Coming in May, the Buckeye Buy shopping experience will transition from the current third-party website (GHX Procure) to being all self-contained within Workday.
Bringing the Buckeye Buy experience directly into Workday simplifies the “shopping” process for end users. It also allows end users to see the different stages of their orders through the procure-to-pay lifecycle. See the full post for more details and information about the benefits of this change.
Buckeye Buy catering orders for Columbus campus events must be placed through the Catering Marketplace. The Catering Marketplace is a multi-supplier round trip catalog of drop-off and full-service caterers and event equipment rental suppliers.
See the Catering Marketplace user guide for supplier search and order entry tips. Please note that full-service caterers and event rental suppliers require a request for quote from the customer through The Catering Marketplace before they can provide a quote in return.
Newark Corporation offers a full selection of electronic components at discount pricing in their RoundTrip (punch-out) catalog in Buckeye Buy. Newark is a recent awardee of Ohio State contract SPC-100006568 22-Electronic Components-Newark.
Batteries Plus offers batteries and other power supply products for multiple applications in their RoundTrip (punch-out) catalog in Buckeye Buy. Product pricing is up to 73% off retail, based on the E&I Cooperative contract SPC-1000006636 - UNIV: CNR01505-BPB.
Digi-Key Electronics will join Buckeye Buy on Wednesday, June 1 with a round trip (punch-out) catalog of electronic components and supplies. Contract and catalog details are available on the contract book page https://busfin.osu.edu/document/digikey-electronics .
There are several recent supplier name changes in Buckeye Buy. The links shared access current contract details information and will eventually change with the new naming.
Blanket orders are used for transactions that occur very frequently (daily or multiple times a week), have a high variation of product types, have undetermined timing, and are not available in Buckeye Buy.
All FY23 UNIV blanket purchase orders must be issued outside of Buckeye Buy. Requestors should select the “blanket purchase order” requisition type and complete the request per the Create a Blanket Purchase Order job aid found in the Administrative Resource Center (ARC). Please note, the "Request Date" of the requisition should not be future dated . University funded blanket requisitions should align with the July through June fiscal year calendar.
FY23 blanket order requisitions must be received by Central Purchasing between Monday, April 18 and Thursday, June 30 to allow for adequate processing time.
Please review the full NewsLink article for more details about Blanket Order guidelines.
