Procurement Services
Framework Contracts/Preferred Suppliers
The University's Procurement Services team maintains a database of Framework Contracts/Preferred suppliers with web links to information on specific products and services available against those supplier contracts see:
Preferred suppliers should be used wherever possible.
As part of managing supply base, the University classifies its suppliers in accordance with the following descriptions (in descending order of importance):
| Preferred | A supplier who has been awarded a contract following a competitive process and managed by Procurement Services. See Definition of a Framework Contract/Preferred Supplier |
| Approved | A supplier who provides University wide goods/services which has a contract/terms agreed by Procurement Services and which may be on the Marketplace but was not competitively tendered. |
| EMBS Listed | A supplier who is on Estate Management list. |
| Registered Catering Provider | A catering supplier who has passed the registration process with the Safety Office. |
| Unclassified | Any supplier which is on CUFS and has not been allocated any other status. |
| Inactive | Any supplier who has not been used for 18 months. |
| Deactivated | A **supplier who should not be used due to insolvency or name change etc. Deactivated suppliers cannot be reactivated. |
For details of Approved suppliers who may appear on the marketplace, contact Procurement Services.
Supplier Performance and Feedback
Procurement Service welcomes feedback on the quality of Framework Contract/Preferred supplier products and services. Please email any comments or issues you may have regarding a particular supplier, product or service to procurement.services.enquiries@admin.cam.ac.uk.