Why choose CCS for your school’s needs?

We understand the powerful impact procurement can make on a school or academy. That’s why, as the largest public procurement organisation in the UK, we’ve developed a range of tailored solutions specifically for schools and academies.

These include our Supply Teacher, Education Technology and School Switch deals, which are supported by the Department for Education (DfE) and make getting a good deal quick, easy and cost effective. Leaving you more time to focus on your school’s needs.

You can use our commercial solutions free of charge and be confident that you’re accessing great value local and national suppliers. That’s why we are confident that we can bring real power to your procurement.

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Our featured deals

We’re working closely with the Department for Education (DfE) to help you tackle your non-staffing expenditure:

  • Supply Teachers

    Fill temporary teaching and non-teaching roles compliantly, with an easy to use agency selection tool and the peace of mind of robust background checks.

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  • School Switch

    Achieve greater value for money when buying energy. Get instant, bespoke supply quotations and switch supplier through our online comparison site.

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  • Education Technology

    Access fully or partially managed IT services, broadband fibre infrastructure, broadband services, hardware and audio visual solutions.

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“Procurement for schools and academy trusts, particularly smaller ones, is often too hard to get right and too easy to get wrong. CCS is actively working to change that for the better. We have made significant savings using CCS frameworks. It really makes life easier by giving you the assurance that you are getting good value for money. You don’t always have the time to do all the procurement work yourself, or if you did it would be at the cost of other priorities not being taken care of, so it can help save you a lot of time.” 
Phil Beecher
Director of Finance, Rightforsuccess Trust

Making responsible buying decisions

Our commercial agreements can help you achieve your sustainability and social value objectives and address the risk of modern slavery.

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Blogs, news and case studies

  1. News | 2nd December 2020

    The CCS supply teachers deal: helping you do the right thing for your school and your temporary staff

    Find out how we can empower you to make the right recruitment decisions for your school and your temporary workers.

    Read more about The CCS supply teachers deal: helping you do the right thing for your school and your temporary staff
  2. News | 30th October 2020

    Competitive, compliant, simple – what to expect from Print Marketplace

    This winter, our self-service Print Marketplace will become the easy way for the public sector to save on printing. Here’s what you can expect.

    Read more about Competitive, compliant, simple – what to expect from Print Marketplace
  3. News | 20th August 2020

    Flash sale on technology products for the education sector launches

    We have worked with a number of suppliers on our Education Technology framework to offer you further savings on a range of products through a flash sale including Chromebooks, Macbooks and laptops.

    Read more about Flash sale on technology products for the education sector launches

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    Webinar: Construction Professional Services framework

  2. 9 December 2021 - 8 March 2022

    Webinar: DfE Schools Commercial and CCS – Cyber Security Services 3

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.

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