PC suppliers vie for major university consortia deal
3 April 2012
The London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) will this month evaluate equipment from prospective suppliers in preparation for what is believed to be higher education’s first inter-consortia PC contract.
“All nine potential suppliers are sending equipment to universities to check for quality and that they can do the job,” John Ritchie, LUPC director, told SM. “A supplier decision will be made at the beginning of March and it will probably involve more than one supplier.”
Ritchie estimates the total spend of the three consortia - the LUPC, the Southern...