Preferred suppliers
Purchasing Services encourages internal users to engage in and use pre-approved preferred suppliers for the acquisition of products and/or services as permitted by Policy.
Office supplies, courier and shredding services
Staples Business Advantage |
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FedExEmail to set up account: todd.cooper@fedex.com |
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Stericycle, Inc. (operating as Shred-it)Shredding rates have to be kept confidential, please contact purchase@uvic.ca for current rates. General contact: shreditcare@stericycle.com If you are having service issues or experience difficulties with the new account set up for Shred-it please contact procurementadmin@uvic.ca for assistance. |
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Air travel
Direct Travel program informationand Non-Employee travel request form |
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Harbour Air form employeeHarbour Air form non employee
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Helijet booking instructions
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Vehicle rental
Visit the Financial Planning website for rental vehicle insurance details.
LDW (Loss & Damage Waiver) is required for all vehicle rentals to provide coverage for physical damage to the vehicle.
UVic Campus Security vehicle rental |
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Budget Rental Car rates |
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Enterprise & National rates |
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Hotels and meeting rooms
The B.C. Provincial Government or CAUBO room rates apply to UVic hotel and accommodation reservations.
Non-employee hotel reservations can be booked and paid with a UVic ccard.
Most hotels will request a credit card authorization and provide a form. Please fax the form, e-mail is not a secure way to send credit card details. Some hotels will send a link to a secure portal to submit the credit card details.
If no UVic ccard is available, use hotel reservation & authorization form for non-faculty, non-staff, guests, students and teams.
For conferences up to a maximum cost of $5,000 the meeting room authorization form (instructions) can be submitted to purchasing. For all other conferences please submit a WebRequisition.
Accent Inns
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Arbutus Inn |
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Best Western |
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Chateau Victoria
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Coast Harbourside
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Days Inn
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Delta Victoria |
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DoubleTree by Hilton |
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Embassy Inn |
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Fairmont Empress |
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Hotel Grand Pacific
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Hotel Zed
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Inn at Laurel Point |
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Magnolia Hotel & Spa |
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Marriott HotelRequest corporate rate code "UV2" |
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Oak Bay Beach HotelUniversity of Victoria 2022 Corporate Rate
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Royal Scot Suite Hotel |
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Swans Hotel and Brewpub |
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Communications and technology
MicroserveContact uvicorders@microserve.ca for personal purchases |
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Apple |
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DellFor discounts and special offers on PCs, tablets, and electronics: www.dell.ca/mpp.uvic Current offer |
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Rogers |
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Consumables
Hot House PizzaStaff & student discount of 10% off the regular price for pick-up and delivery orders every day of the week. Volume discount: up to 9 pizzas 10%, 10-19 pizzas 15%, over 20 pizzas 20% |
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Old Victoria Water Company |
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Professional Search Consulting Services
Prequalified vendors for Professional Search Consulting Services (in alphabetical order):
- Boyden Vancouver Inc.
- Harbour West Consulting
- Impact Recruitment Inc.
- Janet Soles and Associates
- Knightsbridge Robertson Surrette
- Leaders International Executive Search
- McDermott + Bull
- Odgers Berndtson
- Perrett Laver
- Pinton Forrest & Madden Group Inc.
- The Geldart Consulting Group Inc.
Transportation Services
Bus Transportation Services |
Wilson's Transportation Ltd. Contract terms & conditions. Should you require information on fees and expenses, please reach out to the Purchasing Officer assigned to your unit at Find PO or e-mail purchase@uvic.ca. |
Personal use discount program
Disclaimer and conditions of usePurchasing Services established a number of pricing agreements that may also be used by UVic staff and Faculty for personal use.
You are required to provide your User ID and University issued password to access this site.
The University of Victoria assumes no responsibility for any payment, warranties, misplaced, lost or damaged deliveries nor guarantees for any purchase transacted through this website between the purchaser (user) and merchant (supplier).
View the list of discounts offered in the Greater Victoria community.
Accommodation
Accent InnsAccent Inns rate information |
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Best WesternBest Western Request Government rate |
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Hotel Le SoleilExecutive Hotel LeSoleil Request CAUBO rate |
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Marriott HotelsMarriott Hotels & Resorts Request corporate rate code "UV2" |
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Park InnPark Inn & Suites Request Government rate |
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Food and beverage
Hot House PizzaHot House PizzaStaff & student discount of 10% off the regular price for pick-up and delivery orders every day of the week. Volume discount: up to 9 pizzas 10%, 10-19 pizzas 15%, over 20 pizzas 20% |
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Old Victoria Water CompanyHome program rates |
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Home and office
Columbia Fire & SafetyColumbia Fire & Safety offers a discount of up to 25% off list price with presentation of UVic ID. |
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General PaintGeneral Paint offers a trade discount with presentation of UVic ID. |
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Island BlueIsland Blue offers a discount of 10% with presentation of UVic ID. Please advise if you phone in your order that discount applies. |
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Travel
Direct TravelVision Travel operates the leisure travel side of Direct Travel and can be reached via vacation.travel@dt.com or by calling 250-412-1890 (Victoria) or 1-833-360-8430. |
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Car RentalsVehcile Rental rates & conditions as outlined under "preferred suppliers / vehicle rental" are also available for personal use. |