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Procurement Services, in collaboration with Schools and Centers, has partnered with preferred supplier EMSCO-Fisher to identify opportunities to reduce costs on commonly purchased general lab supplies

Registration is now open for the Penn Local Business Exchange! The event on Wednesday, October 8, will be held on Penn’s campus at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 Local Economic Impact Award. This award recognizes the outstanding contributions of University individuals or teams who are driving intentional impact in the area of local procurement at Penn.

SAP Concur has refreshed their home page experience on the web that features an intuitive design and user-friendly navigation. The legacy home page is no longer available. Please visit SAP Concur Home Page Redesign article in the BEN Helps Support Portal for additional details on the home page redesign.

What’s Changing: Starting July 1, 2025, the deadline to submit expense reports in Concur will be reduced from 182 days to 60 days to comply with IRS guidelines. For travel reports, the 60-day clock will start from the trip’s end date. For non-travel reports, the clock will start from the transaction date.   Tax Implications: Reports submitted…

Concur updates that impact both Expense Submitters and Approvers will go live May 12, 2025. Read on for further details and links to training materials.

Beginning May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years of age and older will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, or another acceptable form of ID to fly within the United States. If you are not sure if your ID complies with REAL ID, check with your state department of motor vehicles or https://www.dhs.gov/real-id has…

As part of the Finance Forward initiative and Procurement Transformation, Procurement Services is modernizing Concur to streamline the user experience, reduce risk, improve efficiency, and increase transparency. The first set of updates will go live on May 12, 2025. Refer to article: Concur System Changes for Submitters & Approvers for a detailed overview of the…

Accounts Payable will begin using invoice date (rather than invoice receipt date) to determine supplier payment timing starting May 5, 2025.

This is a courtesy reminder to ensure that all necessary orders for Blue Exam Booklets are placed through Graphic Arts in a timely manner.