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London Universities Purchasing Consortium

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Total contracts

47

Known spend

£2bn

27 disclosed

Average value

£73m

Per contract

Active suppliers

10

Last 5 years

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Top suppliers

Last 5 years
  1. 1

    Camlab

    3 winslatest 30 Sept 2025

    £600m

  2. 2

    Wolf Laboratories Limited

    3 winslatest 30 Sept 2025

    £600m

  3. 3

    VWR International

    3 winslatest 30 Sept 2025

    £600m

  4. 4

    Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd.

    2 winslatest 30 Sept 2025

    £400m

  5. 5

    SciQuip Ltd.

    2 winslatest 30 Sept 2025

    £400m

  6. 6

    Appleton Woods Ltd.

    2 winslatest 30 Sept 2025

    £400m

  7. 7

    Fisher Scientific UK Ltd

    2 winslatest 30 Sept 2025

    £400m

  8. 8

    Be Scientific Ltd.

    1 winlatest 30 Sept 2025

    £200m

  9. 9

    AHR ARCHITECTS LIMITED

    1 winlatest 30 Jul 2026CH 04347086

    £50m

  10. 10

    BUILDING DESIGN PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

    1 winlatest 30 Jul 2026CH 02207415

    £50m

What they buy

By CPV category
  • Financial & insuranceCPV 66

    6 contracts · £13m

  • Travel & freightCPV 63

    4 contracts · £10m

  • Sewage, refuse & cleaningCPV 90

    3 contracts · £220m

  • Hotel, restaurant & retailCPV 55

    3 contracts · £100m

  • Business servicesCPV 79

    3 contracts · £90m

  • IT servicesCPV 72

    3 contracts · £647,000

  • Lab & precision equipmentCPV 38

    2 contracts · £400m

  • Transport servicesCPV 60

    2 contracts · £5m

Companies House

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM · 04784719active

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Incorporated

Jun 2003

Last accounts filed

Jul 2025

Next accounts due

Apr 2027

Active officers

7

Active officers

  • BOWMAN, Donalsecretary
  • BOWMAN, Donaldirector
  • DYER, Andrew Charlesdirector
  • KUPER, Daviddirector
  • MARTIN, Christiandirector
  • ROBERTS, Daniel Jamesdirector
  • WRIGHT, Tessa Elizabeth Joy, Professordirector

SIC codes

94990

Tender activity

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All contracts (47)

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37e60d1a-a31b-4188-be4b-4f7823e9641c · award

Insurance services (financial lines)

London Universities Purchasing Consortium
servicesSME friendly

London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) has awarded its financial lines insurance covers (professional indemnity, directors and officers liability and crime/fidelity guara

£Up to £13,000,000
⏱ 16 Jun 2020
Posted · 74mo agoView details →
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3dec954f-c60a-4172-8683-2f8dbd0d2715 · tender

Insurance services (financial lines)

London Universities Purchasing Consortium
servicesSME friendly

London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), is seeking quotations for its financial lines insurance covers (professional indemnity, directors and officers liability and crime

£On request
⏱ 16 Jun 2020
Posted · 78mo agoView details →
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f41d6a98-d057-475b-b9f4-52bb646418a4 · award

Taxi services including hybrid and executives cars

London Universities Purchasing Consortium
servicesLondonSME friendly

The Provider will be required to provide a cost and time efficient taxi service with an effective booking process to ensure a prompt and professional service mainly operating betwe

£Up to £2,500,000
⏱ 14 Mar 2019
Posted · 85mo agoView details →
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41c66358-de98-47dc-87b8-4485f80a7edd · award

Occupational health and wellbeing for students and staff

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
servicesSME friendly

This national Framework Agreement is for the provision of Occupational Health and Wellbeing services for Staff and Students, available to members of all six UKUPCs. The tender proc

£Up to £38,000,000
⏱ 24 Apr 2019
Posted · 92mo agoView details →
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c6a2d2a0-ca62-4d32-8370-6d4772eb4212 · tender

Eprocurement system

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
servicesSME friendly

LUPC, acting as the Consortium, is working with the other Universities Purchasing Consortia (UPCs) listed below, and their respective Member Institutions, to establish a National F

££300,000 — £600,000
⏱ 12 Apr 2019
Posted · 92mo agoView details →
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73a23213-56cc-402c-a52a-853fae519b11 · tender

Taxi services including hybrid and executives cars

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
servicesLondonSME friendly

The Provider will be required to provide a cost and time efficient taxi service with an effective booking process to ensure a prompt and professional service mainly operating betwe

£Up to £2,500,000
⏱ 12 Apr 2019
Posted · 92mo agoView details →
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2295f542-20a5-4bd2-ad4a-fe83f8b01eea · award

Waste management services (sustainable)

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
servicesNorth EastSME friendly

LUPC, acting as the Consortium, is working with the other Universities Purchasing Consortia (UPC) listed below, and their respective Member Institutions, to establish a National Fr

