CPC Member Best Collaborative Project

Honouring partnerships between education institutions with external organisations or CPC suppliers to achieve procurement goals and VFM.

Submission Criteria

Demonstrated Collaboration: Evidence of effective partnership and teamwork between CPC members, suppliers and associated stakeholders, including joint planning, resource sharing, and shared decision-making.

Innovation in Procurement: Introduction of new approaches, processes, or technologies that have enhanced procurement outcomes or delivered added value.

Impact and Outcomes: Clear demonstration of measurable benefits such as cost savings, efficiency improvements, risk reduction, or sustainability achievements resulting from the collaborative effort.

Stakeholder Engagement: Involvement and positive feedback from key stakeholders, including end-users, suppliers, and wider community, highlighting the project’s effectiveness and inclusivity.

Compliance and Ethical Standards: Adherence to best practice, legal, and ethical standards in procurement throughout the project lifecycle.

Submission Guidelines

Your award submission should provide an overview of how your organisation meets the key criteria with supporting evidence.

The category criteria sets out the scale, importance, and clarity of benefits as a whole.

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Each submission should outline details of benefits, and be no more than 1200 words maximum to include evidence of:

Demonstrable innovation to the CPC supply chain.
The problem or need that your product is solving or addressing for the wider education sector and CPC member community.
The value proposition and benefits of your product for our members, as well as your competitive advantage and differentiation in the market.
The market size, demand, and trends for your product, as well as the existing and potential competitors and substitutes.
The customer segments you are targeting.
The product development process, including the ideation, design, prototyping, testing, validation, and launch stages.
Demonstrate the functionality, design, and usability of the product.
Performance and value for money proposition for CPC members.
The product performance, delivery, and service.
The sustainability and social responsibility of the product
Impact, the extent to which the supplier has delivered measurable and significant value education sector, such as cost savings, revenue growth, customer satisfaction, or social and sustainable impact.
Innovation, the degree to which the supplier has demonstrated creativity, originality, and ingenuity in solving education sector challenges or meeting their needs, such as developing new products, services, processes, or technologies.
Collaboration, the level of cooperation, communication and trust between suppliers, CPC members, and the wider education sector.
Excellence, quality, consistency and reliability of the supplier’s performance, delivery, and service, as well as their adherence to our standards, policies and expectations when delivering services.
Validation from third parties such as suppliers, members, and associated stakeholders where applicable. For independence purposes, validation cannot be gained from any person(s) currently or previously employed by CPC.

Each submission should outline details of benefits, and be no more than 1200 words maximum to include evidence of:

Effective project management, governance, and member/stakeholder engagement.
Clear objectives and deliverables.
Examples of innovation and best practice.
Examples of measurable outcomes.
Benefits as a result of the project i.e., VFM savings, income growth, enhanced customer satisfaction.
Examples of environmental and social impact benefits.
Impact, the extent to which the supplier has delivered measurable and significant value education sector, such as cost savings, revenue growth, customer satisfaction, or social and sustainable impact.
Innovation, the degree to which the supplier has demonstrated creativity, originality, and ingenuity in solving education sector challenges or meeting their needs, such as developing new products, services, processes, or technologies.
Collaboration, the level of cooperation, communication and trust between suppliers, CPC members, and the wider education sector.
Excellence, quality, consistency and reliability of the supplier’s performance, delivery, and service, as well as their adherence to our standards, policies and expectations when delivering services.
Validation from third parties such as suppliers, members, and associated stakeholders where applicable. For independence purposes, validation cannot be gained from any person(s) currently or previously employed by CPC.

