Purchases made in between different departments within the University of Guelph are internal purchases, which are not considered procurement by the University as an organization. It’s not required to follow the Directive for internal purchases.
Depending on which area the non-compliance takes place, there could be different risks and consequences. These include, but are not limited to, the University’s reputation as a public funded organization will be damaged; the University’s funding could be adversely affected; legal challenges could be initiated by suppliers deprived of the right to compete openly and fairly for public funded business opportunities.
As a publicly funded organization, the University of Guelph is required by the government to be compliant with the BPS Procurement Directive. All faculty and staff who are involved in supply chain activities of the University need to be aware of the Directive and need to follow the requirements of the Directive.
