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5 Reasons Businesses Overpay for Energy and How to Avoid It
Running a business today means managing rising costs and limited time. One of these costs, where businesses continually overpay, is their business energy contract. Even with the potential for huge...
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Procure Smart to host first Sunderland Business Partnership event of 2026
In 2025, Procure Smart joined Sunderland Business Partnership, a group of key local businesses driving change in the city. The group connects organisations to create and build productive new partnerships, lobbies for the things the city needs...
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20 reasons to join the PS Team
The team here at Procure Smart is consistently and continually growing. We would love you to join us! Here are 20 reasons to make the move and get to #TheNextLevel...
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2025 Round-Up
2025 has been a year of transition and growth for Procure Smart. In 2024, we moved from start-up to scale-up, and scale-up we did. A forecasted expansion of the team...
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Christmas wishes of over 50 children granted by Procure Smart and Love, Amelia
The Christmas wishes of over 50 children will be granted this year thanks to Sunderland-based charity Love, Amelia and local business Procure Smart’s generous team. Not only does Love, Amelia...
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Local Food Bank gets festive boost from Procure Smart
The team at Procure Smart have today visited Sunderland Food Bank with festive food of all kinds worth almost £700 to support local people in crisis this Christmas. The Sunderland...
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Some business energy bills to be cut by 25% thanks to the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme
Business Secretary Peter Kyle has announced an eight-week consultation on the brand-new British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS). The initiative will cut electricity costs from April 2027 for manufacturers in sectors including automotive and aerospace, and for chemical suppliers. Industry groups often express that energy costs...
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10 Key points from the Autumn Budget for businesses
Today (26/11/2025), Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled the Autumn Budget, although the Office for Budget Responsibility beat her to the punch, releasing the report before she had a chance to begin speaking. Here are...
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Business Services all tied up in a bow
As we head into the festive season, it can be difficult to keep track of everything. Winter brings additional responsibilities and festivities. Time and energy for your usual, less-than-glamorous jobs,...
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