Purchasing Services

Mandate

The University strives to procure all goods and services by applying professional and ethical standards in the execution of contracts that protect both buyer and seller and demonstrate the prudent and economical use of resources provided to the University by its stakeholders.

  • Purchasing Services will assist in the sourcing, development of competitive bid documents, negotiation of terms and conditions, issuance of purchase orders and expediting, when requested.
  • Payment Services will ensure the timely and accurate payment and reporting of all non-salary disbursements to suppliers, employees and students for the University of Guelph.

Purchasing and Payments Updates

Potential Canada Post Strike - Credit Card Holders

May 13 2025 - 14:35

Potential Canada Post Strike – Credit Cardholders 

Canada Post will be in position to strike as of May 22nd, 2025 posing the risk of a second Canada Post strike.

Travel Card (TCard) and Purchasing Card (PCard) paper statement delivery could be disrupted...

Provincial Procurement Restriction Policy

Apr 9 2025 - 13:08

Provincial Procurement Restriction Policy

April 9, 2025
The provincial government has issued a Procurement Restriction Policy, in effect as of April 4th.  The purpose of the policy is to restrict US businesses from accessing public sector procurements in...