University of Aberdeen
Procurement

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Stationery

Q What must I do if items I am looking to buy are not on the Office Depot Market place?

A Telephone CUSTOMER SERVICES at Office Depot on 0844 8730455.

Q What must I do if my delivery expected from Office Depot is delayed?

A Report your concerns to Procurement by e-mailing procurement@abdn.ac.uk and we will enquire and get back to you as soon as possible.

Q What must I do if I am using Pecos system for the first time and am not sure what to do?

A Please refer to 'the how to guide' on the Pecos home page.

Q What must I do if a 'pop up' appears when I launch into Office Depot market place and requests a user name and password?

A When a 'pop up' appears and requests your user name and password, ignore the request and configure your internet explorer to accept cookies.

Q With which supplier must I place an order for less than 100 reams of paper?

A All paper orders less than 100 reams must be placed directly with Office Depot through Pecos.

Q Can I order paper directly from Donald Murray?

A No, an email should be sent to Procurement with all the necessary details and we will place the order with Donald Murray.

Q What must I do if my paper order is delivered to the wrong delivery point?

A Telephone Procurement or send an e-mail to procurement@abdn.ac.uk with your complaint and we will arrange for the order to be picked up and delivered to the correct delivery point as soon as possible.

Travel

Q Where do we book hotels?

A http://www.expotel.com/

Q Who do we hire a car from?

A https://secure.uk-plc.net/login/gem/login.aspx  

New Supplier

Q Where do I go to find the Commodity Codes?

https://www.abdn.ac.uk/finance/finance-systems/the-finance-system/info-for-dfpssfps/

MFD

Q How do I go about getting a new Copy Card?

A http://www.abdn.ac.uk/dit/staff/print/payment.php

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