Procurement Services: Which route to market is right for my school or MAT?
We have spent the past 18 years developing ground-breaking solutions to help schools and MATs achieve better deals on their contracted services so they can spend more on resources for the classroom. Our focus is to identify efficiencies and generate savings through local collaboration, for schools, academies and multi academy trusts.
Using Schools’ Buying Club you have three compliant routes to market that provide fast and effective procurement solutions, saving time and money.
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Mini Competition
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Full Tender
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| Timescale for this route to market | 1-2 months | 2-4 months | 6-8 months |
| Route to market overview | We are uniquely placed to offer a direct award service. You can compliantly appoint a supplier that provides the best quality service, benchmarked by us to assure best value.
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A mini competition allows you to market your tender to a small pool of suppliers who are ideally positioned to successfully deliver your contract.
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If you require a full tender, we will run an end-to-end procurement to find suitable companies across the UK, we will develop the specification and evaluate the bids.
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| Why use this route to market? | If you know you want to retender with your incumbent supplier or have a preferred supplier in mind, a direct award with our solution allows you to compliantly do this. It also cuts the procurement timescale considerably.
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A mini competition allows you to reach a selected group of suppliers who have already demonstrated that they have the knowledge and know-how to deliver your contract. We will work together to select the right suppliers for the process.
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A full tender process allows you to open your bespoke tender to all suppliers across the UK. We will manage the process for you, from writing the specification and facilitating site visits, all the way through to evaluating the received bids and awarding the contract.
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| What do I need for this route to market? | For a direct award you need to be sure that the quality of your chosen supplier is best suited to your needs. We will benchmark the cost to make sure this is the best value for money.
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A mini competition still requires a detailed specification of your schools’ needs and the relevant data, we will help you complete this. You will receive an assessment report at the end of the process to help make an informed decision.
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To run a successful full tender it is important to really capture your school’s needs within the tender document. As with all procurements the more accurate your specification (including the data requirements) the better level of service you will receive. |
If you have any questions about our services or would like to talk to us about your upcoming tender please get in touch via contact@schoolsbuyingclub.com
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