Vendor Information Process
Northwestern University does not have a formal vendor registration process and does not have a central repository of vendor information for use by all departments and schools. Procurement and Payment Services (PPS) maintains an internal database of these vendors. PPS accesses this list and attempts to include most of these vendors when conducting an Invitation to Bid for particular products or service on behalf of the University or an individual department of school. PPS also provides vendor information from the internal database to other departments and schools upon request.
- Vendors interested in doing business with the University can fill out the PPS Vendor Information Form (external link). Please note that submitting this form does not make you a Preferred Vendor. Your information will be added to our internal database list. Purchasing will access this list for potential bidders when conducting future bids for the goods and services.
- For Facilities Management (FM) construction-related projects (specific to the Department of Facilities Management), contractors or consultants interested in doing business with the University can fill out the Construction Vendor Information Form (external link). Please note that submitting this form does not automatically make you a Facilities Pre-Qualified Vendor (PQV) for construction-related projects. Your information will be added to our internal database list. Purchasing will access this list for potential bidders when conducting future bid opportunities for inclusion in the Facilities PQV Program.
- Learn more about PQV’s on the Contracts and Bid Opportunities web page.
- For products and services for which PPS does not intend to establish a Preferred Vendor contract and does not anticipate conducting a bid on behalf of any department or school, vendors can be considered for inclusion in Northwestern's Wildcard Advantage Program. This program is designed for primarily local businesses to offer discounts to Wildcard ID issued cardholders for personal purchases. However, departments and schools are also encouraged to consider utilizing these vendors when appropriate.
Any questions, please contact procurement@northwestern.edu.