Manual BPOs, including attachments, will be sent to the supplier by the Procurement contracting team and the department will be copied on the transmittal. If it is, please add an internal comment with the contact's name and email so the Procurement contracting team will know where to send the BPO. When you create a Contract Request, you will know if your supplier is Ready for BPO (manual) by clicking on the Approval Flow tab from the Summary tab. The last approver listed is called Manual BPO.

The report allows you to search by the supplier name, keyword, or six-digit supplier (vendor) number. You can determine whether or not a supplier meets the criteria by using the Supplier Search report (B.I. Registered with the UW (Available to Order and Pay) AND.The order has specific contract start and end dates.The maximum order amount may need to be adjusted over time.The goods or services on an order may change over time.The order involves variable dollar amounts and/or quantities.The goods or services are reoccurring purchases.Examples of BPO's are: standing orders, maintenance/service contracts, and open orders. A Blanket Purchase Order (BPO) is the preferred method for placing orders which will require multiple payments over a period of time.

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