Purchasing

Purchase Orders

• Click to download a printable purchase order form,
• Pick up a purchase order form in the Department mailroom (M203), or
• See our online purchasing system
• Hardcopy purchase order forms can be dropped off in the mailroom (Purchase Order Mailbox)
• All sections must be filled out; otherwise will be returned to the researcher

Preferred Vendors

Preferred Vendors are system contracts which have been set up by The University of Western Ontario. Orders can be placed by phone, fax or online by each individual laboratory. Blank order forms are available in the Department mailroom (M203).
Please see Supply Contracts and Agreements at http://www.uwo.ca/finance/purchase/supply.html

Biobars

• Convenient way of ordering chemicals by speed code and on-campus
• List of Biobars

System Contract Orders

• Refer to the Preferred Vendors web page

Compressed Gas Orders

• Gas cylinders and liquid N2 is available from Praxair
• Contact Information - Charlie at 519-451-7930
• Specify the location for delivery and room number for contact person
• Empty cylinders will be picked up if requested
• A bracket must be available for new cylinders
• The delivery person will not disconnect regulators

Radioisotope Orders

• Click to download a printable purchase order form
• Pick up a pruchase order form in the Department mailroom (M203), or
• See our online purchasing system
• Hardcopy purchase order forms can be dropped off in the mailroom (Purchase order mailbox)
• All sections must be filled out; otherwise will be returned to the researcher
• Check the "Radioactive:" box
• Include your "Permit #:"
• You no longer need to get Department or OHS signatures

FedEX Courier Packages

• FedEX courier forms (Domestic & International) are available in the Department mailroom (M202)
• Enter your speed code in section #2: Your Internal Reference
• Packages must be dropped off at the Dental Stores (DSB 0037) before 2:30 p.m. daily

Received Goods

• Packages are picked up twice daily - late morning and late afternoon from the Dental Stores (DSB 0037) and delivered promptly to the researcher's lab
• Check packing slips and report any discrepancies to the supplier
• When communicating with the vendor, the purchase order number may be required - Purchase Order numbers can be requested from physpharm.research@schulich.uwo.ca.

Exporting Goods

• For all shipments leaving the University to designations outside Canada
• Complete an Export Information Form & fax to Ext. 83071 (Attn: Ray or Elaine)
• Once Purchasing completes the necessary paperwork, it will be returned to by email
• Properly completed custom paperwork ensures for minimal delays at, or rejection and return by, foreign Customs Offices

• Departmental Purchase Order Form
• VWR International Systems Contract
• Sigma-Aldrich Systems Contract
• Invitrogen Systems Contract
• Fisher Scientific
• Export Information Form