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Attracting and retaining talent in the public sector following COVID-19: is your workforce strategy agile and resilient?
In this paper we explore ways in which you can rise to the opportunities and challenges of attracting and retaining talent in the public sector, as the long term impact of coronavirus continues to unfold.
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Legal services - 4 steps to a successful fee structure
The private sector is moving away from hourly rates and creating a range of mutually beneficial fee models. This whitepaper explores how such fee structures can be adopted in the public sector.
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From recruitment to retention, we’re here to help
For many organisations, people are their most precious asset – but also their biggest expenditure. It’s a delicate balancing act to attract and retain the skilled staff and expert support you need, in an efficient and compliant way, without paying over the odds.
At CCS our experienced category team can help you with everything from management consultancy and legal advice for the times when you need to lean on specialist experts, to temporary and permanent recruitment, apprenticeship training, learning and development, interpreting and translation services, contact centre solutions and more.
Our people agreements
Whatever your need we have a commercial solution that will help you access the expertise you need quickly, compliantly and effectively.
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Workforce
Recruitment and apprenticeship training solutions to support your strategic workforce planning and talent management programmes.
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Health workforce
We’re working with NHS Procurement in Partnership to provide health workforce services as the NHS Workforce Alliance.
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Supply teachers
Choose our Department for Education supported deal to fill a range of education based roles from head teachers to clerical staff.
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People services
From apprenticeship training and learning and development, to interpreting and translation, employee benefits and occupational health.
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Professional services
Legal, audit and assurance, corporate finance and management consultancy services for the times when you need specialist advice and support.
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Contact centre and business services
Contact centre solutions for telephony, robotics, web chat and more. Specialist suppliers for the outsourcing of back-office functions such as HR, financial accounting and payroll.

Blogs and news
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Commercial Insider: Clemmie Smith, Deputy Director for Health and Education Workforce at Crown Commercial Service
Commercial Insider is a series of interviews with procurement experts from across Crown Commercial Service.
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The rising cost of living: how employee benefits can support staff
Discover how our Employee Benefits framework can help you support your employees.
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A solution for the distribution of the Household Support Fund
Find out how our Voucher Schemes framework can help local authorities to distribute the government’s Household Support Fund.
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Case studies
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Discover how Hampshire County Council successfully launched 19 community pantries
With the cost of living rising across the UK, this case study examines how Hampshire County Council used our Voucher Scheme framework (RM6255) to launch 19 community pantries.
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Discover how DBS improved their customer satisfaction scores by using our contact centre agreement
Discover how DBS improved their customer satisfaction scores by using our contact centre agreement.
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Bringing power to your procurement
Your buying decisions have the power to make life better for everyone across the country. Find out why you should be making those decisions with CCS.
Webinars, whitepapers and brochures
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Tackling modern slavery in our supply chains
Stamping out modern slavery in our supply chains is one of the UK government's top priorities. Watch our webinar to find out more.
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Delivering social value through public sector procurement
We will discuss the implications of the Social Value Act on public sector buyers and the growing demand for social value through contracts.
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Commercial agreements: digital brochure
Download our updated digital brochure for the latest information on our agreements and how we can help you add power to your procurement.
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Get in touch
We're here to help power your procurement. Tell us if there is something we can help you with and one of our expert team members will be in touch.
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You can also contact us by email or phone
Email: info@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Telephone: 0345 410 2222
CCS customer services team is available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.