From 30th September 2024, the way the University will be appointing Consultants and Contractors will change. From this date, any and all Consultants and Contractors engaged, … Read more
Category: Procurement
Dun & Bradstreet Training session- 3 Oct 2024
The schedule is below with a drop-in Q&A from 12 noon to 1pm. This session will now also be available on Teams. Please contact procurement@kent.ac.uk … Read more
Contract Amnesty
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
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