About

WHO WE ARE

We are the North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium Ltd (NWUPC), a not for profit organisation owned by its full members consisting of 25 Universities within the North West Region.  Our core business is to help our members purchase a wide variety of goods and services that work towards their operational, value for money, responsible and strategic goals through our compliant frameworks and value-added services. Our purpose is ‘to work in partnership with higher education institutions to collaboratively drive value through the responsible procurement of goods and services’.

We are one of six regional UK higher education purchasing consortia working collaboratively alongside other specialist purchasing organisations and are collectively known as UK Universities Purchasing Consortia (UKUPC). Together, we tender to offer over 100 compliant frameworks and further benefits for our members in higher education and the wider public sector to access.

MEET THE TEAM

Julie-Ann Garton

Julie-Ann Garton

Managing Director

Julie-Ann Garton

Managing Director

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Helen Dodd-Williams

Helen Dodd-Williams

Deputy Director

Helen Dodd-Williams

Deputy Director

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Sarah Dye

Sarah Dye

Head of Strategic Procurement

Sarah Dye

Head of Strategic Procurement

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Ian Jarvey

Ian Jarvey

Commercial Business Partner

Ian Jarvey

Commercial Business Partner

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Margaret Bryant

Margaret Bryant

Corporate Services Manager

Margaret Bryant

Corporate Services Manager

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David McIntyre

David McIntyre

Communications Manager

David McIntyre

Communications Manager

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Lisa Blackburn

Lisa Blackburn

Category Manager

Lisa Blackburn

Category Manager

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STEMed Category Manager including Laboratories and HVLE

Laura Hills

Laura Hills

Category Manager

Laura Hills

Category Manager

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Facilities Category Manager including Estates and Furniture

Mary Onabanjo

Mary Onabanjo

Category Manager

Mary Onabanjo

Category Manager

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Technology Category Manager including AV and ICT

Shelley Watson

Shelley Watson

Category Manager

Shelley Watson

Category Manager

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Corporate Solutions Category Manager including Office Solutions, Libraries and Professional Services

Myles Woodman

Myles Woodman

Category Manager

Myles Woodman

Category Manager

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Category Manager for Domestics and Travel

Dave Yates

Dave Yates

Sustainable Relationships Manager

Dave Yates

Sustainable Relationships Manager

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Nicola Boland

Nicola Boland

Business Services Co-ordinator

Nicola Boland

Business Services Co-ordinator

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Dominique Deveroux

Dominique Deveroux

Procurement Officer

Dominique Deveroux

Procurement Officer

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Arron Watson

Arron Watson

Corporate Services Officer

Arron Watson

Corporate Services Officer

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Nadiia Kolesnyk

Nadiia Kolesnyk

Procurement Support Officer

Nadiia Kolesnyk

Procurement Support Officer

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Proud Member of

A partnership to support collaborative procurement within Higher Education.

UKUPC (UK Universities Purchasing Consortia) is the evolved convergence of eight UK Consortia; APUC, HEPCW, LUPC, NEUPC, NWUPC, SUPC, TEC and TUCO who created a partnership to support collaborative procurement within Higher Education. You can find the UKUPC website here

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HOW TO FIND US

You can find the

NWUPC Ltd offices at –

Office 210,
Salford Innovation Forum,
51 Frederick Road,
Salford, M6 6FP

Find us here