Following the announcement of tighter restrictions on resourcing decisions, the process by which the University will appoint external contractors, consultants, and agency staff changed on … Read more
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Procurement News 28 October 2022
Firstly, a warm welcome to Claire Baxter, who joined the team this week as Senior Category Manager, responsible for corporate and academic services activity. Secondly, … Read more
Procurement Strategy, Single Supplier Waivers and Training
We’ve updated our Procurement Strategy, which is for internal use only. It can be found on the Finance website. We’ve also reviewed our Single Supplier … Read more
An Update From KeyTravel, a Reminder Regarding Passports and a Change to Booking Flights on RyanAir
Key Service LevelsThe well-publicised difficulties in the travel supply chain are set to continue as the sector wrestles with returning volumes and recruitment of the … Read more
Procurement News
Procurement Manual:The Procurement Manual has been updated with a new section on Subcontracting, plus a table highlighting Roles and Responsibilities. There is also additional guidance … Read more
An update From Key Travel
Background As the jubilee weekend news has painfully confirmed, the travel industry is continuing to experience the perfect storm, as a result of surging demand … Read more
Travel Policy – April Update
The travel policy has been updated and revised to take into account the changing Covid and political situation. Please note sections 2.3, 2.7, and 7.1 … Read more
Amazon – Climate Friendly Pledge / Sustainable Products
Amazon have now actioned a change as part of their Climate Pledge Friendly programme on our Amazon Business Account. When searching for items on your … Read more
Single Supplier Waiver Process Update 30th March 2022
The Single Supplier Waiver process has been updated. An exceptions list has now been published – these are contracts and supply arrangements where a Single … Read more
Travel Update
We are aware that our Travel Provider, Key Travel, has recently been struggling with a large increase in demand and may not have responded in … Read more