Education Procurement Excellence Awards: Celebrating,encouraging and promoting excellence in education procurement.   We think it's high time that independent, maintained, free and academy s…

Procurement Words of Wisdom It might sound obvious, but my most useful tip is to insist that staff budget for the full costs whenever they plan to purchase a new resource. I have been horrified to wa…

What price would you place on a child’s safety? We live in a society which has high expectations. The tolerance shown by prior generations is shifting and mediocrity is no longer being accepted by th…

Security can often be seen as an unwanted expense to any facility manager or bursar. If this is your viewpoint you may have the wrong security provider, who could and should be, doing more to help. A…

In today’s market saving money and reducing expenditure is key to any SBM or Bursar, so it may not be surprising to know that over 60% of schools and colleges use an alternative supplier to BT retail.…

Customer service: two words that can make or break a relationship with a supplier. Great pricing is all very well and good, but only when it’s backed up with the support and help you need to go with …

Today is World Post Day. We thought it would be the perfect opportunity to give you some tips on saving money on your postage.   Moving from stamps to franking: It is typically more cost effective …

When James Horseman, Director of Operations at Reading-based Horseman Coaches, heard that some children at local schools were fearful of travelling by coach, he moved quickly to calm their concerns. .…

Minerva is thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted as a finalist in the School Procurement Service category for the prestigious Education Investor Awards 2014 – for the third year in a row!…

I recently had the opportunity to be part of the judging panel for the local region Young Enterprise competition.  I wasn't sure what to expect to be honest and I was really impressed with what I foun…