The University of Guelph has established vendor of record (the VOR) master agreements with suppliers awarded under the collaborative University of Toronto VOR (UOT201915832).  As those supplier contracts are established this website information will be updated accordingly.

What You’ll Get

• Wide variety of laboratory equipment and supplies products including chemicals
• Preferred pricing
• Orders under $25,000 can be authorized in writing by providing 26 digit GL coding at time of ordering
• Direct monthly billing to corporate accounts with individual user’s invoice charged directly to the user’s department coding

Suppliers

• Beckman Coulter Canada (SMC-01325)
• Bio-Rad Laboratories (Canada) Ltd (SMC-01382)
• Canadawide Scientific (SMC-01381)
• ESBE Scientific Inc. (SMC-01370)
• Fisher Scientific Company (SMC-01302)
• FroggaBio Inc (SMC-01371)
• Mandel Scientific Company Inc. (SMC-01344)
• New England Biolabs Ltd (SMC-01343)
• VWR International Co. part of Avantor Inc (SMC-01321)

Contract term

All agreements expire on December 31, 2023.

Product Offerings

Laboratory equipment and/or supplies including, but not limited to, the following:

Not all suppliers carry all products listed above. Please refer to a supplier’s pricing information for the products and OEMs represented by the supplier. 

Pricing

Beckman Coulter Canada
BioRad Laboratories (Canada) Ltd
Canadawide Scientific
ESBE Scientific Inc
Fisher Scientific Company
Fisher Scientific Company
Fisher Corning special pricing
FroggaBio Inc
Mandel Scientific Company Inc.
New England Biolabs Ltd
VWR International Co.

Delivery

• All orders are delivered FOB to the delivery address provided on the orders.
• Shipping charges for special shipments such as Dangerous Goods/Dry Ice are extra
• Rules on shipping vary by suppliers, please see table below for details.
• In cases where there will be shipping charges not set out in table below, suppliers are required to obtain written approval prior to shipping.

How to Order

For orders below $25,000

• Multiple quotes are encouraged but not required.
• Departments must provide all the following information at the time of placing orders:
  • product name, description, and part number where applicable
  • order quantity,
  • name, phone number of the person who places the order
  • name, phone number of the person who is to receive the order
  • the delivery address including department, building name and room number
  • 26 digits GL Code
• Suppliers will provide order confirmation usually within one business day of receiving the order.

• HVPO is to be issued based on the second stage selection results.

Invoices and Payment

For orders below $25,000

• All suppliers will submit electronic invoices as a batch to Purchasing SMC management team directly. 
• Invoices will be paid centrally and charged to the GL coding provided with the orders.
• Invoices are viewable in FRS by searching vendor name or invoice number under Actual\Transactions\Search (Summary)
• Department administrators should review FRS periodically for invoice and pricing verification.

For orders of $25,000 or more

Invoices are handled in accordance with payment processes for regular HVPO. Department administrators should approve invoices and forwarded them to A/P for payment.

Complaints and Feedback

If there are any issues regarding the services received, end users should try to resolve the issue by contacting the supplier’s sales representative first. 

If a resolution cannot be reached, end users should escalate to Purchasing Services by submitting a “Report a Supplier Quality Incident” ticket from the website https://www.uoguelph.ca/finance/suppliers/by-commodity?page=1

Your feedback for the contract and the supplier, regardless positive or negative, is welcome. Please use the “Report a Supplier Quality Incident” link to submit a ticket. Your comments and feedback are important for us to conduct contract review and improve the services the University community receives in the future.

Supplier Contact Information

Beckman Coulter Canada

Bio-Rad Laboratories (Canada) Ltd

Canadawide Scientific Ltd

ESBE Scientific Inc

Fisher Scientific Company

FroggaBio Inc

Mandel Scientific Company Inc.

New England Biolabs Ltd

VWR International