Charities
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 Crown Commercial Service (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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New first of its kind CCS agreement for public sector food procurement goes live
A new CCS agreement that will help schools, local authorities, hospitals and other public sector organisations buy high-quality and sustainable food and drink at better value is now open for customers
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Commercial Pipeline update
Following a review of our pipeline, we have transitioned some agreements to PCR 2015 and extended others.
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New simplified agreement, providing greater flexibility for travel, accommodation and venue services procurement, goes live
We’re pleased to announce our new consolidated commercial agreement to provide flexible end-to-end travel and accommodation solutions to the public sector, is now live.
Read more about New simplified agreement, providing greater flexibility for travel, accommodation and venue services procurement, goes live
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.
Talk to us
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.