LUPC is a not-for-profit organisation owned by its members, for its members. We provide professional procurement services to our members delivering value for money, innovation and sustainability, with responsible procurement at the centre of everything we do. 

We are a central purchasing body and receive the majority of our income directly or indirectly from public contracting authorities as a shared service operating on their behalf. Our principal activity is awarding frameworks for works, supplies, or services for use by contracting authorities.

We are one of six regional higher education purchasing consortia in the UK working collaboratively alongside other specialist sector purchasing organisations and are known collectively as UK Universities Procurement Consortia (UKUPC). Together we tender and manage more than 100 framework agreements compliant with the procurement regulations for our members to use.

Established in 1968, LUPC’s membership is made up of universities and colleges of higher and further education, as well as other not-for-profit organisations in the education, arts, science, charity, and wider public sectors. Our small team is based at its City office location and works alongside procurement professionals and other experts from our membership base.