Case Studies
Coombe Hill Infant and Junior Schools
Procurement of a new catering service that moved the schools from a ‘hot box’ solution, to fresh on site provision
Coombe Hill Infant and Junior Schools are located on one site in Kingston upon Thames. The schools are inclusive community schools, with both of them placing a strong emphasis on providing their children with an outstanding, balanced and enriching education within a family-feel environment. Schools’ Buying Club worked closely with the Schools to define a catering requirement that would sit comfortably with the ethos of the school. Schools’ Buying Club delivered a £15k income to the school over the three year contract.
Litherland High School
Procurement of a new cleaning and catering service
Litherland High School is a mixed 11-16 school, where every student is valued and treated as an individual. The school’s aim is to create a positive climate for learning, where expectations and standards are high. The school was rebuilt in 2011 and has state of the art facilities in all curriculum areas. Schools’ Buying Club were engaged to work with Litherland High School for both catering and cleaning services.
Through the compliant tendering process, the school was able to benefit from a £33K saving on their cleaning contract with Accuro FM Limited and an £18k saving on their catering contract with Servest Catering Ltd.
IQRA
Procurement of a new catering contract
IQRA Academy is in the heart of Manningham, and on the outskirts of Bradford city centre. The school’s commitment and desire to provide first class education is second to none. The school have approximately 650 pupils in attendance. Schools’ Buying Club were commissioned to assist the academy in their search for a catering partner.
Schools’ Buying Club went out to the market on behalf of IQRA Academy and upon award of the contract to Facilities Management (Bradford Council). The academy benefited from a saving of £19k and a non-depreciating capital investment of £41K, delivering a total saving of £60K.
Dane Court Grammar School
Procurement of a new catering service
Having previously worked with the team at Dane Court, we were the only company invited to work with the School again, this time to secure a catering supplier. Dane Court Grammar School is a mixed, selective secondary school, with approximately 1,275 students and Teaching School status. The spacious site is near the centre of Broadstairs, and the recently completed £20 million rebuilding programme means the school has state of the art facilities which are truly suited to learning in the 21st Century.
Working with Schools’ Buying Club who provided an end to end, compliant procurement service, the School appointed Harrison Catering Services Ltd who were able to deliver an external pod and commit to increasing sales by 15% in year one and a further 8% in years two and three delivering a guaranteed income stream to Dane Court Grammar School of £17K per year for three years.
“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.”