Recognising the need to enable collaboration and communication between CPC and its members, the Procurement Advisory Group was established in 2010.
The group works by way of regional representatives, who bring discussion points and new ideas from the area to monthly meetings. At these meetings it is decided what recommendations should be put to the CPC Board. In this way, the procurement requirements of all colleges is heard and taken into account when plotting CPC's future activities.
PAG consists of professionally qualified procurement managers from across the UK. They are committed to:
As a group, PAG are passionate about ensuring that CPC provides exceptional value and service to the sector. They need your input to drive change and cement best practice where necessary.
Given the financial pressures that we are all facing going forward, now is an excellent time to engage with CPC and to use the PAG as your voice with the CPC Board. Therefore, for those colleges that are not yet fully engaged with CPC, I would strongly urge you to talk to your regional representative who will offer an unbiased and objective opinion of the consortia as it currently stands and maybe even point out potential contracts that your College may not have considered previously.
Should you wish to discuss the work of the PAG further, the contact details for your regional representatives are detailed below. If you have any further questions or comments, please do not hesitate to get in touch with your regional PAG representative.
Region | Representative |
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East |
Fatima Bensihem The College of West Anglia |
East |
Noel Cassidy Cambridge Regional College |
London & South East |
Billy Ewart New City College |
London & South East |
Sue Perry West London College (Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College) |
Midlands |
David Wright The Schools of King Edward the Sixth in Birmingham |
Midlands |
Marie Caves North Warwickshire & South Leicestershire College |
North East |
Katrina Foster Sunderland College Group - formerly City of Sunderland College |
North East |
Noel Proudfoot NGC Networks Ltd |
North West |
John Pollard Lancaster & Morecambe College |
North West |
Mark Pearson Tameside College |
South West |
Graham Greatorex Petroc |
Wales |
Matthew Fowler Coleg Gwent |
Yorkshire & Humberside |
Mel Erangey Shipley College |
Yorkshire & Humberside |
Ruth Gambling Rotherham and North Nottinghamshire College Group (RNN Group) |