Put your local Regional Procurement Advisor to work

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 do you know who your area's RPA is and how to contact them? 📲

If you have any procurement-based questions, be they on the recent 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 (PAG), 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 the academic year with a six-strong RPA squad, as overseen by Customer Engagement Manager, Jack Horton.

Urfan Sabir is its latest addition, taking over the Yorkshire and Humberside patch from his Bradford base. Urfan's background is in public sector procurement, where he spent over a decade in supporting roles across the NHS and higher education sector.

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.