Sam will be known to many at CCS from her prior time as Commercial Director for Buildings, before she left to join Home Office as Chief Commercial Officer in July 2020. During her time at the Home Office, she has led on the many commercial and operational challenges they have faced. Sam is based in […]
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Episode 5 – David Skinner, Director of the Customer Experience Directorate at Crown Commercial Service
Our experts discuss the topical themes and debates in public procurement right now. They also share their own experiences as leaders of the government commercial profession. David Skinner David Skinner joined Crown Commercial Service (CCS) in September 2014. In November he became Director of Customer Experience within CCS. His current role is to lead teams […]
Episode 4 – Clemmie Smith, Deputy Director for Health and Education Workforce at Crown Commercial Service
Our experts discuss the topical themes and debates in public procurement right now. They also share their own experiences as leaders of the government commercial profession. Clemmie Smith Clemmie Smith is Deputy Director for Health and Education Workforce at Crown Commercial Service (CCS), with responsibility for workforce requirements relating to recruitment, flexible and temporary staffing […]
Episode 3 – Dr Philip Orumwense, CBE, Commercial Director and Chief Procurement Officer for Technology at Crown Commercial Service
Our experts discuss the topical themes and debates in public procurement right now. They also share their own experiences as leaders of the government commercial profession. Dr Philip Orumwense, CBE Dr Philip Orumwense is the Commercial Director and Chief Procurement Officer for Technology at Crown Commercial Service (CCS) with responsibility for common goods and services […]
Crown Commercial Service marks 10 years of helping the UK public sector achieve value from its procurement
Over the past 10 years we are proud to have gone from strength-to-strength, growing both our team and the commercial solutions we offer – and supporting more and more organisations across the public sector. Notable successes over the last 10 years include: Commercial benefits have increased from £606m in 2017/18 to £3.8 billion in 2023/24* […]
Episode 2 – Kim Harrison, Associate Commercial Specialist at Crown Commercial Service
Our experts discuss the topical themes and debates in public procurement right now. They also share their own experiences as leaders of the government commercial profession. Kim Harrison Kim Harrison is Associate Commercial Specialist at Crown Commercial Service (CCS), with responsibility specifically for fleet across the Corporate Solution’s category. Kim and her team help to […]
Updated commercial pipeline – Procurement Act 2023
The new Procurement Act 2023 received Royal Assent in October 2023, and the Cabinet Office anticipates that the new regime will go live in February 2025. We are currently considering these timescales as we plan any upcoming procurement activity. Please note that the Procurement Act 2023 is not retroactive. All current live commercial agreements will […]
Webinar: Technology Products and Associated Services 2 – buyers
This webinar is aimed at customers interested in RM6098 Technology Products and Associated Services 2 (TePAS 2). We will walk you through what TePAS 2 has to offer. This will include an overview of the new agreement, lot structure (what you can buy), benefits, routes to market (how you can buy), guidance and support.
Find out how our tail spend solution can enable broad efficiencies, reduce costs and improve social value for your organisation
Our Tail Spend Solution helps the public sector to better manage and aggregate ‘tail spend’ – often classified as low volume and low value products which organisations usually buy to meet a specific, short term need, such as stationery for schools. However, tail spend can also refer to misspending that presents risks and inefficiencies to […]
5 steps to becoming a CCS supplier
NB: This article was originally published on 25 January 2024. All information was correct at the time of writing, but may not be fully applicable following the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023. Could your organisation become a supplier to the public sector? The public sector spends £billions each year procuring goods and services from […]