Institute For Collaborative Working (ICW)

The Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW) (formerly called Partnership Sourcing Limited - PSL) was established in 1990 as a joint initiative between the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) now BIS (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) and the CBI (Confederation of British Industry). It is a totally self financing, not-for-profit, organisation. The Institute's continuing role is to help organisations, large and small, in both the public and private sectors, to build and develop effective competitive business relationships based upon a collaborative approach. The Institute is the thought leader and driving force behind the development of the BS 11000 Collaborative Business Relationship Framework, the world's first Standard in relationship management, published by BSI (British Standards Institution) based on the CRAFT methodology.