IUPC Laboratory Gases and Associated Equipment

London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), a company limited by guarantee, is undertaking this recurrent tendering process on behalf of the Inter University Purchasing Committee – Gases (IUPC Gases), which is a working group that oversees the procurement of laboratory gases and associated equipment for the Higher Education sector and associated public sector bodies throughout the UK. LUPC is seeking to establish framework agreements for the Participating Institutions with one or three or more suppliers for the purchase of a wide range of laboratory and workshop gases (including refrigerants) and associated equipment.

It is envisaged that these arrangements will commence on 1.10.2016 and will continue for a period of three years with the facility to extend for a further one year subject to agreement between the parties. This requirement automatically covers the members of the higher education regional purchasing consortia as follows: London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) http://www.lupc.ac.uk/list-of-members.html ; Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) http://www.supc.ac.uk/about-us/our-members/ourmembers ; North East Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC) http://www.neupc.ac.uk/ourmembers ; North West Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC) http://www.nwupc.ac.uk/ourmembers ; Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC) http://www.apucscot. ac.uk/#!/members ; Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW) http://www.hepcw.ac.uk/.

Members of the consortia either already are or may be drawn from the Higher Education sector, Further Education sector, the Research Council and other Public and Third Sector bodies principally but not exclusively from the education, arts, sciences and cultural sectors. TUCO Purchasing Ltd, whose registered office is 20 Dale Street, Manchester M1 1EZ and a number of associated bodies additionally participate and have full access to Lot 10 for the supply of single and blended gas used in the dispensing of drinks - http://www.tuco.org/buy/clients.