During 2017 the NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium) joined with the SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium) and other purchasing consortia to form the largest Higher Education furniture framework in the UK available to all Universities in England and Wales. We are extremely proud to have been awarded Rank 1 on this prestigious framework for Lot 1 - office, classroom, catering, reception, soft seating, bistro and conference for both the North and South zones. The contract commences in December 2017.

NEUPC is one of six UK Higher Education purchasing consortia established to deliver and manage a wide range of collaborative framework agreements designed to maximise value for money and collaborative spend within the higher education sector.

NEUPC managed the OJEU tender process for the national framework for the supply and installation of furniture to Universities and Colleges across England and Wales.

This Framework was tendered on behalf of members of the following organisations:

• NEUPC (North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium)
• SUPC (Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium)
• LUPC (London Universities Purchasing Consortium)
• NWUPC (North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium)
• HEPCW (Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales)
• APUC (Advanced Purchasing for Universities and Colleges)
• CPC (The Crescent Purchasing Consortium)
• TUCO (The Universities Catering Organisation Purchasing)