Following an internal audit of procurement activity at the University of Kent (UoK), a recommendation was made to ensure all contracts at UoK are stored … Read more
Category: Procurement
Credit Card Coding
Please be advised that as we approach the end of 2023, credit card coding for the period 04/11/23 to 03/12/23 will need to be completed … Read more
Public Procurement Regulations and Thresholds Update
The Public Procurement Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 26th October 2023. This Act will come into effect in October 2024, with a 12 month … Read more
Single Supplier Waiver Guidance
Procurement are seeing a number of SSW’s attached to PO’s in UBW but they are unsigned. For clarity, the process for Single Supplier Waivers should … Read more
New and Updated Procurement Documentation
The Procurement Team have updated a number of key documents for the new Financial Year, and these replace any and all previous versions. These changes … Read more
Smart Data Coding – Year End Deadline
Due to the Financial Year End, the deadline for coding card transactions on Smart data is mid-day on Thursday 10th August. For Year End Guidance … Read more
Updated approval process for Purchase Orders of £5k and above
We recently updated you on the need to limit our non-pay spend to essential spend only for the foreseeable future and it remains imperative that … Read more
Purchasing Card Update and Reminder
All users/holders of Procurement Cards are reminded that you must follow the Procurement Card procedures. This includes signing and approving your monthly statements and transactions, … Read more
External Resource Reminder
Following the announcement of tighter restrictions on resourcing decisions, the process by which the University will appoint external contractors, consultants, and agency staff has changed. … Read more
An Update on Non Pay Activity
In the current, challenging circumstances, the University is taking a number of steps to reduce non pay activity and minimise the impacts of the current … Read more