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Episode 5 of No Ordinary Day in Procurement: The CPC Podcast

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By Ashley Cox

In a change from our regular programming, the fifth episode of No Ordinary Day in Procurement: The CPC Podcast sees Head of Communications & Engagement, Rana Holland, detailing many of the exciting things happening at CPC in 2026.

While not a procurement professional by trade (though she did once help procure a *blimp*, as covered in this new episode!), Rana Holland's 30+ year career has included more than a decade with Manchester City Council in a procurement-related role, before pivoting into a PR & Communications leadership capacity within the UK housing sector. Rana arrived at CPC in October 2021, assuming her responsibilities as our Head of Communications & Engagement and place on our Group Leadership Team (GLT), to which she is an active contributor. She was also a driving force behind our 2024 brand harmonisation, which brought all our education-supporting entities under the CPC umbrella, helping to refine the one-stop procurement shop we are today.

With so much on the horizon for CPC this year and so many opportunities for members to benefit from our extensive array of procurement services, Rana was an ideal person to summarise the state of play, in an industry where there is no ordinary day.

In conversation with CPC colleague and presenter Jack Horton, our Episode 5 recording session covered the following topics...

  • The value of CPC membership, considering the free services on offer

  • CPC's function linking member institutions with our 1,000+ suppliers

  • Our upcoming Excellence Awards and inaugural afternoon exhibition

  • CPC's all-new B2E Group that connects suppliers with other suppliers

  • Benefits of joining our CPC Village at the Schools & Academies Show

  • Social value, SEND funding, 'We're Off to the Big School!' and more...

🎧 Listen to Episode 5 of No Ordinary Day in Procurement: The CPC Podcast here or watch the episode in full on YouTube

We hope members will find the discussion beneficial, as we strive to be the education sector's Procurement Partner of Choice.

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If you've missed any of our prior editions of No Ordinary Day in Procurement, you can listen (or watch) via the links below:

🎙️Episode 1, featuring Mark Pearson

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🎙️Episode 2, featuring Rachel Turner

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🎙️Episode 3, featuring Sharia Rahman

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🎙️Episode 4, featuring Louise Ashcroft

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Watch out for the next episode of No Ordinary Day in Procurement: The CPC Podcast, set to be released in April 2026.

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