Meet the RPAs! Another priceless service from CPC

CPC's Regional Procurement Advisors are stationed around the UK and can provide institutions with potentially invaluable procurement advice, both remotely and in person. But who is your RPA? How can you contact them? How can they help?...

If you have procurement-based questions, whether on the upcoming public purchasing regulation changes, general regulatory compliance, purchasing frameworks or advanced consultancy options, CPC's RPA team can help steer you in the right direction.

As with our Procurement Advisory Group offers, the Regional Procurement Advisor service is accessible free of charge, giving members of the education community another priceless resource they can quickly put to use to the benefit of their institution.

Members or prospective members seeking out support in utilising a CPC buying framework can call on their RPA for informed guidance, while RPAs can also advise on general procurement best practice, as well as offering their professional insights on how to approach various supplier issues, highlighting upcoming events and signposting additional services and resources.

Our RPAs can connect you with training opportunities and can offer a presentation service, too, bringing their procurement knowhow to your institution for the benefit of your business manager, procurement officer or other relevant team members.

If you're located in England or Wales, there's already a friendly Regional Procurement Advisor in place to lend you a helping hand, ready to work to make your procurement journey an altogether less daunting, more effective purchasing experience.

CPC kicks off 2025 with a six-strong RPA team and we're pleased to re-introduce them, as we look to support you this year.

Please note, the RPA service can also be engaged remotely, with members in the outlined regions able to request a visit to their associated school, academy, college or university by contacting the relevant, designated RPA, from our full list below.