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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

View on gov.uk ↗

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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2f3ea3b5-3821-408d-ab87-48f1384dd9eb · award

LUPC security services

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
servicesEast of EnglandSME friendly

LUPC, acting as the Consortium, is working with its Member Institutions to establish a Framework Agreement for the Provision of Security Services in Greater London and the South Ea

££36,000,000 — £90,000,000
⏱ 31 May 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
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06a650f0-8ebe-43e4-9050-363a3060eb47 · award

Insurance brokerage services

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
servicesEast MidlandsSME friendly

London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), a company limited by guarantee, is undertaking this tendering process for Insurance brokerage services on behalf of a group of par

£On request
⏱ 18 Apr 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
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f2a9828c-634a-42e0-ac0c-0f1e5a1bad56 · award

PFB5041 LU national legal services

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
servicesSME friendly

Our aim is to establish a highly competitive legal services framework agreement for Member Institutions across the five participating consortia. While the contracting authority can

£On request
⏱ 16 Nov 2016
Posted · 120mo agoView details →
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09696f13-4b2d-4ad0-b3f4-acf32ff048ca · tender

Supply of specialised storage services

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
servicesLondonSME friendly

This contract is for the Supply of Specialised Storage Services for the Royal College of Music. There are two lots. Lot 1 - Packing, Transport, Storage & Retrieval Services for the

£Up to £50,000
⏱ 26 Apr 2016
Posted · 128mo agoView details →
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3d011cc9-4d52-4095-b118-91966d766d3f · award

Supply, delivery, installation and post install services of general laboratory equipment to UK based public sector organisations.

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM

This framework agreement shall be awarded to: For Supply, Deliver, Install, Preventative Maintenance, Repair and Calibration of New Equipment, And Preventative Maintenance, Repair

££130,000,000 — £200,000,000
⏱ 29 Feb 2016
Posted · 131mo agoView details →
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b97b58c6-587b-4439-8413-f8ac2b34b90b · award

Supply of serials, periodicals and associated services

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM

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

££64,000,000 — £400,000,000
⏱ 29 Jan 2016
Posted · 131mo agoView details →
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a1e5a4a0-3148-4789-add0-dc7bf0f5d492 · tenderCancellation

United kingdom-london: office supplies

LONDON UNIVERSITIES PURCHASING CONSORTIUM
works

'Office Supplies (including general stationery, paper and minor equipment), Computer Supplies (printer toner and ink, external storage and Peripherals) and Library Supplies (Book c

££76,000,000 — £112,000,000
⏱ 25 Feb 2015
Posted · 142mo agoView details →