The Buy Better Together Challenge

Have you devised new ways of buying collectively to help save money? Or have an amazing idea about communities working together, that’s just waiting to come out? Well, applications are now open and we want to hear from you!

The Buy Better Together Challenge is an exciting initiative by Co-operatives UK and Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) to inspire new models of community buying. A £60,000 pot will go towards training and mentoring for stand out projects, including £15,000 for the overall winner.

The Challenge is open to groups and organisations within the public, voluntary or business sectors, which focus on creating new or developing existing community buying schemes.

Entrants are to address one or more of the below challenges:

Challenge One: Project aimed at creating a platform, tool or vehicle to help individuals to come together and form a community buying group.
Challenge Two: Project aimed at enabling existing or new community groups to develop their purchasing power by working collectively on behalf of individual consumers.
Challenge Three: Project aimed at businesses to empower their employees or consumers to group for community buying.

Please read the Challenge Introduction Document before applying to understand details on the Challenge and the criteria that will be assessed. You can then either enter online or print the PDF application form to post the application in.