Welcome to Purdie Stores

Opening hours: Monday – Friday, 9am -12am and 2pm-4pm (Excludes University closure days and bank holidays)

For general enquiries please contact:

Stores Technician: Artur Czernik

Email: [email protected]

Phone: +44 (0)1334 46 3784

Terms of Service

Stock and Goods Receipting:

The stock and goods receipt services offer can be divided into two categories:

  • The stock and supply of commonly used laboratory and specialist materials for Schools from Purdie Stores
  • The receipt of external deliveries of laboratory and specialist supplies

Store Services:

Stock and supply of commonly use laboratory and specialist materials for Schools from Purdie Stores:

  • Providing a localised source of commonly used laboratory supplies e.g. solvents, gases, reusable and disposable labware, safety products such as personal protective equipment and other commonly used lab supplies
  • Providing information and training on the stores ordering and collection process (including requirements for gases and liquid nitrogen)
  • Providing a goods collection service by prearranged appointment between the hours specified above
  • Providing goods and services from approved University of St. Andrews suppliers
  • Providing an acknowledgement of a Stores orders placed within 24hrs
  • Providing adequate stock levels for laboratory items
  • Carrying out returns of laboratory reagents, speciality gases and consumables
  • Coordinating contracts for speciality gases with the School, Procurement and supplier
  • Providing notification to customers in relation to stores closure and planned down time of service at least one day in advance

Receipt of external deliveries of laboratory and specialist supplies:

  • Providing information on the receipt process
  • Providing receipt of external supplier goods that have been ordered through School accounts office
  • Notifying staff and students of receipt of goods within 24 hours
  • Storing goods under correct storage conditions
  • Where possible, providing information regarding ordering of bespoke goods that fall within service remit
  • Providing notification to customers in relation to planned down time of service at least one day in advance

What’s NOT included:

  • Receipt of non-University related goods or those not placed using a University purchase card or through the School accounts office
  • Supply of electrical/IT equipment
  • Transportation/delivery service after receipt of goods
  • External queries regarding orders generated between customer and external supplier
  • Responsibility for poor performance of goods delivered from external suppliers

How will service be delivered?

  • Orders will be made to Stores via the Purdie Stores Online Shop
  • Staff and students will attend stores counter to collect Stores goods and items receipted from external suppliers

What we need from our service users:

  • To consolidate orders from each group as much as possible to avoid multiple trips to stores
  • To provide accurate information regarding stores order requirements
  • To provide correct account codes
  • To contact stores orders in good time to allow completion within normal service hours
  • To collect externally ordered goods promptly within 48 working hours once notified of delivery
  • To inform stores of large or unusual deliveries in advance and to ensure that these items are removed within 24 hours of delivery unless arrangements have been previously agreed
  • To provide licences/declarations where required e.g. duty-free spirits, class A drug