Shopping at the University

Our purchasing policy

As a public institution, the University is subject to the Public Procurement Code. Its purchases fall within the legal framework of public procurement and comply with the three fundamental principles of public procurement:

freedom of access for businesses to public procurement;
equal treatment of candidates;
complete transparency of purchasing procedures.

The University's purchasing policy also aims to improve purchasing performance, based on the following objectives:

ensure better control of public funds by streamlining and pooling needs;
promote the integration of people who are furthest from the job market or people with disabilities;
protect the environment;
participate in the dissemination of innovation;
enable small and medium-sized enterprises to access public procurement.

Where can you find our public contracts?

For amounts exceeding €40,000 excluding tax, all our proceedings are advertised on the following media:

Our buyer profile: Achapublic.com;
Achatpublic allows companies to view and respond to consultations issued by the University. The platform allows users to set up personalized alerts to be notified at regular intervals of the publication of public contracts according to the criteria specified when creating the alert.
a Journal of Legal Notices or the BOAMP;
the Official Journal of the European Union for formal procedures.

Our areas of purchase

To fulfill its public service missions, the University purchases various supplies, services, and works.
It has more than a hundred so-called cross-functional contracts covering the most common needs, which are renewed regularly. These cover both general supplies and services (printing equipment, periodicals, IT and audiovisual equipment, software, office supplies, etc.) and, for research, a wide range of scientific equipment and consumables, laboratory products and gases, etc.

Publication of essential data

For purchases between €25,000 and €40,000 excluding tax, the University is required to publish certain essential data: here is the data for 2024.
For purchases exceeding €40,000 excluding tax, the essential data is published on the University's buyer profile.

Key data by year: