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Request a FREE Cleaning Procurement Timeline

We are offering free procurement timelines to all schools, academies and MATs. Simply tell us when your cleaning contract needs to start and your preferred route to market and we will produce a personalised timeline with all of the key milestones so that you can keep on top of your procurement.

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Schools’ Buying Club and the CIPS Award for School Business Professionals

We have extended our CIPS Award for School Business Professionals accreditation offer to all our core procurement services.

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Procurement Services: Which route to market is right for my school or MAT?

Our focus is to identify efficiencies and generate savings through local collaboration. Using Schools’ Buying Club you have three compliant routes to market that provide fast and effective procurement solutions, saving time and money. Which route is right for your school or MAT?

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When should you start the procurement process?

We have gathered some useful deadlines to help you keep track of when to start the process based on our three different routes to market.

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Digital support for schools during the pandemic

Undoubtedly the Coronavirus pandemic has had a massive impact on the school setting, most prominently to students who did not have access to laptops or computers whilst learning from home. At Schools’ Buying Club, our mission is to help schools spend more money in the classroom in any way possible. As such, we donated laptops to the Stanley Grove Primary Academy.

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Get to know your Client Manager

James is an MCIPS qualified procurement professional with many years’ experience within the education sector. He communicates and works well with his clients, proactively leading all stages of the procurement process. READ MORE