Vendor Contracts

The contracts listed here have been competitively awarded. Departments may use them
without regard to purchasing dollar limits.

UW Software Site Licenses

If you want software for your desktop or home computer and you are affiliated with the UW, take a look at the summaries of
available site-licensed software. The software summaries provide an overview of the software, details on the license (do you
qualify?), and information about getting the software. To review the summaries access the Software Site Licenses Web Page.

University District Hotel Contracts

Several contracts with university district hotels are available to serve departmental needs
for guest stays. Information regarding the contracts can be accessed on the Travel Web Page.

Conferences and Catering Contracts

The University has several conference and catering contracts to meet departmental needs. For information regarding these contracts access the Conference and Catering Page.

Minor Equipment Contract

The Purchasing Department is pleased to announce that a contract is now in place with VWR Scientific for "minor equipment" purchases! "Minor equipment " is defined as equipment (over $2,000) that is carried in the VWR catalog. The contract covers the entire range of equipment in the VWR catalog and is available for your immediate use. Please contact the Purchasing Department for more details about the exciting contract and the savings opportunity it provides to the UW Medical and Research community.

Please note that the contract with VWR also includes all supply items that VWR carries. The supply items should be ordered through University Stores, whereas "minor equipment " items should be ordered through the PAS (Purchasing) system, until the Stores system can accomodate equipment items (due to coding/inventory requirements). In the future you will be able to use University Stores new eProcurement system for all of your VWR Scientific purchases!