Purchasing appraisal and support
In the current economic environment most businesses are concerned about rising purchasing costs and squeezed margins.
 
Membership of the Forum can help you achieve value for money and significant cost reductions, by boosting your purchasing power.

As a Forum member, you'll have free membership of a national buying group – saving your business £495 plus VAT in joining fees. Purchasing experts will conduct a free appraisal and competitive tendering process to identify areas where you could save money. 
 
Benefits to members
  • Save up to 35% across a wide range of products and services, including a guaranteed minimum saving of 15% on stationery
  • Save time – supplier sourcing, tendering and relationship management is part of the service
  • Reduce your business risk – suppliers are carefully selected and audited
  • Minimal supplier lock-in
 
No fee will be taken on the savings made to your business and suppliers' performance will be continually monitored to ensure you're getting ongoing value for money.
 
This purchasing service is available to Forum members through our partner, the Buying Support Agency, best practice procurement and purchasing specialists.
 
Examples of the categories of overhead costs covered by this service:
  • Office supplies and furniture
  • Print
  • Cleaning and catering supplies
  • PPE / workwear
  • Archiving service and confidential waste shredding
  • Transit packaging and parcel courier services
  • Photocopiers
  • Franking and mailroom equipment  
"We've reduced our overhead costs by 24%, which we could not have delivered on our own with our limited buying power."
Forum member Roy Smith, Frank Marshall Estate Agency Group
 
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Free purchasing appraisal and competitive tender process
 
Green buying

Go green with your business purchases – Forum members can save 5% on all purchases through our green purchasing partner.
 
Forum members interested in sustainable procurement can access a unique website that brings together a range of business goods and services with ‘green' credentials.
 
Every product and supplier on the site is audited by experts in the field – enabling your business to help the environment AND achieve cost savings.

To find out more, call us on 0845 130 1722 or click here.
 
 
Find out more
 
Choose the option that is most convenient for you:
  1. Call the Forum's member helpline on 0845 130 1722.
  2. Email your question or contact information to benefits@fpb.org and we will respond by the next working day.
  3. Complete the short form below and you will be contacted as soon as possible.
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