£Up to £100,000,000
⏱ 15 Oct 2018
Posted · 98mo agoView details →
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4824e737-8325-4f4d-b11c-e638ae8e97a1 · award

The courtauld institute of art removal and relocation services framework mini-competition

London Universities Purchasing Consortium
servicesLondonSME friendly

This Mini-Competition Invitation to Tender invites proposals for the removal (and relocation) of a variety of contents during Phase I of the Courtauld Connects project. The client/

£Up to £110,000
⏱ 11 Jun 2018
Posted · 99mo agoView details →
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4200c253-62d0-48b5-ab82-cbc3a67dc944 · award

Fine art storage supplier

London Universities Purchasing Consortium
servicesLondonSME friendly

This contract is for a Fine Art Storage Supplier for The Courtauld Institute of Art (CIoA) during Phase 1 of the Courtauld Connects project. The client/employer is The Courtauld In

£Up to £1,552,697
⏱ 22 Dec 2017
Posted · 102mo agoView details →
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beecab9a-66dd-49c7-83cd-5681b8dd79f2 · award

Ceremonial gown and photography services

London Universities Purchasing Consortium
servicesNorth EastSME friendly

London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), a company limited by guarantee reg. no. 04784719, is a not-for-profit company owned by its Members, for its Members. Its primary p

£Up to £136,000,000
⏱ 4 Jan 2018
Posted · 103mo agoView details →
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2b804bb5-43fc-46e4-9d1f-082c307a7113 · award

Catering outsourced services

London Universities Purchasing Consortium
servicesNorth EastSME friendly

This notice sets out the award of the Framework Agreement for Catering Outsourced Services for Members of Institutions of the following University Purchasing Consortia; London Univ

£On request
⏱ 22 Jan 2018
Posted · 104mo agoView details →
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c751fd2b-796d-4561-bc18-e688a69e41b0 · tender

Fine art storage supplier

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
servicesLondonSME friendly

This is a re-tender to a previously advertised tender as a result of primarily a change in spatial requirements and contract duration. This contract is for a Fine Art Storage Suppl

£Up to £2,000,000
⏱ 21 Dec 2017
Posted · 108mo agoView details →
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a4eea101-4d82-4285-af61-6d2ac8784ddf · award

Catering outsourced services

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
servicesNorth EastSME friendly

LUPC is tendering a national framework via the restricted process for Catering Outsourced Services on behalf of their Members and those of the other University Purchasing Consortia

££1,000,000 — £100,000,000
⏱ 23 Nov 2017
Posted · 109mo agoView details →
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c772f72f-77c9-4845-9cd5-eef74443709d · tender

Fine art and terrorism insurance services (non-brokerage)

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
servicesNorth EastSME friendly

Fine Art and Terrorism Insurance services as two separate lots and commencing 1.12.2017 on a two and two-thirds of a year contract (8 months only in year 1) to 31.07.2020 with the

£On request
⏱ 9 Oct 2017
Posted · 110mo agoView details →
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c69575c9-7291-4dbf-89dc-cfc6b582d9cc · tender

Fine art storage supplier

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
servicesLondon

This contract is for a Fine Art Storage Supplier for The Courtauld Institute of Art during Phase I of the Courtauld Connects project. The client / employer is The Courtauld Institu

££3,000,000 — £6,000,000
⏱ 4 Sept 2017
Posted · 111mo agoView details →
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da834ab2-9ab2-43b0-9606-916119c59e0f · award

Catering consultancy services

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
servicesNorth EastSME friendly

LUPC, working with APUC, HEPCW, NEUPC, NWUPC, SUPC and TUCO and their respective Member Institutions has established a National Framework Agreement for the Provision of Catering Co

£On request
⏱ 30 May 2017
Posted · 114mo agoView details →
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cdd891a0-93aa-4d27-8764-7420f4f21577 · award

General insurance services (non-brokerage)

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
servicesSME friendly

Insurance services expected to be divided across 16 lots and required by institutions participating as Members of the London University Purchasing Consortium Insurance Group. This

£On request
⏱ 12 May 2017
Posted · 116mo agoView details →
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b38f6456-3822-48f5-90fd-c3c479c0e0c5 · award

National desktop and notebook agreement

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
goodsNorth EastSME friendly

London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), a company limited by guarantee, is undertaking this recurrent tendering process on behalf of National Desktop and Notebook Agreeme

£On request
⏱ 30 Mar 2017
Posted · 117mo agoView details →
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62ee421e-97ed-4928-ac35-f34d47f607cc · award

LUPC cleaning services framework agreement

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
servicesLondonSME friendly

London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) is working with its Member Institutions to establish a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Cleaning Services in Greater London

££20,000,000 — £120,000,000
⏱ 18 Apr 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
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61fc5fce-b302-4098-ad91-b5bd9d6a39d0 · award

IUPC laboratory gases and associated equipment

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
goodsSME friendly

London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), a company limited by guarantee, is undertaking this recurrent tendering process on behalf of the Inter University Purchasing Commi

£On request
⏱ 29 Jun 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →