In May 2011 the Association of University Procurement Officers (AUPO) merged with BUFDG. In May 2012, the AUPO Executive Group, changed its name to be the BUFDG Procurement Professionals Group (PPG). The group meets four times a year.
The current executive are:
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(Chair) Jenny |
Bushrod |
Director of Procurement & Sustainability |
Plymouth University |
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Caroline |
Blackman-Edney | Head of Procurement | Cambridge University |
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Hilary |
Holt |
Head of Procurement |
Lancaster University |
|
Shaun |
McAllister |
Assistant Director |
University of Strathclyde |
|
Peter |
Standfast |
Head of Procurement |
UWIC |
| Laura |
Watson |
Deputy Director of Procurement |
Duirham University |
|
Jim |
Reed |
Director of Procurement |
University of Nottingham |
|
Chris |
Philpott |
Head of Procurement |
University of East London |
|
Caroline |
Blackman-Edney |
Head of Procurement |
University of Cambridge |
|
Robin |
Hunt |
Director of Procurement |
University of Surrey |
|
Karen |
Wontner |
Purchasing Manager |
Cardiff University |
|
Rob |
Godfrey |
Head of Procurement |
Queen Mary University of London |
|
Alex |
McFarlane |
Head of Purchasing |
Nottingham Trent University |
HE Procurement Vision
PPG have produced a vision document for HE procurement. Please click to download this from the Info-Bank.
Meeting Minutes
Minutes of previous AUPO and PPG meetings can be found in the Info-Bank.
Knowledge Base
The procurement knowledge base consists of a number of documents held in the Info-Bank. These cover:
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CSR (Corporate Sustainability Responsibilty)
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Environment Agency Risk Assessment Tools
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Guides to Environmental Issues associated with specific products (from Adhesive to Transport)
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Other General Guidance documents and reports of interest