The Software and Procurement Group 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 Group 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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Chair Procurement Group
- Rob Moore
- Acting Associate Director, IT Operations
- Leeds Beckett University
- r.m.moore@leedsbeckett.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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- Howard Moody
- Head of Software Licensing
- Jisc
- howard.moody@jisc.ac.uk
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- Kevin Hopkins
- Software Licensing Manager
- University of Nottingham
- kevin.hopkins@nottingham.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
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