Standstill Period Now Passed for Estates & Facilities Framework

We are pleased to inform you that the Mandatory Standstill Period has now passed without challenge and providing we receive the necessary paperwork back from the successful suppliers we are hoping to launch this framework on 25th April 2016...

Academies Insurance Tender

CPC are currently assessing tender responses received for the new Academies Insurance Framework that will be due to commence upon expiry of the existing agreement on 1st July 2016.

Sharing the CPC Experience in South Korea

Last month we announced that CPC had been invited to present about UK Education Sector Procurement and to engage with suppliers at a Procurement Partnering Conference Event taking place in South Korea on 13th May...

Desktop Hardware - Lot 2 Portable Devices Launched

It’s been a long process but we are delighted to now have a complete Desktop and Hardware Framework fully launched. Lot 2 – Portable Devices has now been launched so all members can request quotes either through CPC’s on-line quote Tool, through members In-Tend or via their own purchasing systems.

Site Maintenance

The CPC will be performing some planned maintenance to upgrade our web servers across the CPC network on the following days...

New Procurement Regulations for Concession Contracts.docx

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) issued a Procurement Policy Note announcing that the Concessions Contracts Regulations 2016 and the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 have been laid in Parliament and will take effect from 18 April 2016...

New Plumbing, Sanitary and Heating Equipment, Supplies and Associated Services Framework

The re-tender of the Plumbing Supplies framework has recently been concluded by NWUPC on behalf of the Joint Contracting Group. We are delighted to announce that the new framework has been awarded to...

Conflicts of Interest

It has always been important to ensure measures are taken to prevent conflicts of interest occurring when spending public funds. However with the introduction of The Public Contracts Regulations 2016 (the Regulations) last year, and a recent case brought before the UK Courts involving a challenge for breaching duties relating to conflicts of interest, the importance of managing conflicts of interest has been strengthened.

Have Your Say: Corporate Software

The Corporate Software framework is due to expire in August 2016 and we have the option to either re-tender or extend...

Awarding Organisations Project Customer Engagement Events

Further to last month’s update we hope you will have seen the news updates during March with the details of the first Customer Engagement Events for the Awarding Organisation Project...