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Customer interview with Pat Condon - What I’ve learned, team building and mentors

Nov 15, 2018 2:39:59 PM / by Banner posted in Interviews

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Following on from part one of Banner's interview with Pat Condon, Contracting and Compliance Manager at CPC.

In B Procurement, below we find out how Pat ‘fell’ into procurement, his approach to managing a team and the people that have made all the difference to his career: 

 

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Banner awarded CPC Stationery and Education Supplies framework

Nov 15, 2018 2:35:21 PM / by Banner posted in Education, CPC

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We are proud to announce that we’ve been awarded sole supplier of the CPC Lot 1 and Lot 2 Stationery and Education Supplies framework. 

This offers CPC members a quick, simple and compliant route to order all stationery and education supplies under one Banner. 

We’ve been selected for our experience and ability to provide customers with a comprehensive range of products that combine quality and value. 

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Pat Condon - Making a difference

Nov 15, 2018 2:30:11 PM / by Banner posted in Interviews

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Making purchasing easier for consortium members is one of Pat Condon's biggest goals.

With the recognition achieved by the Compliance and Contracting Manager at CPC (Crescent Purchasing Consortium) gives a good indication that he will accomplish this.

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Four ways to tackle uncertainty in social housing procurement

Nov 15, 2018 2:10:49 PM / by Banner posted in Housing

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How does a procurement professional working in social housing manage his or her way through less certain times?

Uncertainty has become a frequently used word in the last year or so. Although positive and negative projections have both been made for the UK’s future since the EU referendum, many people are united in saying they lack knowledge about the road ahead. In other words, uncertainty prevails.

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Three ways to mix social purpose and effective procurement

Nov 15, 2018 2:05:47 PM / by Banner posted in Housing

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Social purpose, the idea that business should benefit society in some way, is an ethos often at the core of social housing provision.

The arrival of the Social Value Act (2013) backed this up, with the Government expecting people who commission public services to think about how they can secure wider social, economic and environmental benefits.

Although finding a social value outcome from procurement is still important to many social housing providers, this has been well and truly tested in recent years.

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Consolidating suppliers? Five soft factors social housing providers shouldn't ignore

Nov 14, 2018 10:20:07 AM / by Banner posted in Housing

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Tackling the rent squeeze by narrowing down the supplier base is a solution for many social housing providers.  Helping to focus your buying power, the benefits of working with a preferred supplier base are numerous.

Doing this can help procurement to deliver impressive benefits to their employer, above and beyond pricing, including sustainability, innovation and risk reduction initiatives.

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