University Procurement Hub
The University Procurement Hub (UPH) provides a platform that revolutionises how universities across Australia can source goods and services to meet their unique requirements — delivering direct savings to support the continuing excellence that’s the trademark of Australian higher education.
The UPH is an innovative way of delivering core procurement services by aggregating purchasing power across participating universities.
Critically, more aggregated spend drives higher savings for all participating universities, which benefit from improved process efficiency, spend visibility, effective spend analysis from richer data and marketing intelligence to drive continuous improvement.
UPH consists of 14 universities which have come together via a Heads of Agreement signed by all participating universities. The Heads of Agreement defines codes of conducts and business principles which are used by UPH to carry out its operations in accordance with an agreed governance structure with representation from all universities.
UPH Mission Statement
To operate a flexible procurement hub that delivers enduring value for participating universities by:
Aggregating spend to provide source to contract costs savings
Supporting end to end process efficiencies
Uplifting organisational procurement capability
UPH Objectives
Participating Universities
Australian Catholic University
Flinders University
Southern Cross University
La Trobe University
Bond University
Griffith University
The University of Adelaide
University of South Australia
Curtin University
James Cook University
The University of New South Wales
University of Technology Sydney
Edith Cowan University
Macquarie University
The University of Sydney
Categories
The UPH is responsible for the source-to-contract processes for specific categories of spend only. All other categories are the responsibility of each individual university.
UPH currently has preferred supplier arrangements for the following categories:
Current
Office Supplies
Computer Supplies & Services
AV Hardware & Services
Accommodation (Domestic & International)
Airlines
Lab Gases
Lift Maintenance
Design Suite Software
IT Equipment Leasing
Travel Management Company (TMC)
JB HiFi Portal
Underway
Expense Management Software
Overseas Student Health Cover
Promo Items
Furniture
Remote Invigilation
Networking Equipment
In 2023 the UPH is likely to focus on the following categories:
Legal Services
International Marketing Print (BPO)
Multi-Function Devices (MFD)
For suppliers
If you are a current supplier to one or more UPH universities, you will be contacted if UPH undertakes a sourcing process for that category.
If your company provides goods or services that fit into the above categories and you wish to be considered during future competitive sourcing processes, please contact uph@accenture.com. Your details will be kept on file and you will be contacted if UPH decides to re-source those categories.
If your company provides goods or services that do not fit into the above categories, then your company does not fall within the scope of the UPH. Please contact universities directly.
For more information please contact uph@accenture.com
Contact Us
If you’re interested in participating, or have any questions, please send them to aupn_secretariat@hes.edu.au or uph@hes.edu.au