Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) is a not-for-profit charity that gives back to the education sector and a one-stop procurement shop for all your procurement needs, with a vision of being the education sector’s procurement partner of choice. Did you know that all our surplus revenue is given back to the education sector via our Giving Back which is focused on SEND, wellbeing and absenteeism, to date we have donated £1.5m back to the education sector.
Combining professional support, expert guidance and training resources, it is completely free to become a CPC member, with a whole host of benefits at your fingertips.
We provide a range of services which include, 80+ compliant frameworks, with several approved by the Department for Education (DfE), consultancy services which can aid you with every aspect of your procurement journey from facilitating flexible procurement outsourcing, five days a week, to designing a strategic procurement package to maximise your savings. Membership also provides free training and development opportunities via Crescent Learning and a dedicated Procurement Bill Portal with resources to prepare and enable you in the lead up to the Procurement Act going live and beyond.
Our portfolio of services can make your procurement ‘Mission Possible’.
