The Software and Procurement Community acts as a forum for the UK education sector to promote the specific requirements, issues and ambition of the sector to its suppliers. The Software and Procurement Community promotes and improves the communications between the UK education sector and its suppliers so that we can build mutually beneficial relationships. We aim to foster understanding of the sectors’ requirements, resolve issues, share best practise and drive transformation.Who we are
What we do
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Useful Information
A combined response to the Green Paper on Transforming Public Sector Procurement is available
Committee Members
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Procurement Joint Chair
- Rob Moore
- Head of Service Governance
- Leeds Beckett University
- r.m.moore@leedsbeckett.ac.uk
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Procurement Joint Chair
- Mel Gomes
- Head of IT Commercial Management and Contracts
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- mel.gomes@rhul.ac.uk
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- Mark Allinson
- Director of Information Technology Services
- Edge Hill University
- mark.allinson@edgehill.ac.uk
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- Sarah Butcher
- Software Asset Manager
- University of York
- sarah.butcher@york.ac.uk
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- Sue Preston
- Software Manager
- University of Leciester
- sd39@le.ac.uk
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- Mark WIlson
- Software and Technical Support Officer
- University of Sussex
- mlw31@sussex.ac.uk
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- Robert Silk
- Head of IT Supplier and Asset Management
- University College London
- r.silk@ucl.ac.uk
Latest News and Views
UCISA Corporate Information Systems Survey results for 2025
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