Desktop and Hardware Framework Reviews

As you know we recently launched the new Desktop and Hardware Framework and it’s now been in place for a number of months. As part of the Contract Management I will be conducting Supplier review meetings.

44.93% Saving on Office Supplies Framework

Our benchmarking activity during April has included carrying out an exercise on behalf of a member Institution in the West Midlands region on the Office Supplies Framework (Lot 1: Office Supplies and Electronic Office Consumables)

Office Supplies Framework Agreement

Academic Diaries for 2016/17 are now available to order from Lyreco

Make the CPC Quote tools work for you!

One of the many advantages of using an EU tendered framework agreement is that the risk of non-compliance is greatly reduced, providing of course that you follow the rules that apply to the framework...

Confirmation that Sixth Form Colleges are exempt from Contracts Finder Regulations

The Public Procurement Amendment Repeals and Revocations Regulations 2016 have now been published and apply after 18 April 2016...

We're Recruiting: Contracting Manager, competitive package

Based in Salford, Greater Manchester Crescent Purchasing is looking for a full-time Contracting Manager to join our Senior Management Team...

Help us to help you – have your say in the 2016 CPC Customer Satisfaction Survey

Continuous improvement is at the heart of what we do, to enable this we need you to tell us how we are doing and what we could do differently...

It’s Time to Finalise Your Summer Refurbishment Plans

Whilst the summer holidays may seem a long way away, May is the ideal month to start planning any major refurbishment according to David Hall, Group Sales Director at Godfrey Syrett...

Staff Absence Insurance Tender

CPC have this week posted the contract notice for the Provision of Staff Absence Insurance tender and we hope to have the framework in place with effect from 1st September 2016...

The Senator Group Site Visit

As part of our contract management procedures all contract managers are encouraged to undertake supplier site visits. I recently had the opportunity to visit The Senator Group showroom and manufacturing plants in Lancashire...