estimated review time60 minutesSource: Your inputs and this page · Visible record count
60 minminutes
- First record5
- Remaining records on this page55
Planning estimate for 12 records read at Fri 23 Oct 2026, 03:17 BST; not a measured average or a total for the organisation.
What should you investigate first?
Check the notice’s stage and scope before treating it as available work.
- Record01
Open one relevant notice
Keep its identifier and original publication together. - Context02
Separate invitation from outcome
Planning and award notices are not current invitations. - Evidence03
Read the current documents
Follow scope, lots and updates; resolve missing information through the buyer. - Decision04
Record why it matters
Keep facts separate from eligibility or future-demand assumptions. - Action05
Name a useful follow-up
Decide whether preparation work is justified.
An editorial review sequence, not a buyer timetable or predicted cycle.
What can you safely conclude from these records?
Use the facts each record states. A page of notices or awards does not establish market share, a win rate or future demand.
Review the recorded limitations below. Missing data stays missing, and organisations are linked only when the corpus supplies a page key.
- The corpus and this page are bounded views of published records.
- No organisation-wide spend or awarded-value total is calculated here.
- A named buyer link is not evidence of a wider group relationship.
- Past records do not establish the next opportunity’s date or value.
Where can you investigate next?
Use the guides to resolve the notice stage, framework or evidence question.
| Next record or guide | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Search Contracts Finder records | Understand the next part of the bid |
| Separate frameworks from contracts | Understand the next part of the bid |
| Check the invitation’s stage | Understand the next part of the bid |
| Check security evidence | Understand the next part of the bid |
The next decision needs a record someone can check.
What is the useful next action?
Open a relevant notice and establish whether there is work your team should investigate.
Keep the source, uncertainty and decision together.
Explore current and past tenders →- Locate a relevant published notice.
- Follow original documents and the stage.
- Resolve evidence and delivery questions.
- Keep a specific action and its reasons.
What are the limits of this record?
- Notices are linked to this buyer by a slug made from the buyer name on each notice. A notice that writes the name differently may be under another buyer, or none.
- Buyer type is the corpus's classification from the buyer name, not an official category.
Where was this record read?
- Buyer
- southern-universities-purchasing-consortium-supc
- Read at
- Fri 23 Oct 2026, 03:17 BST
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