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By CPC Helpdesk
2026 saw Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) and the Manchester United Foundation bring back the CPC Inclusion Cup for the second year, even bigger and better.
This time we expanded this event into a three-day tournament, kicking off at Manchester United historic training ground 'The Cliff' and winding up at St. George's Park, the high-tech training base of England's national football squads.
Making the competition even more inclusive, we were pleased to welcome students from the North West and North East of England over two separate days in Salford, as well as wildcard entrants from the Midlands, Halesowen College, who would fare very well in their debut year.
After successfully making it to the latter stages, teams from Cheshire College, Hopwood Hall College, St. Helens College and Trafford College joined others from Tyne Coast College, Hartlepool College and Gateshead College at the National Football Centre, in rural Burton upon Trent.
Halesowen College would go on to clinch the overall CPC Inclusion Cup for 2026, securing their tickets to thrilling Manchester United versus Nottingham Forest match at Old Trafford on Sunday 17th May and being invited to the CPC Excellence Awards as the guests of honour, bringing our competition full circle, until 2027...
CPC will be looking to make the third annual Inclusion Cup even more impactful, to the benefit of even more young SEND learners across an even larger footprint and even wider demographic.
Eager to get involved in the CPC Inclusion Cup in 2027?
Contact CPC Head of Communications & Engagement, Rana Holland, for an informal discussion of opportunities available, as we look forward to announcing a lot more during the 2026-27 football season.
Check out the video from this year’s CPC inclusion Cup 2026.