Texas Tech Health El Paso Purchasing Department
Making an appointment and speaking with a member of the purchasing staff is a critical first step to building a business relationship with Texas Tech Health El Paso. We want to understand your business as best as possible and will recommend leads of campus departments you may want to call upon. Also, we are able to run spend reports that identify which departments are buying what you are selling.
The following are the roles and responsibilities of the purchasing department so you better understand the organization and how we can best help you. The purchasing department:
- Coordinates public bid processes for larger dollar purchases. Any product or service over $50,000 must be competitively bid on an informal basis. Any product/service over $100,000 must be formally bid (existing competitively awarded contracts may be considered);
- Assures fair and open access to Texas Tech Health El Paso business;
- Serves as a resource to connect qualified suppliers with Texas Tech Health El Paso campuses and departments;
- Makes sure that Texas Tech Health El Paso adheres to responsible purchasing practices and policies governing Texas public agencies;
- Works to ensure that the diversity of our medical and educational community is reflected in the suppliers used by Texas Tech Health El Paso.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Purchasing Department
Mail:
MSC 51010
130 Rick Francis St.
El Paso, Texas 79905
Physical:
130 Val Verde St.
El Paso, Texas 79905
MSC 51010
Phone: 915-215-6465
Fax: 915-215-8813
E-Mail: purchasingelp@ttuhsc.edu
Web: https://ttuhscep.edu/fiscal/businessaffairs/purchasing
BOTTOM LINE: Make no mistake, the purchasing department can and will help you; but to be successful, you must drill down deeper and develop relationships with individuals at the department level who make the day-to-day buying decisions.