Procurement has a vital role to play in supporting and strengthening our third sector. We want to help you save time and money when buying business goods and services, so that you can focus on making a real difference.
You can use our commercial solutions free of charge, and we’re committed to helping you achieve maximum value by leveraging our commercial expertise and national buying power.
Whether you’re a procurement manager responsible for buying office supplies, an IT manager responsible for upgrading your networks and equipment, or a finance manager looking to improve your payment processes, our aim is to get to know you and your specific needs.
We want to empower you to get the best value from your procurement and join the growing number of charities making great savings with CCS.
Making responsible buying decisions
Our commercial agreements can help you achieve your sustainability and social value objectives and address the risk of modern slavery.
Watch the short video to learn all about our Procurement Essentials series. You can also view the transcript.
Our bitesize guides to common procurement concepts
Our new Procurement Essentials series covers a wide range of topics to help demystify the procurement process including the basics of frameworks, effective contract management, how to evaluate bids, and how to write a specification.
We’ll be continuing to add new articles every month, sharing our top tips and guidance to help you save time, maximise every pound and bring power to your procurement.
You can now find all of our Procurement Essentials articles in one place.
Blogs, news and case studies
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More than £3.5 billion of central government spend given to small businesses in the last year
Small businesses benefited from an increase of £370 million in central government spend over the last year through Crown Commercial Service (CCS).
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CCS becomes the first public sector construction framework provider to achieve Gold Standard status on new government verification scheme
CCS has become the first UK framework provider to achieve Gold Standard status on a Government verification scheme designed to improve the procurement of construction projects for the public sector
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CCS announces a new Memorandum of Understanding with Virgin Media O2, providing better value, including social value benefits, for public sector customers
We’re pleased to announce we’ve signed a 3-year Memorandum of Understanding with Virgin Media O2, giving public sector organisations access to discounts covering fixed and mobile connectivity products
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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.
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.