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With 17 of CPC’s frameworks recommended by the Department for Education (DfE), institutions can utilise CPC’s professional support for better procurement.

In this blog, we underline the importance of planning ahead when buying for schools, as well as a series of other relevant factors.

Learn how to maximise the value of your contracts with these five quick tips in our latest blog post.

The latest Market Insight Summary, to provide members with an updated overview on the key issues affecting various markets and any suspected supply delays.

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CPC have produced the following guide to assist our members in how to use our framework agreements and advise members to use ‘call-off’ terms where possible

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Mini Competition checklist

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CPC understand that procuring goods & services can be daunting, so we have put together a simple checklist to help guide you step by step through your mini-competition process.

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We have put together a step by step to guide for members on how to increase the quality and number of responses they receive from suppliers when submitting requests for quotations.

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Audit Services Market Update

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Read the latest update on the Audit Services Market

Market Insights Summary

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CPC have put together the following Market Insights Summary to provide members with an updated overview on the key issues affecting various markets.

Following the recently published Government response to the Transforming Public Procurement Green Paper Consultation, we've prepared this guidance.

Did you know that you don’t have to be a school, college or university to apply for CPC membership?