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Do not be afraid to admit defeat - it will benefit you in the long run as Lorraine knows from experience.

One from the archives - but always relevant - if you put the wrong information in, you just get Chablis and bananas back...

The waiting is over! The Procurement Act 2023 went live on 24th February 2025. Lorraine signposts how she will support you through the new legislation

Looking back to 2023 but issues about procurement crisis management and timings persist.

What are the three things that The Wire, Ted Lasso and Blue Bloods can tell us about life? Find out what Lorraine has learnt from her Xmas tele viewing.

And here it is Merry Christmas and this MT2 finds Lorraine in a very festive mood.....

Catering And Equipment Maintenance: To Retain Or Not To Retain The Budget…..

Lorraine with a cautionary tale and a reminder to check the financial stability of your key suppliers

And the link between cricket, the first week of term and procurement is... Lorraine reveals all!

Summer is here, you are still in the office....but you are not alone and Minerva is here to help

Yessss! The summer has arrived and so has Lorraine's final MT2 of the academic year...but Minerva is open for business all summer if you need us.

Friday 7th June is National SBL Day - and this week we have no tactics just a wonderful reason to bask in your collective glory. You are wonderful...but don't just take our word for it!

The 5th Oxfordshire Academies Business Managers Conference was a huge success and a masterclass on the importance of taking time for yourself despite the daily pressures.

A reminder to make sure you have the right tactics to run a successful presentation day.

This week, we take a look through our archives and Lorraine learns from bitter experience that you must have the right equipment.

Lorraine looks forward to 2024, with a reminder of the highs and a nod to the lows in a review of 2023, and raises a glass to the resilience and brilliance of the SBL community.

With prices under continued pressure Lorraine looks at a new report that lifts the lid on what is happening with school meal tariffs and the pressure that caterers and schools are facing

Do not be intimidated by your suppliers - Lorraine advises you to stand your ground and understand your legal and statutory rights.

In one from the archives, Lorraine is at Dartmouth food festival, on a glorious day. However, no matter where she is, or what she is doing, she will find a link with procurement.

As Lorraine is about to start the Great North Run she reflects on what is needed to plan a procurement project - timing, stamina, support and fuel for the journey

Celebrate the end of term and be inspired by your own successes this year.

Resilient, dedicated, enthusiastic, positive are just some of the words the Minerva team used to describe the sort of amazing people you are

Make sure that your bidders provide you with all the relevant detail to save yourself time, money, effort and stress!

Lorraine looks at opportunities that you have to work together to save money

September may seem a long way away but in procurement terms, if you are renewing your contracts you need to be working towards this date now.

2022 has not been easy but as Lorraine looks back the one constant has been School Business Managers keeping things on track.

Gliiz and glamour at the bin complex - now that is unexpected!

Use the opportunity to ask the searching questions that will make a difference

This academic year will be as challenging as ever but you do not have to face with these challenges alone.