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Primary role of the Purchasing Services Office

Purchasing Services is part of the Professional Services Directorate and was established to help the College deliver best value from its spending.

The primary role of Purchasing Services is to work with College Schools, Departments and external organizations to ensure the achievement of these key goals: 

  • Delivery of value for money from College and third party spend;
  • Delivery of projects and contracts to time, quality and cost, realizing benefits and minimizing risk;
  • Providing a professional source of reference to all College staff on best purchasing practice;
  • Reducing College administrative costs through continuous streamlining of the procurement process;
  • Providing policy standards and guidance on best practice in procurement, and assisting Schools’ and Departments' in delivering against these standards;
  • Promoting and fostering collaborative procurement across the HE sector to deliver better value for money and better services; and provide innovative ways to develop the College’s commercial and procurement capability;
  • Driving forward the improvement of College capability in procurement project management through the development of people skills, processes and tools. 

  • Policy & procedure documents, as well as information on preferred suppliers, are posted on the Purchasing Services website for staff only.

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