Case Studies
Birchwood School, Hertfordshire
This secondary school saved £66,000 over the three-year life of its new cleaning contract. Thirty- seven suppliers expressed an interest in providing services to the school. Schools’ Buying Club whittled this down to seven, with price and quality being the two key criteria in choosing the successful supplier – a great result, which the school is delighted with.
Connell Sixth Form College, Manchester
This new 600 place college opened in September 2013. The College’s parent trust, Bright Futures Educational Trust, required expert advice to help tender its cleaning and catering contracts. Schools’ Buying Club was able to provide both specification recommendations and help navigate the College through to successful and compliant contract awards.
Wootton Academy Trust, Bedfordshire
This trust now has one catering supplier operating across all of its schools, with an agreement to share profits with the trust – a ‘win win’ for both the trust and the supplier.
Bright Futures Education Trust, Manchester
We’ve saved this large academy group in Manchester over 50% on their payroll costs.
“The support given by Schools’ Buying Club felt like having an extended procurement team within the trust. The officers were excellent, communicative, always available to provide advice and guidance, informed, and understanding of our context and needs. Schools’ Buying Club has now supported us with cleaning, catering and ICT managed service tenders, and I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending them to other trusts - excellent service.”