Success Stories

Catering Services

College Town Primary School moved to a two form entry primary school for their 2025 intake. They currently have 458 children on roll split over two buildings. The buildings are separated by a playground and lunch service is carried out in two halls (Upper School and Lower School). As a result the site offers some […]

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Catering and Cleaning Services

Cambrian Learning Trust is a thriving multi-academy trust in Oxfordshire, comprising schools of different sizes and settings.A merger of Faringdon Learning Trust and Vale Academy Trust; Cambrian Learning Trust now consists of 14 primary schools, three secondary schools and one all through school. The BackgroundThe Trust identified the need to review and retender its catering

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Catering Services

Tenterden Schools Trust Tenterden Schools Trust (TST) is a Multi Academy Trust of six schools based in and around the beautiful Tenterden area of Kent. The Trust comprises one secondary school with sixth form provision as well as five primary schools. Background The Trust identified the need to review and retender its catering services to

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Cleaning Services

The Warriner Multi Academy Trust (MAT), established in 2015, comprises several schools across Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, and Warwickshire. The Trust sought to procure a comprehensive cleaning service for two of their primaries and the main secondary and Sixth Form school in Oxfordshire that would ensure a consistent and high-quality environment for its students and staff. The

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Catering Services

Aylesbury Vale Academy (AVA) is a large all-through academy based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, with approximately 1,900 students enrolled. Although relatively new (established 11 years ago), the Academy serves students aged 2-18 and is currently expanding its 6th Form. AVA is a forward-thinking Academy with a focus on providing diverse services for its students. Background This

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Cleaning Services

Vale Academy Trust is a Multi Academy Trust in Oxfordshire.  The Trust comprises an all-through school, two secondary schools and six primary schools with a capacity to look after more than 5,000 pupils. The primary schools are co-educational primary for pupils aged 5 to 11 and some have nursery provision catering for children aged 2+.

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Cleaning Services

Swindon Academy is part of United Learning Trust.  The Academy prides itself on providing a safe, clean and secure environment for all students and staff across its two sites in Swindon: The Background Results In total twelve cleaning contractors submitted aa SQ response and of those shortlisted to the ITT stage all five bidders submitted

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Catering Services

St Egwin’s CofE Middle School is a ‘Middle deemed secondary’ school based in Evesham, Worcestershire.  The school is co-educational and looks after around 450 pupils aged 10 to 13.  St Egwin’s have a strong ethos around wellbeing and celebrating their cultural diversity, with an increasing focus on environmental issues such as reducing plastic usage, recycling

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Cleaning Services

University of Cambridge Primary School is a Single Academy Trust in Cambridgeshire and was the first primary University Training School in the UK. The school is a co-educational primary for pupils aged 4 to 11 and presently has just over 650 pupils. The school newly opened in 2015 and is now at full capacity. The

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Cleaning Services

Gillotts School, located in the picturesque town of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, is a well-regarded educational institution catering to the needs of a diverse student body. To ensure a safe and conducive learning environment, the school sought to improve its cleaning services through a robust procurement process. This case study outlines the successful cleaning procurement journey of

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ICT Managed Services

Gillotts School, located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, is a reputable educational institution serving the local community. The school is committed to providing students with a high-quality learning environment and needed to update its ICT managed services to meet modern educational demands. The Background Gillotts School recognised the need to upgrade its ICT infrastructure to enhance teaching

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ICT Managed Services

Hounsdown School is an Ofsted Outstanding single academy trust secondary school based in Southampton, Hampshire.  Co-educational for students aged 11 to 16 the school has a capacity of just over 1,200. The Background The school outsource their IT support via an ICT Managed Service contract.  As the contract had reached the maximum compliant term, Hounsdown

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ICT Managed Services

The Stonehenge School is community Secondary School based in Amesbury, Wiltshire. Co-educational for students aged 11 to 16 the school has a capacity of just under 1,000 The Background The Stonehenge School recognised the need to tender its Information and Communication Technology (ICT) managed services to provide students with a modern and efficient learning environment.

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Catering Services

The Chase School is a secondary academy based in Malvern, Worcestershire. The school is a co-educational Secondary School with sixth form provision for pupils aged 11 to 18 and presently has just over 1300 pupils.  The school works across a split site, with the main kitchen being situated on the smaller site. The Chase facilities

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Cleaning Services

Create Partnership Trust, based in Birmingham, is a Multi Academy Trust of four Primary Schools: Brookfields Primary School, Conway Primary School, Greet Primary School and Hodge Hill Primary School. The Background Until January 2020, the Trust’s cleaning services provision was a mix of in-house run services at three of the schools and an externally outsourced

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Catering Services

Saint Cecilia’s Church of England School is a Church of England Secondary School based in Wandsworth, London. The school is an 11-18 mixed secondary school. The school opened in September 2003 on the site of Wandsworth Boys School and currently has over 1000 pupils on roll. The school is growing and will expand by 30

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All Saints Schools Trust is a Multi Academy Trust based in Suffolk. There are 11 primary schools in the Trust that participated in this tender. The schools are situated in the mainly rural areas of Bury St Edmunds, Eye, Laxfield, Thorndon, Woodbridge and Wortham.  The Background All Saints Schools Trust conducted a tender process to

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Catering Services

The Langtree School is a secondary academy based in Woodcote, near Reading, Berkshire. The school is a co-educational secondary, for pupils aged 11 to 16 and presently has just over 600 pupils. The school is a small, rural school in South Oxfordshire which is oversubscribed and take a ‘bulge year’ every fifth year. The Background

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Multi-Lotted Tender – Planned and Preventative Maintenance, Cleaning & Grounds Maintenance

Europa School was established in 2012 and is an all through school for pupils aged 4-18 in a rural setting near Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Currently there are just under 1,000 pupils enrolled at the school. It is a bilingual school with IB world school status offering IB Diploma as the end qualification. The site is extensive  and consists of a

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GASBM Collaborative Telephony

The Gloucestershire Association of School Business Management (GASBM) is open to all serving Business Managers, Bursars, School Administrators and Finance Officers in the area. A thriving group with membership of over 170 schools; meetings are held three times a year with a combination of presentations and, increasingly, workshop style discussions. In addition, they have a

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