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Procurement team

Our dedicated team are on hand to help you with your queries relating to supplying goods and services, and to help you with the procurement process.

Procurement team

Our procurement team helps NTU stakeholders procure commercial solutions that support the delivery of our academic programme, and the day-to-day management of the University's operations.

The team is also responsible for:

  • assessment of new suppliers
  • tendering contracts
  • managing supply categories
  • ongoing relationships with the suppliers in our supply chain.

Kate BrownHead of Procurement
Responsible for all Procurement activities.
Phone: +44 (0)115 848 6582

Digital Technologies category team

Alexei Lambley-SteelSenior Category Manager
Responsible for Digital Technologies requirements.
Phone: +44 (0)115 848 4590

Lewis Simpson — Buyer
Responsible for Digital Technologies requirements.
Phone: +44 (0)115 848 2657

Estates and catering category team

Martin Parr — Category Manager
Responsible for estates and facilities management.
Phone: +44 (0)115 848 4741

Nick Cowley — Buyer
Responsible for estates and facilities management.
Phone: +44 (0)115 848 6538

Rachel CoatesBuyer
Responsible for catering products and services and related facilities management.
Phone: +44 (0)115 848 2724

Professional Services category team

Dean Scaife — Category Manager
Responsible for professional services; HR and staffing; learning and development; and recruitment services, travel, stationery and marketing.
Phone: +44 (0)115 848 2921

Omeshika KaggodaarachchiTrainee Buyer
Responsible for supporting the Professional Services category areas.
Phone: +44 (0)115 848 2269

Research and science category team

Mark Lucas — Senior Category Manager
Responsible for capital laboratory and research-related equipment and consumables.
Phone: +44 (0)115 848 8747

Sarah TurtonBuyer
Responsible for capital laboratory and research-related equipment and consumables.
Phone: +44 (0)115 848 6439

Sustainable Procurement project team

Responsible for working with suppliers in the NTU supply chain to deliver the University's strategic targets in reducing carbon emissions.

Claire Davies — Sustainable Procurement Project Manager
Phone: +44 (0)115 848 8813

Heshan Weerasundara — Sustainable Procurement Project Assistant
Phone: +44 (0)115 848 6815

Supplier payments

Our accounts payable team is responsible for processing supplier invoices and arranging payments. Enquiries are to be sent to purchase.ledger@ntu.ac.uk, tel. +44 (0)115 848 6660.

Please ensure that our purchase order number is quoted on all invoices. Goods and Services should not be provided to the University without a valid purchase order number.