Join this exclusive online session to learn about opportunities to supply Crown Commercial Service (CCS), the UK’s biggest public procurement organisation, managing and simplifying the procurement process for the government departments and public sector organisations it represents.
Tuesday 18th March, 11.00 – Midday
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As part of our commitment to supporting UK manufacturers, Made in Britain is collaborating with CCS for this event to provide companies with the tools and knowledge to explore new commercial opportunities within the public sector. With the Procurement Act set to take effect on 24 February 2025, this is the perfect time to prepare your business for the evolving landscape of public procurement.
This session will provide practical insights into CCS’s supply chain needs, the opportunities available for SMEs, and how UK manufacturers can best position themselves to engage with the UK’s biggest public procurement organisation.
In this session, CCS will:
- Introduce the organisation, key sectors, and their role in UK government and supporting communities.
- Highlight their supply chains needs and the opportunities available to UK manufacturers.
- Explain where to find procurement opportunities and how to use their procurement portal.
Why supply through Crown Commercial Service?
Crown Commercial Service is the UK’s biggest public procurement organisation, its main role is to help the public sector maximise every pound so precious resources can go where they’re needed most.
In 2023/24, CCS customers achieved commercial benefits equal to £4.9 billion. Commercial benefits include factors such as cost savings and reaching carbon net zero targets. Supplying through CCS offers the following benefits:
- Access to 20,000 public sector buyers.
- Opportunities across 83 categories of common goods and services, from construction to energy and research.
- A simplified procurement process that promotes transparency and fair competition.
- Prompt payment policy implementation
Why Attend?
- Learn how to become a supplier for CCS.
- Gain insight into how to monitor and bid for CCS contracts.
- Understand how SMEs can play a vital role in the UK public sector and public procurement projects.
Who is this session designed for?
This session is open to all Made in Britain members, with a focus on SMEs looking to expand their supply chain opportunities in the UK public sector.
This 60-minute online session is part of Made in Britain’s supply chain support programme. It is designed to provide practical, actionable insights for UK manufacturers interested in working with CCS. If there are specific topics or questions you would like the session to address, please email Made in Britain in advance at trade@madeinbritain.org
Speakers
Stephanie Porter, Commercial Manager, Crown Commercial Service
Steph Porter is a commercial Agreement Manager. She has 30 years of experience in the public sector, across several commercial roles in the Department for Work and Pensions and Crown Commercial Service. She has been heavily involved in developing, procuring and managing facilities management frameworks at Crown Commercial Service. She is an active member of the facilities management and estates commercial forum, which is an opportunity for Central Government to engage, inform and support the Government Property Strategy to ensure a range of commercial solutions are managed and developed by CCS. Steph is also a member of the Crown Commercial Service SME working group. The main aims of the group are to bring together SMEs and CCS stakeholders to identify and monitor the challenges facing SMEs.
Joanne Kenny, Commercial Lead, Crown Commercial Service
Jo Kenny is a commercial lead specialist. She has 40 years of experience in the public sector, of which 30 are across commercial roles in the Department for Work and Pensions and Crown Commercial Service. She led on developing and awarding the first stand-alone framework for security products and services, She has developed and chairs a quarterly Security Forum with public sector buyers and external stakeholders. Jo has extensive experience in managing suppliers and driving up performance.
Facilitator
George Middleton, Advisor to Made in Britain and Director, MAP UK & International
George Middleton is an international trade and supply chains specialist. He has extensive professional experience in public, private and not-for-profit sectors, in the UK and internationally. He is the Director of MAP UK & International and an Advisor to Made in Britain. Since 2019, George has engaged privately with companies and governments across a range of sectors. Current appointments also include long-term roles with a UK plc and an executive agency of the UK government. George lived and worked overseas between 2011 and 2018, for the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and then Department for International Trade. Before that, he managed Community Relations and Regeneration projects, for the London 2012 Olympic Delivery Authority (2008-11) and Tribal Group plc [later Capita] (2005-08).
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