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

One of numerous attractive facets of a career with the CPL Group is a proactive approach to learning and development.

The next Yorkshire and Humberside Further Education Facilities Management Network Group will take place on Thursday 23rd March 2023, 1pm - 4pm.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Since the ‘Giving Back’ formed in 2019, CPL Group has designated £1 million pounds to 104 initiatives for education institutions up and down the country.

CPL Group have funded our charitable programmes due to the support of our members, and suppliers, and have provided grant funding to 104 projects to date.

The CPL Group are delighted for 3 employees who have been shortlisted in the 2023 Made in Manchester Awards (MiMA).

Live to work or work to live? At the CPL Group, we recognise the mutual benefit in cultivating a successful work-life balance.

Record numbers visited the CPL Village at Schools and Academy Show (SAAS) at the NEC, Birmingham on November 17th.

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.

One month to go until The Schools & Academies Show at the NEC, Birmingham, where the CPL Village will be at the heart of the show again!

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

The CPL Group is delighted to support colleagues on their individual learning and development journeys.

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.

CPL Learning are delighted to bring to our members and clients an unprecedented offer for advanced training for procurement professionals at zero cost!

A message from Darren Lowe, Managing Director of CPL Group, on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.

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.

25th - 31st of August and 7th - 9th of September 2022

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

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

CPL Learning are delighted to bring to our members and clients an unprecedented offer for advanced training for procurement professionals absolutely FREE!

CPC Financial Services Framework suppliers, SAAF Education will be running the following workshops which may be of interest to our members.

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

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

CPC framework supplier Weightmans will be hosting a webinar on 7th July at 10:00am.

The latest Crescent Purchasing Consortium, part of the CPL Group, newsletter for June.

CPL Group named 40th on the list of UK's Best Medium Workplaces in May 2022.

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

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

Funding was awarded for the completion of a wildlife pond to develop outdoor teaching and learning whilst providing an area for students to enjoy nature.

The College was awarded funding to invest in flexible learning resources, key to their digital transformation strategy of integrating IT for students.

The academy was awarded funding for additional specialised support for their students through the academy’s “Reach for the Stars” project.

The school were awarded funding to use towards a set of new Chromebooks for their students which will support new innovative approaches to teaching.