The Charity Sector Procurement Group (CSPG) are an independent group of professionals supported by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) and the Crown Commercial Services (CCS). The group aim to promote procurement and supply chain management within charity and not-for-profit organisations.

We spoke with several key individuals from CSPG. Chris Day talks about the group’s history, challenges, and how they became a growing network of procurement professionals, whilst Claire Smart discusses some of the group’s procurement initiatives and the successes that Ideagen Huddle has helped facilitate.

Key takeaways

• Huddle helped CSPG to challenge inefficiencies including managing and sharing secure information and knowledge
• The organisation now have a centrally hosted platform that’s easy to manage
• The group are working in a more productive manner having the ability to communicate and share information securely