Each submission should outline details of benefits, and be no more than 1200 words maximum to include evidence of:

The scope, scale and ambition of the organisation’s carbon reduction/footprint, sustainability goals and targets to net zero emissions.
The strategies, policies and actions implemented by your organisation to achieve its carbon reduction and sustainability objectives, such as energy efficiency, renewable energy, carbon capture, offsetting, etc.
Supporting certification and reporting to verify your carbon footprint and sustainability performance, using recognised standards and frameworks.
Demonstrable outcomes and benefits of your organisation’s carbon reduction and sustainability initiatives, such as cost savings, revenue growth, stakeholder satisfaction, reputation enhancement.
Using life cycle assessment criteria to evaluate the environmental impacts of products and services, such as carbon emissions, water consumption, waste generation, etc.
Sourcing from suppliers who adhere to ethical, social, and environmental standards, such as human rights, labour rights, and fair trade.
Implementing economy principles to reduce, reuse and recycle materials and resources, such as packaging, energy, water, etc.
Measuring, reporting, and verifying the sustainability performance and impact of the procurement activities, using recognised frameworks and indicators.
Impact, the extent to which the supplier has delivered measurable and significant value education sector, such as cost savings, revenue growth, customer satisfaction, or social and sustainable impact.
Innovation, the degree to which the supplier has demonstrated creativity, originality, and ingenuity in solving education sector challenges or meeting their needs, such as developing new products, services, processes, or technologies.
Collaboration, the level of cooperation, communication and trust between suppliers, CPC members and the wider education sector.
Excellence, quality, consistency and reliability of the supplier’s performance, delivery, and service, as well as their adherence to our standards, policies and expectations when delivering services.
Validation from third parties such as suppliers, members, and associated stakeholders where applicable. For independence purposes, validation cannot be gained from any person(s) currently or previously employed by CPC.

Each submission should outline details of benefits, and be no more than 1200 words maximum to include evidence of:

Establishing clear and measurable goals and policies for diversity and inclusion in procurement, such as increasing the representation of women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, veterans, or social enterprises in support of the Equality Act protected characteristics.
Implementing effective strategies and tools to identify, attract, develop, and retain diverse talent and suppliers, such as mentoring, training, networking, outreach, certification, recognition, etc.
Supporting social and economic development by creating opportunities for underrepresented groups.
Monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on the progress and impact of diversity and inclusion initiatives in procurement, using relevant metrics, indicators, and benchmarks.
Promotion of an inclusive environment and culture in your organisation, such as promoting awareness, education, communication, feedback, collaboration, etc.
Enhancing innovation and creativity by leveraging diverse perspectives, experiences, and ideas.
Increasing customer satisfaction and loyalty by meeting their diverse needs and expectations by providing barrier free accessible services.
Impact, the extent to which the supplier has delivered measurable and significant value education sector, such as cost savings, revenue growth, customer satisfaction, or social and sustainable impact.
Innovation, the degree to which the supplier has demonstrated creativity, originality, and ingenuity in solving education sector challenges or meeting their needs, such as developing new products, services, processes, or technologies.
Collaboration, the level of cooperation, communication and trust between suppliers, CPC members and the wider education sector.
Excellence, quality, consistency and reliability of the supplier’s performance, delivery, and service, as well as their adherence to our standards, policies and expectations when delivering services.
Validation from third parties such as suppliers, members, and associated stakeholders where applicable. For independence purposes, validation cannot be gained from any person(s) currently or previously employed by CPC.

Concise Summary About Your Company(Required)

Use no more than 100 words

Your Nomination(Required)

Use no more than 1200 words

Supporting Evidence

You may, if you wish, send in additional supporting material with your entry. However, this must be limited to 4 single-sided sheets of A4 and should not be repeat information of your entry, the panel of judges will expect to see this supporting evidence with your main submission. Alternatively, you can send the supporting materials to [email protected].

Your supporting materials can include validation from third parties and may include:

Testimonials
Case studies
Endorsements from your internal employees or other suppliers (no CPC endorsements allowed)
Press releases/extracts
Performance data

Your submission material should be cleared with your clients so it can be used for publicity purposes and to comply with GDPR.

Max. file size: 10 MB.

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