
Schools Buying Club: Free Procurement Handbook
Compliantly spending public money using the correct procurement process raises a minefield of questions and can seem very daunting with all the different stages, processes, and legislation.
To guide you through, we have produced the ultimate Procurement Handbook designed to give you an overview of each stage. This essential tool is completely free and offers support and advice to help you along your procurement journey, there is also space for you to include your notes and to-do lists.
The Procurement Handbook details:
- Why you need to procure service contracts
- Where to start
- The procurement process stages
- How to write a specification
- What happens once the tender goes out to market
- Arranging site visits
- How to evaluate the bids
- Hosting bidders’ presentations
- Awarding the contract
- Managing the TUPE process
- Mobilising the new service
To receive your free copy, click here.
We also have a limited number of printed editions; to receive your hard copy all you need to do is pre-register to meet us at any of our upcoming events and come along to our stand to pick up your copy. To see which events we are attending and pre-register, please click here.

Schools’ Buying Club
@SchoolsBuyClubSBC is currently helping a cluster of Lambeth schools to procure a joint cleaning contract. Aggregating your contract with neighbouring schools is a great way to reduce admin time and increase buying power. #sbltwitter https://t.co/cjTeF9o3WI

Schools’ Buying Club
@SchoolsBuyClubRT @Tenonfm: Proud to announce that we have been awarded the cleaning contract of Orchardside School & will be closely working with the sch…

Schools’ Buying Club
@SchoolsBuyClubWe are delighted to be working with Passmores Co-Operative Learning Community to put in place an outsourced cleaning contract across its four academies. #sbltwitter https://t.co/C5BbEqlxdn