A tender worth £310 million over a four year period has been placed by the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC).

The consortium is looking to procure hardware including desktop computers, tablet devices and laptops. LUPC is seeking to employ the series of multiple suppliers in a framework agreement. The contract is planned to commence at the start of August 2013.

The deal includes an option for extension alongside the provision for other IT services including mobile connectivity and client computing services.