Welcome

The Research Equipment Affinity Group (REAG) was established in January 2000 to influence institutions, funding bodies and suppliers so as to continually improve the procurement process for research equipment for the UK higher education sector in order to maximise the quality of science from the available funding.

Each year the HE sector spends around £240 million on research equipment. REAG’s strategy has been developed to provide guidance and support for the continual improvement of professional procurement within the sector and to encourage the participation and collaboration of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), funding bodies, suppliers and manufacturers in order to achieve best value.

REAG works along side the regional purchasing consortia:-

• North East Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC),
• North West Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC),
• Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium  (SUPC),
• London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC),
• Higher Education Purchasing Consortium Wales (HEPCW),
• Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges  Limited (APUC) the centre of procurement expertise in Scotland