| Scope | Group | Purpose | Scottish HE/FE Procurement Representatives |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Public Procurement Group (PPG) | The group that develops and agrees the shared aspects of the public procurement programme. This forms the strategic structure to collectively manage procurement development across the publicly funded sectors. It was formerly known as the Procurement Reform Delivery Group (PRDG). | Angus Warren (APUC) |
| Collaborative Leads Group (CLG) | A group comprising the Heads of Operational Procurement (or equivalents) from each of the sectoral Procurement Centres of Expertise. They work together to explore and implement cross-sector collaborative contracting opportunities and work on shared interests around contracting and benefits reporting. | Claire McCallum (APUC) |
| Best Practice Strategy Forum | Identify and determine examples of best / good practice procurement across the Reform Programme, identify gaps in procurement capability and make recommendations to the PRDG for projects to bridge these gaps, and propose methods to share and implement best / good practice. | Stephen Connor (APUC) Deborah Fagan (City of Glasgow College) |
| Policy Forum | To disseminate and advise on procurement policy matters, acting as a key consultation forum for new or updated matters related to procurement policy. | Stephen Connor (APUC) |
 | Sustain Working Group | HE/FE sector group which jointly developed the APUC (now Sustain) Supply Chain Code of Conduct and continues to operate to support the implementation and ongoing development of a Responsible supply chain for the HE/FE sectors. Made up of APUC and institutional procurement staff, institutional sustainability staff, students, the NUS, People and Planet, LUPC, HEPA and EAUC. | Colin Elliott (University of Stirling) Angus Warren, Rica MacDonald, Stephen Connor & Claire McCallum (APUC) John Thorne (GSA) Helane Gannicliffe & Fraser Lovie, (University of Aberdeen) Jo Gallagher (University of Glasgow) Alexis Heren (University of Edinburgh) |
| PCIP Working Group | To report on sectoral PCIP performance and to co-develop regular updates to the PCIP regime across the sectors. | Stephen Connor (APUC) |
| Topic Support Network | Sustainable development group. | Stephen Connor (APUC) |
| HE/FE Sector Supported Business Champions | ||
| Procurement Strategy Groups | ||
| Higher Education Procurement Association (HEPA) | Launched in January 2015 at a meeting in UCL, this group can trace its origins back to the Association of University Procurement Officers. It now is hosted by the British Universities Finance Directors Group (BUFDG). It exists to share and develop best professional procurement practice and provide tools and development paths for procurement professionals across the UK. This group was formed from the merger of the Higher Education Procurement Academy and the Professional Procurement Group. It also acts as the representative body for procurement leaders across English HE and works in partnership with APUC and HEPCW to provide a UK wide representation where appropriate. | Andrew Helmn (University of Edinburgh) Angus Warren (APUC) |
| Joint Contracting Group (JCG) | A group comprising the Heads of Operational Procurement (or equivalents) from each of the HE/FE procurement consortia. They work together to explore and implement cross-consortia collaborative contracting opportunities and work on shared interests around contracting and benefits reporting. | Claire McCallum (APUC) |
| The Energy Consortium (TEC) | TEC is the HE/FE sector consortium for the purchase of energy, generally focused on English HE. | |
| The Universities Caterers Organisation (TUCO) | TUCO is the UK wide HE/FE consortium for the purchase of frozen / ambient catering / food products and equipment. | Louise MacFarlane (APUC) |
| UK Universities Procurement Consortia (UKUPC) | The umbrella and collaborative structure for all of the UK’s HE/FE procurement consortia, comprising the six regional consortia (APUC, HEPCW, NEUPC, NWUPC, LUPC, SUPC), The Energy Consortium (TEC) and The University Caterers Organisation (TUCO). | Angus Warren (APUC) |
