The University of Victoria has formalized a Strategic Alliance policy, FM5110, and framework to facilitate the attainment of additional and beneficial value associated with the acquisition of certain categories of products and/or services.
A strategic alliance is a "contractual arrangement between the University and an external organization (usually a supplier of products and/or services) that sets out an agreed upon exchange of cash, products and/or services that have a direct and measurable value."
Strategic Alliances (SA's) provide additional value to the University by reducing "point-of-purchase" prices, reducing administrative costs through longer- term agreements, and resulting in increased revenue that supports UVic's fund raising objectives. Additional benefits will take various forms such as cash, in-kind products and/or services, promotional items, and others, in exchange for marketing value back to the external organization which often results in a preferential agreement offering exclusivity, preferred supplier status or other benefits for a longer specified period of time.
Procedures associated with the management of Strategic Alliances are illustrated in the appended documents.
Updated April 28, 2008
Category of Product or Service |
Supplier or Firm |
| Soft Drinks | Pepsi - Gray Beverages |
| Soft Drinks & Snack Foods | Pepsi - Ryan's Vending |
| Pizza | Hot House |
| Bottled Water - Bulk | Old Victoria Bottled Water |
| Convocation Photography | Artona |
| Dairy Products | Saputo-Dairyland |
| Ice Cream | Nestles |
| Meat & Seafood | B & C Foods |
| Produce | Islands West |
| Office Supplies: | Grand & Toy |
| Monk Office Supplies | |
| Photocopiers | Kyocera/Island Office |
| Chips | Old Dutch |
| Agency of Record | Malahat Group |
| Coffee | Canterbury |
| Furniture: | Monk Office Supplies |
| Graphic Office | |
| Heritage | |
| Matthews | |
| Purchasing Cards | Bank of Montreal |
| Relocation/Moves: | Armstrong |
| Quality Move Management (Allied) | |
| Tippet-Richardson (TR Westcan) | |
| Hotels - Sports Teams | Best Western Carlton |
| Hotels Back-up to BWCP | Accent Inns |
| Team Travel - Travel Agency | UNIGLOBE Geo Travel |
| Groceries and Dry Goods | Neptune |
| Lab Furniture | Graphic Office |
| Cell Phones | Rogers |
Effective June 28, 2010, the Technology Solutions Centre (TSC) provides institutional technology acquisition assistance to faculty and staff. It is the first point of contact for all institutional technology acquisitions. Click more to access further details.
More
UNIGLOBE Geo Travel is the University of Victoria's preferred travel service provider for non-employee travel.
Phone: 1-250-386-8444 (press 1)
Toll-free: 1-800-457-6449 (press 1)
Email: uvic@geo.ca
