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2024-2025 Fiscal Year-End Purchasing Requisition Deadlines

May 28, 2025

Enclosed is the FY 2024-2025 Fiscal Year-End Purchasing Requisition Deadlines.

UPDATE: HBP 9.1.1 Entertainment Expenses and Guidelines - OOEF

May 22, 2025

Additional updates have been made to HBP 9.1.1 regarding the Official Occasion Expense Form (OOEF).

New Vendor Hold Search Tool Available

April 30, 2025

The new UT Vendor Hold Search will be launched and made available for campus beginning today. This tool is designed to assist staff during the procurement process and determine whether a prospective vendor has an active payment hold with the State of Texas.

UPDATE: HBP 9.1.1 Entertainment Expenses and Guidelines - Object Code Selections

April 14, 2025

Additional updates to Handbook of Business Procedures (HBP) 9.1.1 regarding new entertainment object code selections.

New Facility Interiors Punchout is Now in UT Market

April 10, 2025

We are excited to announce the addition of a new punchout with Facility Interiors in UT Market

UPDATE: Apple and Dell Hardware Standards and Recommendations

April 9, 2025

In July 2024, UT’s Office of Procurement and Payment Services announced new Apple and Dell Hardware Standards to support campus-wide IT standardization. The updates aim to improve delivery times, reduce costs, and streamline purchasing and deployment through UT Market.

PPS Support Amid Tariff Impacts on Campus Suppliers

April 7, 2025

Procurement and Payment Services (PPS) office has started to see suppliers reach out with regards to the recently imposed tariffs. It is our intention to work closely with you and any supplier seeking to increase their prices so that we can understand the details of the commodity being impacted before we allow a price increase.