CIPS Official Knowledge Partners

Visit fastmarkets.com/procurement to understand how we partner with metals, forest, agriculture and carbon markets to streamline contract negotiations and conditions, including price adjustment clauses, make-or-buy analysis, risk assessments and cost-reduction initiatives. Speak to our team for a preview of our market dashboards, designed to give procurers a strategic advantage in complex and volatile markets. Fastmarkets is trusted worldwide to deliver market-reflective price data, forecasts and analyses that highlight drivers and inhibiters behind raw material supply chains. Our methodologies adhere to strict IOSCO principles and are supported by over 650 experts that operate across Europe, Asia, North and South America to produce global coverage spanning 6,500 price assessments, 25 events and 130 years of history facilitating trade.

As a global leader in supply chain sustainability software, IntegrityNext stands at the forefront of corporate sustainability and compliance. Since 2016, businesses have trusted IntegrityNext to simplify ESG compliance, reduce risks, and address critical challenges like due diligence, decarbonization, and sustainability reporting. With over 500 customers and 2 million suppliers across 190 countries, IntegrityNext is transforming supply chains into engines of transparency and sustainable growth. Learn more on integritynext.com, Twitter or LinkedIn.

We are looking to partner with consulting organizations to champion supply chain sustainability. Join the IntegrityNext partner ecosystem to grow your business. Contact us.

GEP helps global enterprises operate more efficiently and effectively, gain competitive advantage, boost profitability, and maximize business and shareholder value.
Fresh thinking, innovative products, unrivaled domain and subject expertise, and smart, passionate people — this is how GEP creates and delivers unified supply chain solutions of unprecedented scale, power and effectiveness.

Resolutiion is the award-winning, trusted AI cloud-based platform for managing conflict and resolving complex disputes swiftly and effectively with your suppliers, and subcontractors. Purpose-built by commercial disputes professionals for commercial teams. Resolutiion is the fast, effective conflict and dispute resolution tool for suppliers, subcontractors, and outsourcing partners - powered by AI. Remove cost, risk, and disruption, whilst building stronger more resilient commercial relationships. Resolutiion is a commercial tool, not a legal tool, that empowers commercial teams - like supplier management teams - to take control of disputes through a commercial route. As the leading platform in dispute management, globally, we enable commercial teams to build stronger, more resilient relationships, grounded in trust. With Resolutiion, you can resolve disputes quickly, in a matter of days, and manage the entire risk landscape more efficiently, whilst strengthening the bonds that matter most to your business.

As the leading recruitment expert and Career Development Knowledge Partner of CIPS, Hays has a wealth of experience to support you every step of the way throughout your career. Our resources provide you with guidance when starting out your procurement career, through to planning your journey to the top, and information on how to attract and retain the best talent. The range of resources and tools includes CV writing guidance, interview skills and tips, talent and workforce trends and much more. To discuss the next step in your procurement career – or your hiring plans – contact Kate Langham or Linda Todd, Business Directors at Hays, or locate your nearest Hays office.

The construction procurement landscape is complex and continuously evolving, particularly within the public sector. As demand grows for sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective project delivery, public sector organisations face increasing pressure to navigate regulations and achieve the best possible outcomes. Ensuring successful project execution—on time, within budget, and maximising social value—requires specialised expertise and a deep understanding of the built environment.
Procure Partnerships Framework is a regionally structured framework designed to provide comprehensive, end-to-end support for public sector organisations across England. We offer a streamlined procurement process, guiding clients from pre-tender through to project handover. Our frameworks cover construction, infrastructure, demolition, decarbonisation, and professional services, with tailored support that includes pre-market testing, developing tender documents, social value planning, and performance management.

Our team know the intricacies of public sector procurement in the built environment, providing robust, proactive solutions that deliver project success.

At S&P Global Market Intelligence, we understand the importance of accurate, deep and insightful information. Our team of experts delivers unrivaled insights and leading data and technology solutions, partnering with customers to expand their perspective, operate with confidence, and make decisions with conviction.
S&P Global Market Intelligence is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence.

In partnership with CIPS, RS welcomes you to the CIPS Official Knowledge Partner area for MRO procurement. We’re committed to driving procurement excellence as an enabler for growth and in this area we will share best practice, advice and thought leadership with CIPS Members.
Through the knowledge shared in this area we aim to support you to optimise suppliers and processes and help define cost-saving strategies to reduce the true cost of procurement, which is significantly more than simply the cost of products.

ORO Labs is an AI-powered procurement orchestration company on a mission to humanize the procurement experience. Founded in 2020 by former SAP Ariba product leaders, ORO delivers effortless user experiences so businesses can shorten cycle times, decrease risk through end-to-end process visibility, and remain agile in response to change with a no-code platform purpose-built for procurement. Trusted by users in over 70 countries, ORO helps Fortune 500 and fast-growing global companies automate processes, improve cross-team collaboration, and scale procurement operations.