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New CPC Newsletter for December now distributed

The final CPC Newsletter of 2023 was published this week and contains a host of procurement news and event information for education sector stakeholders.

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Special edition CPC Newsletter packed with information

A king-size edition of the CPC Newsletter was published this week, containing a wealth of procurement news and event information.

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Commons Report Stage awaits the Procurement Bill

The Procurement Bill has reached its Report Stage in the House of Commons, to be held following the UK Parliament’s Easter recess.

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NW FE Facilities Management Network growth

The FE Facilities Management Network (FEFMN) took place at Procurement House earlier in February and attendance continues to grow with every meeting.

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FE Facilities Management Network - North West

The next NW Further Education Facilities Management Networking Group will take place on 9th Feb, 10-12pm, at our Procurement House office or via MS Teams.

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Procurement Advisory Group (PAG) 2023 Meeting Dates

We are pleased to announce the next set of meeting dates for the regional Procurement Advisory Groups (PAG)

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New Executive Admin Support for CPL Learning

We were delighted to recently welcome Becky Tate as Executive Admin Support, with one of her key responsibilities to assist CPL Learning.

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Procurement Bill in the House of Commons

2023 will be a year of change as the Procurement Bill comes into effect and we are keeping a watchful eye as the Bill continues its legislative journey.

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2023 New Year Honours

The CPL Group would like to offer congratulations to everyone named in the 2023 New Year Honours list.

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Join the FE Facilities Management Network

The December meeting of the Northwest Further Education Facilities Management Network recently took place at Procurement House in Salford.

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CPL Group - committed to wellbeing

At the CPL Group, people are at the heart of everything we do - and keeping our people fit and well is the heartbeat of our success.

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CPL Group - a great place to work

Wouldn’t it be GREAT to work somewhere that reflected your personal values? Somewhere that made a difference...

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Upcoming regional PAG meetings

This October and November, CPC will be running the next round of Procurement Advisory Groups (PAG’s) for our members up and down the country.

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We have achieved 9,000 members

It is important to celebrate the great work of our colleagues across the UK, and the efforts made to support our achievement of a 9,000 strong member base.

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Royal Mail Planned Strikes

The Royal Mail Strikes will run between 25th - 31st of August and 7th - 9th of September 2022

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The Procurement Bill

The Public Contracts Regulations (2015) are in the process of being replaced as a consequence of the UK extricating itself from the European Single Market

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Dukefield Energy Update - August 2022

Read the latest update on the energy market provided by Dukefield Energy, the DfE approved consultant on our Utilities framework.

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Procuring your gas and electricity contracts

Dukefield Energy have provided the following update on what you need to know when procuring your gas and electricity contracts

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Dukefield Energy Update - July 2022

The energy market has continued to be volatile, in this latest update Dukefield Energy explain the causes of this and what their advice is.

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Transforming Procurement - Green Paper Response

From September 2023, the UK will no longer be bound by EU public procurement rules as the “Transforming Public Procurement” project comes to fruition.

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10 Procurement tips for Education Institutions

National PAG have compiled a list of 10 procurement tips aimed at education institutions who do not have access to a procurement professional.

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The CPL Group is made up of Crescent Purchasing Consortium which is a trading name of the registered charity ‘Crescent Purchasing Limited’, (England & Wales), charity number 1130461, registered company no 06774578, England. All Rights Reserved.

The Crescent Purchasing Limited wholly owns subsidiaries which include Tenet Education Services a private company limited by shares (registered company no 03049474) and Tenet Procurement Services a private company limited by shares (registered company no 10021398).

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