Benchmarking Activity Results

Positive benchmarking results from the Office Supplies Framework.

Office Furniture Framework - Essentials Range

Brand new Essentials range of furniture.

NERARS Framework - Student Related Marketing Services

Statement from the Universities Advertising Group (UAG) regarding the Resourcing Services 2014 (NERARS) Framework.

PPE and Clothing Tender Now Available

The PPE and Clothing tender framework is now on the website and available for use.

Benchmarking Activity

Our benchmarking activity during May has included carrying out a small exercise on behalf of a member Institution in the West Midlands region on the Office Supplies Framework.

Suppliers Contacting Members on Price Increases

NWUPC, the contracting authority for the Cut Paper & Specialist Print Paper, have been notified by Antalis that they are proposing a price increase and had information that Elliot Baxter and Premier Paper have approached members directly on the same matter.

Corporate Software Review Meetings

Over the last few weeks I’ve been meeting with suppliers and conducting review meetings of the Corporate Software Framework.These meetings are a really effective way of building up relationships with your suppliers..

We're Recruiting: Contracting Manager, competitive package

Based in Salford, Greater Manchester, Crescent Purchasing is looking for a full-time Contracting Manager to join our Senior Management Team.

A Reminder to Publish your Payment Performance Statistics

On the 21st March 2016 the Crown Commercial Services published their latest Procurement Policy Note (PPN), reminding all contracting authorities of the annual publication requirements under Regulation 113(7) of The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR), relating to payment performance statistics.

Desktop and Hardware Framework Reviews

As you know we recently launched the new Desktop and Hardware Framework and it’s now been in place for a number of months. As part of the Contract Management I will be conducting Supplier review meetings.