How to win: Laboratory Gases and Associated Equipment & Services

About this contract

Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC) is seeking to establish framework agreements for the purchase of a wide range of laboratory and workshop gases (including refrigerants) and associated equipment and services. This requirement automatically covers the members of the following higher education regional purchasing consortia; Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC), North East Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC), North West Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC), London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW), Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC), Crescent Purchasing Consortia (CPC), Marine Scotland, TUCO Purchasing Ltd and constituent bodies within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI https://www.ukri.org/about-us/) participate as Full Members of LUPC via UK SBS.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Southern Universities Procurement Consortium (SUPC) scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓Lead with evidenced capability and social value — for goods work these usually outweigh price.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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