The UIUC Purchasing & Contract Management Office is excited to announce the use of the new Software Request Form that will be required starting on Friday, December 1, 2023. This form is currently on the website and available for use now. The form will reduce contract timelines, streamline the collection of information, and create efficiencies in the requisition/contract process. This information previously has been obtained after the requisition was assigned to a buyer. 

Software Request Process:

1. To begin, please review the software being purchased to see if it is available from the University of Illinois Webstore. If not available from the Webstore, please download the Software Request Form. 
2. Once the PI or end-user has completed the Software Request Form, please attach it to the Internal Notes & Attachments Section of the corresponding iBuy requisition. 
3. Once the requisition is fully approved by the department, it will be routed to the Purchasing & Contract Management Office and reviewed by a buyer.

Contact
If you have questions about the form, please reach out to urbanapurchasing@uillinois.edu.