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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Catherine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Lewis James
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<b>Sent:</b> 24 February 2016 16:44<br>
<b>To:</b> Alaine Martin; Alasdair Cameron; Alasdair Downes; Alastair Harvey; Alison Kerr; Allan Walker; Alyson Ross; Ann Bartlett; Ann Logie; Anne Preston; Carol Georges; Carol Torrance; Caroline Laurie; Caroline McGuire; Caroline Rashid; Catherine Cairney;
Catherine McQuade; Christine Bryson; Christine Dodd; Christine Nugent; Christine Sinclair; David Currie; David Upton; Deborah Campbell; Deborah Reid; Donella McGrattan; Elizabeth McTeague; Emma McAulay; Emma Stephen; Erin McCafferty; Fiona Drummond; Frances
Ramsay; Gemma Deigman; Gianna Devin; Hazel Lamont; Heather Stenhouse; Iain Small; Ian Bartholomew; Ian Gordon; Ian Thurlbeck; Ingrid Naismith; Isobel Sheppard; Jacqueline Daly; James Murphy; Janet Riddell; Janette Ferguson; Jennifer MacKenzie; Jessica Cherry;
John Basketter; John Gillan; Josephine Sergeant; Judith Ansell; Julie Robson; Julie Sobocinski; Karen Courtney; Katy Gordon; Kellie Bracegirdle; Kirsten Munro; Laura Millar; Lewis James; Linda Good; Linda McAllister; Lorna Carlaw; Lorna Gray; Lorraine Allan;
Lynn Dick; Lynn Morrison; Lynn O'Brien; Lynne Harvey; Lynne Samson; Lynsey Dolan; Mairi MacLennan; Margaret Blackwood; Margaret Jolly; Margo Hutchison; Maria Moran; Marie Gray; Mark Law; Mary McAuley; Matthew Kidd; Maureen Cooper; Maureen Leonard; Maureen
Noor; Megan O'Donnell; Melanie McInanny; Michele French; Moira McAvoy; Moira Quinn; Morag Aitken; Morell Kerr; Natalie Beveridge; Norma Dinning; Paula Harvie; Penny Scott; Peter Constable; Rachel Foster; Rhona Nicholson; Ronald Weston; Ronnie Wallace; Sandy
Moyes; Sara Craig; Sharon Jamieson; Sharon Kelly; Sheena Barker; Susan Conlon; Susan Kellie; Terrianne Gillan; Tracy Lang; Vivienne McGuinness; Yvonne Clark<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Jennifer Robertson; Allan Ferguson; Zuzanna Bulaj; Magdalena Bamford; Corinne Hannah; Alison Gray; Shaun McAllister<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Single Source Justification - new process<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Dear Procurement Network<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">As part of a business improvement project we have streamlined the SSJ procedure and the application process can now be submitted electronically on the Procurement SharePoint
site. It was identified that the manual paper</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">process could be time consuming, involving sign off from senior members of departments and Head of Procurement approval along with environmental considerations such as electricity, paper
and confidential disposal. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The benefits of using the automated system will result in savings in time, cash and environmental impact.
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The new electronic process for completing and submitting an SSJ can be found on the Procurement Share Point site which sits under Estates Services. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">You can copy and paste this link into a Google Browser</span><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">
</span></b><a href="https://moss.strath.ac.uk/estates/procurement/Pages/home.aspx"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">https://moss.strath.ac.uk/estates/procurement/Pages/home.aspx</span></a><span style="color:#0070C0"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">to
access SharePoint.</span><span style="color:#0070C0"> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If you are prompted to log in you should use your DS user name and password to gain access to this site.
</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:red">Please note we recommend you only use Google Chrome to access SharePoint and the new SSJ process.
</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:red"> </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Instructions on how to download Google browser can be found by following this link<b>
</b></span><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/chrome/browser/desktop/"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">https://www.google.co.uk/chrome/browser/desktop/</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Further details on when an SSJ applies can be found on the Procurement webpage under
</span><a href="http://www.strath.ac.uk/procurement/procurementguidance/procurementtoolkitdocumentation/singlesourcejustification/"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">Procurement Tool Kit & Documentation</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">.
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Full User and approver guidance documents are attached and are also available on the Procurement webpage. The manual paper process will still be available for
a short transition period however we would encourage everyone to start using the SharePoint site for all SSJs going forward.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Any queries on the SSJ process should be directed towards
</span><a href="mailto:procurement.enquiries@strath.ac.uk"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"">procurement.enquiries@strath.ac.uk</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I would appreciate if you could distribute this notice within your relevant departments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Many Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#17019B">Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#17019B"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#17019B">Jen Robertson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#17019B">Procurement Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#17019B">University of Strathclyde<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#17019B">Estates Management, 177 St James Road, Glasgow, G4 0NT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#17019B">Tel: +44 (0) 141 548 4451
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#17019B"> Fax: +44 (0) 141 548 2270<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#17019B">Email:
</span></i><a href="mailto:jennifer.robertson@strath.ac.uk"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#17019B">jennifer.robertson@strath.ac.uk</span></i></a><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#17019B"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:36.0pt"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#17019B">Web:
</span></i><a href="http://www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/Purchasing/"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#17019B">http://www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/Purchasing/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#17019B"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><img border="0" width="291" height="76" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D1699E.DDB745E0" alt="Description: cid:image001.jpg@01CEF1D4.37D8D100"></span><img border="0" width="32" height="32" id="AutoShape_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.png@01D16F22.81276970"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#17019B">The University of Strathclyde, charity number SC015263<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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