LUPC & SUPC

London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC)

LUPC is a not-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to achieve value for money for its members in their procurement of goods and services, in a way that benefits its members, society and the economy, whilst minimising damage to the environment. Established in 1968, LUPC's membership is made up of universities and colleges of higher education, as well as other not-for-profit sector organisations in the education, arts, science, charity, and wider public sectors.

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)

SUPC is a membership-based organisation for universities and further education colleges that helps members to achieve best value from their procurement activities. We develop and manage framework agreements and provide a range of services to help members deliver value for money through cost and efficiency savings. Part of the wider SUMS Group, we use insight from across our three divisions – SUPC, SUMS Consulting and the Procurement Shared Service – to develop ways to help procurement teams and universities realise critical efficiencies.

LUPC and SUPC work collaboratively with other purchasing consortia across the UK to provide members access to over 130 professionally tendered, compliant frameworks that deliver value for money to the HE sector as a whole.