Vendors interested in doing business with Northwestern University should familiarize themselves with the following:
The University is exempt from the retailers' occupation tax, the service occupation tax (both state and local), the use tax, the service use tax, and the Federal excise tax.
Preferred Vendors are those that have been awarded a contract by Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing for use by all departments and schools. Preferred vendors will be listed on our Preferred Vendors list.
Northwestern University is a separate buying organization from Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. These organizations should be contacted separately for purchasing and business matters.
Vendors from a variety of product and service categories are utilized by campus users to help with business-related functions.
Vendors that have been successful at the University have developed a relationship with Procurement and Payment Services as well as individual departments and schools by providing quality products and services at a fair market price.
Not only is Enterprise Rent-A-Car the preferred car rental agency of Northwestern University, Enterprise Mobility™ and the Enterprise Mobility Foundation™ also actively work to make communities stronger through philanthropic giving.
Northwestern currently has six vendors that are pre-qualified for AV integration projects, and all six vendor agreements were recently extended through April 30, 2028.
As previously announced, the Preferred Vendor of Apple products is transitioning to CDWG.
