Procurement

Abertay's procurement strategy emphasises cost-effectiveness, sustainability, and collaboration through APUC partnerships for efficiency.

Working together to achieve the right quality at the right price at the right time, with sustainability at its core.

- mission statement.

Abertay University is a member of Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC) Ltd, which is the Procurement Centre for Expertise for Universities and Colleges in Scotland. APUC works collaboratively with universities and colleges to set up contracts on behalf of the Higher and Further Education sectors, to purchase supplies, services and works.

Procurement Services

Our procurement mission is to support the University’s Strategic Plan by working with each of our Schools and Services to ensure they have the tools they require to meet and exceed their innovative and inclusive teaching, research, and knowledge exchange activity. By improving planning and collaboration we will seek to achieve value for money through continually improving our sustainable procurement practice.

Procurement Strategy and Annual Reports

Our strategic procurement objectives form the core of our Procurement Strategy. See below

Procurement Strategy 2021-2026

In accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (PRSA): the University will publish their Annual Procurement Report as soon as practicable after the University’s financial year end. Please see below the Annual Reports previously published.

Annual Report 2019-20

Annual Report 2020-21

Annual Report 2021-22

Annual Report 2023-23

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Sustainable Procurement

This Sustainability Statement has been developed to support our delivery of the Scottish Governments Sustainable...

Supplier Information

All tenders >£50k will be advertised in the Public Contracts Scotland portal (PCS). Suppliers registered on the...

The Living Wage

The University recognises the value of a well-motivated and dedicated workforce both in its own organisation and in...

Modern Slavery Statement

The University is committed to measuring and actively monitoring that modern slavery and human trafficking is not...

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