Unit 1.2 - Central Purchases and Asset Accounting

Contact Unit Central Purchases
A procurement process is always initiated by filling a shopping cart in the SRM. All existing documents and records can be attached to this EKW. Depending on the vendor name and order value, this EKW is then sent to Unit Central Purchases and Asset Accounting as a purchase requisition (BANF) after it has been approved.
The Unit Central Purchases and Asset Accounting is a unit of the Directorate Budget and Purchases. Its main duties include:
- fundamental issues/questions of public procurement law and procurement as such;
- implementation of formal procurement procedures according to the Tendering and Contract Regulations for Services, Part A [Vergabe- und Vertragsordnung für Leistungen, Teil A - VOL/A];
- procurement of goods and services with the exception of the product categories software, chemicals;
- conclusion and maintenance of framework contracts;
- conclusion of loan contracts;
- advice to decentralised structural units in questions of procurement and contract law;
- fundamental issues/questions of fixed assets and inventory;
- recording and management of assets;
- support and processing of the physical inventory,
- organisation of disposal or reuse and implementation of the physical inventory.
The Unit Central Purchases is an internal service provider for the structural units of the university. Its objective is to implement procurement procedures that are transparent, predictable and legally secure. At the same time, the economical and efficient usage of financial resources is decisive for its activities. Strict adherence to the principles of proper bookkeeping is critical for us.
The Unit Central Purchases provides you with all necessary information, documents and forms, to be found on the homepage of the unit. In the case of complex procurement measures, please contact us beforehand in order to clarify questions relating to the procurement law in good time and to agree on the contractual framework conditions.