London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) is a not-for-profit company owned by its Members, for its Members. Its primary purpose is to maximise value from the collaborative procurement of goods and services for over 60 Members, made up of universities, colleges and a number of government agencies and museums, a full list of whom are found at http://www.lupc.ac.uk/about/members-list.aspx Our existing framework agreement for the supply of General Laboratory Equipment is managed by the LUPC who is acting as lead organisation for the Inter-Regional General Laboratory Equipment Framework Agreement (IRGLEFA) and the following participating consortia.

London Universities Purchasing Consortium. Here is a full list of their members http://www.lupc.ac.uk/.

Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (Scottish Government). Here is a full list of their members http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/usefullinks.htm.

Higher Education Purchasing Centres for Wales. Here is a full list of their members http://hepcw.procureweb.ac.uk/aboutus and.

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium. Here is a full list of their members http://supc.procureweb.ac.uk/aboutsupc/supcmembers.

North East Universities Purchasing Consortium, here is a full list of their members http://neupc.procureweb.ac.uk/, are currently using a separate agreement for their Laboratory Equipment requirements, however they will be able to join this agreement, once their current agreement has expired.

All agreements resulting from this tender will be made available to and apply to all current and future members of the participating consortia. It should also apply with the express written permission of LUPC to any other public sector organisation in accordance with the following definition http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/1515/regulation/3/made, in the UK providing that they formally commit to participate in and support this agreement.

If the organisation is not a member of an existing H.E. consortium, the organisation will need to join one as an associate or full member.

The current agreement started on 1.6.2007 and has successfully continued developing into one of the leading public sector frameworks for General Laboratory Equipment in the United Kingdom.

The requirement is for the supply of office General laboratory Equipment to institutions who are members of participating consortia across the United Kingdom.

This will form a framework agreement.

Membership of participating consortia may be subject to change due to strategic realignment or the inclusion.