CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma case studies
CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma is a professional procurement and supply qualification offered by CIPS, the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply. It sits above the Level 4 Diploma and is aimed at practitioners who already have foundation-level knowledge and are moving into middle management, category leadership, or specialist commercial roles. Candidates typically include buyers, contract officers, supply chain analysts, and team leaders who want to deepen strategic capability and support progression toward MCIPS. The syllabus spans procurement and supply management, category management, negotiation and contract management, supply chain and logistics, commercial and legal aspects, strategic supply chain management, leadership and management, and risk management and sustainability. The CIPS Level 5 Advanced Diploma case studies are 5 cases and about 4,106 words.
1Catheter Supply at a District General Hospital
A district general hospital spends £2.4 million a year on urinary catheters across nine wards. Seventy-eight per cent of volume sits with one supplier under a contract that expires in four months.
853 words, about 4 min2Facilities Management Category at a Multi-Campus University
A university spends £22 million a year on facilities management across three campuses. The category has 210 suppliers: the top 12 account for 71% of spend; the remaining 198 average £32,000 a year and generate 1,900 invoices.
803 words, about 4 min3Renewing a Transport Management SaaS Contract
A freight forwarder’s transport management SaaS contract costs £1.1 million a year. The three-year term ends in six weeks and auto-renews unless notice is given 30 days before expiry.
817 words, about 4 min4Single-Source Resin and Hospital Delivery Performance
A medical device manufacturer buys medical-grade resin from a single plant in Malaysia. Annual spend is 8.4 million, 22% of cost of goods sold.
820 words, about 4 min5Disputed Waste Collection Variations at a Local Authority
A local authority outsourced waste collection to a contractor for four years at £6.8 million. In year two, the authority’s operations manager asked verbally for additional recycling rounds in three wards.
813 words, about 4 min