One of the North West’s largest landlords, Torus is an ambitious and established housing group with deep roots in Liverpool, St Helens and Warrington - and a total footprint encompassing 11 Local Authority areas. 
The Group mission of ‘growing stronger communities’ drives the Group to work together and deliver homes and services for those who need them most.

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Greatwell Homes is a not-for-profit housing association, set up to meet the housing needs of people in Wellingborough and the surrounding areas. We provide high quality homes and believe in creating friendly communities where people want to live.

We're devoted to building a brighter future for Wellingborough and the surrounding areas. Our mission statement is: Wellingborough Homes will work successfully with its customers and communities to provide great services and high quality living environments.

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Our expertise drives everything we do. We are more than procurement – we better communities and push for change. We bring personality to the process, making our partnerships more human and more connected. Together, we’re shaping a better future, one solution at a time. Founded more than 30 years ago, NHC Procurement delivers an expert, compliant, and transparent procurement service for organisations bound by public sector contract regulations, including housing, healthcare, education, and blue light industries. Formerly Consortium Procurement we will now be known as NHC Procurement, a positive step in our ambition to play an integral role in bettering housing, communities, and lives. We’re delighted to share this exciting change with you, and our continued commitment to supporting our national membership, our supplier partners, and the residents and communities we serve. We solve procurement challenges through 16 practical framework and dynamic solutions, working with 150+ suppliers delivering regional and national contracts, on behalf of our members. We are part of Northern Housing Consortium (NHC), working in tandem to positively impact the lives of residents and service users nationally. Our surplus - £2.5 million over five years - is reinvested to represent members at a national level, driving change-making conversation, exploring key challenges and opportunities, and influencing policy on behalf of the membership. We are a dedicated team of procurement, commercial, and marketing specialists, who work strategically to deliver an end-to-end procurement service for our members.

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BlueLight Commercial collaborates with police and blue-light services to transform commercial and procurement activity and capability, delivering savings, efficiencies and enhanced commercial skills.

The BlueLight Commercial Academy brings together commercial learning and development for members, with CIPS training for the wider public sector, offering a route for public sector commercial and procurement teams to achieve Level 3 to Level 6 CIPS qualifications.

The Academy provides high quality training with a focus on public sector procurement and regulations, delivered via interactive online classes and supported by a resource rich virtual learning environment.

As a not-for-profit study fees are retained within the blue light sector and any excess is reinvested in member services for the benefit of front-line operations.

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The MOD is implementing Category Management as an approach to Defence Acquisition. A multi-disciplinary team from across the enterprise are collectively exploiting the opportunities afforded to us through a Category Management approach – identifying Categories locally and scaling up as appropriate. We embrace and embody the ‘One Defence’ mindset, helping our people and teams to drive better capability for the front line, improve working practices and increase value for money. We’re always keen to hear from colleagues and industry partners on your aspirations and experiences with Category Management, so if you have any feedback or questions, please visit our stand.

UKUPC is a partnership between eight UK purchasing consortia who created a formal entity to support collaborative procurement within Higher and Further Education. All eight consortia work together to conduct their procurement activities with the goal of achieving financial and operational efficiencies, as well as sharing knowledge and best practice, supporting each other and their wider procurement community.

The UKUPC mission is to leverage the benefits of collaborative procurement, to work across the UK HE Consortia community to enhance procurement within HE and across their other members, to help deliver savings and efficiencies, and to maximise member benefits, while embedding responsible and ethical procurement, sustainable supply chain management and social value.

By harnessing the power of group purchasing, they are able to save time and money whilst also increasing their teams’ skills and capabilities which in turn benefits their members. By integrating the efforts of their expert teams, they can provide savings, efficiencies and a better service for all of the UKUPC community.

Established in 2007 and wholly owned by the NHS, NOE CPC provides collaborative and bespoke procurement solutions to the NHS and wider public sector. Through category expertise and collective buying power, we deliver comprehensive, compliant and innovative procurement solutions that save the NHS money.

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NHS London Procurement Partnership (NHS LPP) is one of four national procurement hubs serving the health community in London and beyond. Our members extend across the acute, community and mental health sectors, as well as primary care and clinical commissioning.

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We are CIPS, the Chartered Institute for Procurement & Supply. A global membership organisation driving positive change across our profession.
We are the voice and standard, defining and amplifying best practice.
As the awarding body for the profession we lead in education and training.
We provide insights, information and tools for our members.
We help build capability within organisations.
Through all our work, we build a global network of professionals powering procurement and supply.
Join CIPS, for your career, and the profession.

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WRAP is one of the globe's leading sustainability charities. Based in the UK, we work with businesses, governments, citizens, and charities to make the planet a healthier, safer place. In Wales, our work includes supporting public bodies to embed sustainable procurement to achieve positive environmental, economic, and social outcomes, and to maximise contributions to Wales’ Well-being Goals.

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Delta eSourcing enables efficient, effective and compliant procurement. Utilised by thousands of public sector buyers every day, its Buyer Portal, Tender Manager, Supplier Manager, Contract Manager and eAuctions services can be used independently or else combined to form a comprehensive and effective end-to-end procurement solution. In challenging times, Delta eSourcing delivers transparency, compliance and value for money.

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Tracker is a market-leading business intelligence solution, delivered by one of Europe’s leading experts in procurement – BiP Solutions. Tracker’s unique suite of precision intelligence, technology, and trend data facilitates businesses to find and win more opportunities in both the public and private sector marketplace. Start winning more business through access to tailored opportunities, competitor insights and market analysis with our cutting-edge end-to-end business intelligence platform. Grow your revenue. Increase your market share. Get a return on your investment.

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PASS provides expert public procurement training and support for both public and private sector organisations. Whether your goal is to maximise efficiencies or increase your organisation’s chances of tendering success, PASS will ensure you are equipped with the knowledge you need. Discover how you can Learn, Develop and Accomplish with PASS.

At Supply2Gov, we have one goal – to make business growth simpler for sole traders, micro and small businesses. Powered by the UK and Republic of Ireland’s largest database of public sector contract notices and awards, combined with our daily email alerts sent straight to your inbox, we’ve made it as easy as possible for you to find relevant opportunities as soon as they become available – giving you more time to focus on putting your bids together and growing your business. You can register for a free local area of your choice or take advantage of our flexible monthly payment options – giving you a no risk, scalable, cost effective contract alerts service option.