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A site visit is an important part of your tender process, as it allows bidders to fully understand your school and the ‘on the ground’ requirements that may be difficult to convey solely through the tender documents. Please note that site visits are only relevant for services where suppliers will have an on-site presence such […]
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Every school site manager must now be facing the prospect of immediate or imminent energy price increases that are quite frankly staggering and potentially budget breaking.
However, it is not all bad news…
GUEST BLOG: Energy Price Rises Read More »
As you’re probably aware, there have been a number of changes to the UK’s Public Procurement Regulations over the last year, not least the Government’s Green Paper review of OJEU legislation and amendments to the Public Contract Regulations (2015).
Public Procurement Regulations Update & Case Law Read More »
ISO:9001 – What is it and why does it matter? What is ISO:9001? ISO:9001 is an international quality management system standard. Clear as mud? Let’s try that again! Setting up your internal processes and procedures to follow the ISO:9001 standard helps a business to: Focus on quality and customer satisfaction Document and streamline business processes
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Meet Steve Parker, Procurement Account Manager!
This post is part of our regular feature introducing you to our Minerva team.
A day in the life of…. Steve Parker, Procurement Account Manager (Consultant) Read More »
Meet Plum Garland – Executive Assistant!
This post is part of our regular feature introducing you to our Minerva team.
A day in the life of…. Plum Garland, Executive Assistant Read More »
Meet Laura Tesh – Tender and Compliance Officer!
This post is part of our regular feature introducing you to our Minerva team.
A day in the life of…. Laura Tesh, Tender and Compliance Officer Read More »
This is a tough one all round, given that we all miss important details from time to time and no doubt regret some of those misses. However, I just wanted to let you see some of the bloopers we see as part of the tender submissions from a whole variety of bidders. Naturally I am not going to give away any names of specific bidders or schools as that would be totally unfair, but you may recognise some of these and hopefully they will give you a bit of a smirk – even if that is down to recognising you have done that yourself…….
Attention To Detail Read More »
11th June 2021 is the inaugural National School Business Leaders’ Day. The chance to recognise the SBL community and celebrate the huge contribution that you make. Minerva is delighted to be a partner for this day, and I thought it was a great opportunity for me to reflect on what it is about SBLs that
Five things I know about School Business Leaders. Read More »
For those of you who know us well you’ll be fully aware that for the team here at Minerva exceptional customer service really is our ‘raison d’être’. I cannot tell you have much pleasure I derive from knowing that my team or I have delivered a ‘job well done’.
Quality Standards – what are they all about and why did we bother? Read More »
Electric Vehicle Charging: Can your school leverage an opportunity? Electric Vehicle (EV) charge points can help you attract and retain staff and achieve your organisational objectives, while offering a potential revenue stream. What can you gain: Three advantages of installing electric vehicle charging points The planned ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles
GUEST BLOG: Electric Vehicle Charging: Can your school leverage an opportunity? Read More »
How good is good? Is 95% Good? Sounds like an obvious question and if it was your exam result, you would probably be very happy with it. I know that I would have been very happy with that result, given some of the grades I actually got!! However, is it good in every environment? I
Is the Grim Reaper coming for Traditional Telecoms? Sebastian Birch, Director of Focus Group, explains the changes coming to analogue telephone lines in 2025. As you may or may not be aware making inbound and outbound calls over analogue lines has been around since the late 1800’s with ISDN being in place for over 25
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Silver linings can be found amongst the grimness, says Lorraine Ashover of Minerva Procurement Consultancy. I wanted this month’s blog to look at the brighter side of the pandemic, but a story that a school business manager client told me earlier this month made me think that I’d set myself too difficult a target. On
Look and you’ll find the silver lining Read More »
HM Government may have circumvented normal procurement processes when it awarded businesses billions in quickie PPE contracts, but schools still need to tread carefully in this key area, says Lorraine Ashover of Minerva Procurement Consultancy.
Proceed with caution Read More »
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