There has never been a greater focus on the use of fire-resistant materials in the UK construction market. Since the wake of Grenfell, much legislation has been enacted and, of immediate importance to the building materials industry, was the establishment of a Construction Products Regulator (CPR). At CCS, we have taken account of this and […]
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Customer newsletters for March
Welcome to our monthly newsletters. You can read the latest news most relevant to the sector your work in by selecting the appropriate link below: health local government central government and arm’s length bodies schools and academies universities and colleges devolved (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) charities housing associations police and emergency services If you don’t currently receive our […]
Effective contract management in procurement
NB: This article was originally published on 17 February 2022. All information was correct at the time of writing, but may not be fully applicable following the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023. Once you’ve chosen a supplier, effective contract management is a vital step in the process to make sure what’s promised gets delivered. […]
Customer newsletters for February
Welcome to our monthly newsletters. You can read the latest news most relevant to the sector your work in by selecting the appropriate link below: health local government central government and arm’s length bodies schools and academies universities and colleges devolved (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) charities housing associations police and emergency services If you don’t currently receive our […]
CCS fleet in the news
Take a look at the articles Q&A: Crown Commercial Service’s Tammy Carter on new services for public sector fleets, Jan 2021, Fleet World Green salary sacrifice schemes, April 2021, Green Fleet Back on the road Building your green fleet plan, May 2021, Public Sector Executive What you need to know about vehicle charging infrastructure, May […]
Our recruitment framework helps the Government Property Agency secure quality candidates across 2 large-scale projects
Background This case study outlines how the Government Property Agency (GPA) used the Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff framework for 2 large-scale recruitment projects across its Financial Business Partnering, Financial Analysis and Financial Accounting teams. The Government Property Agency is an executive agency of the Cabinet Office, with responsibility for ensuring efficient and […]
How to evaluate bids in procurement
NB: This article was originally published on 17 January 2022. All information was correct at the time of writing, but may not be fully applicable following the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023. However complex the contract, a well-planned and transparent bid evaluation process is essential in achieving the right procurement outcome. Here’s our guide […]
Customer newsletters for January
Welcome to our monthly newsletters. You can read the latest news most relevant to the sector your work in by selecting the appropriate link below: health local government central government and arm’s length bodies schools and academies universities and colleges devolved (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) charities housing associations police and emergency services If you don’t currently receive our […]
Help us evaluate for our new public sector mobile voice and data services framework
Following customer engagement workshops, where we provided an overview of the project and its objectives, we would like to invite you to participate in the evaluation of tender responses from suppliers. What does evaluation involve? we offer each evaluator guidance and training, provided remotely you will have at least a month to evaluate responses – […]
How we work with logistics suppliers to mitigate the risk of modern slavery
Modern slavery isn’t just something that happens in countries far away, it happens in the UK too and is often hard to spot. At CCS, we want to do all we can to work with our suppliers to address and mitigate the risks of modern slavery. As logistics and warehousing is classed as a high-risk […]