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Schools Buying Club: Free Procurement Handbook
We have produced the ultimate Procurement Handbook designed to give you an overview of each stage of the procurement process. This essential tool is completely free and offers support and advice to help you along your journey.
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Is the cost of your catering contract going through the roof?
You don’t have to compromise on nutrition to get best value on your catering contract. We can establish if you could be saving money on your catering provision or even generating a profit.
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What does Brexit mean for public procurement in the UK’s Education Sector? November 2020 update
Your November 2020 update on the potential ramifications that leaving the EU could have on public procurement in the UK, and what this could mean for the education sector.
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Let Us Procure Your Ideal Cleaning Contract
Schools’ Buying Club has expert experience in procuring cleaning services for schools across the country. From maintained primaries to multi-academy trusts, we can be trusted to help you achieve best value and high-quality contracts for your school’s premises.
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SBC Online: The online solution for your procurement needs
We are delighted to announce that SBC Online can now be used to procure all your required service contracts; from catering to cleaning all the way through to buildings and grounds maintenance, HR and Payroll! And what’s more, if you use SBC Online to run a tender, we will contribute 10% towards the cost of your CIPS Award for School Business Professionals.
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Contract Management: Setting your KPIs and SLAs
After spending three to four months on the procurement process, an on-going contract management procedure, including setting your Key Performance Indicators and Service Level Agreements, is key to ensuring your school or MAT continually receives the highest quality service from your contractors.
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Hurry for this once only offer…
SBC Online, ISBL and Zenergi have partnered up to offer a FULL bursary for a place on the November CIPS Award for School Business Professionals training course. If you are available to participate in the virtual training starting on 3rd November, contact us by midnight on Thursday 22nd October to enter the draw. We will notify the successful applicant on Friday 23rd October.
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