To be the best collaborative partner that supports the needs of our members.

NEUPC is a not-for-profit purchasing consortium with 23 university members and is one of six UK Higher Education Purchasing Consortia (UKUPC) established to deliver and manage a wide range of collaborative framework agreements designed to maximise non-pay expenditure within the university sector. Additionally, NEUPC also provide member shared procurement resources on a not-for-profit basis and through its study centre, teach professional procurement and apprentice qualifications – Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.

The Consortium is responsible for the development and management of UK compliant supply arrangements on behalf of the Membership and for generating increasing year-on-year savings. We are a member of UKUPC – a body dedicated to improving both the quality of procurement and the level of collaborative procurement across the HE sector.

Utilising a partnering approach NEUPC provides collaborative procurement expertise, guidance and agreements that are aligned to, and actively support members’ needs, values and objectives.

NEUPC enhances its offering to member institutions by providing Account Management Services – utilising dedicated professional procurement resource to assist members in maximising their uptake of appropriate collaborative framework agreements.

We are a genuine client focused buying group, with the aim of delivering maximum value from the purchase of goods and services. With institutional income reducing and costs rising, NEUPC have an increasingly important role to play. Indeed the past few years have seen the most dramatic of changes both in the wider public funding and the higher education sector in particular. The mounting pressure on institutions means that NEUPC will continue to increase its service offering.