Our services
Catering, cleaning & FM expertise for schools and trusts.
Tailored consultancy that helps your school or trust meet the needs of students, staff and governors. We aim to improve value, raise service quality and support you whenever you need it, all for a transparent, fixed fee.
Catering & cleaning tenders
A fully managed tendering service for catering and cleaning contracts. We benchmark proposals, manage every stage of the process and make sure it complies with the latest Procurement Act requirements.
Every tender is tailored to your school or trust, whether you're a single school, a local cluster or a multi-academy trust. You stay in control throughout, and we stay with you for 12 months after award.
- ✓Tailored specifications for each tender
- ✓Management of every stage, start to finish
- ✓Proposals benchmarked by our expert consultants
- ✓Compliance with the Procurement Act
- ✓Guidance through award and mobilisation
- ✓12 months' support after award
What students, staff and governors need, and how the current service performs.
A tailored specification and a fully compliant tender.
Independent, benchmarked evaluation. Best value, not just lowest price.
A smooth handover to your chosen contractor.
Included in our fixed fee, with monitoring available after that.
Contract monitoring audits
Our compliance and performance audits give you confidence that your catering or cleaning provider is delivering on the promises made at tender.
We spend time on site observing the provision in practice, then give you a detailed report with clear action points. It holds contractors to account, supports continuous improvement and helps you manage the contract with confidence.
We see the service as your pupils and staff experience it.
Checked against the specification and promises made at tender.
Clear findings and practical action points for your contractor.
A single visit, or a programme of audits through the year.
Bespoke support
If you can't see exactly what you're looking for, get in touch. With decades of combined experience, our flexible approach means we can tailor our expertise to your school's unique needs.
Reviewing and negotiating an extension to your existing contract.
Fast support when a provider exits and you need cover in place.
An independent look at your contract costs and budgets.
Understand what you have, its condition and the most effective way to prolong its life.
In line with good practice and the DfE guidelines, we can assist you with your Annual Fire Risk Assessment Review.
Sourcing supplies for in-house services at the right price.
Tendering, auditing or even a fresh external perspective on your hard and soft FM.
FAQs
Good questions, straight answers.
How do your fees work?
We operate a transparent, fixed-fee model with no hidden costs. Our fee reflects the time we need to deliver the right solution for you, and we agree it with you up front.
Who do you work with?
We work only in education: primary and secondary schools, academies, colleges, local school clusters and multi-academy trusts.
Where do you work?
We're based in South Stoke, Oxfordshire, and support schools right across England, from the south coast up to Wigan and Northumberland.
Are your tenders compliant with the Procurement Act?
Yes. Every tender we run is managed to comply with the latest Procurement Act requirements, so you can be confident the process is fair, transparent and robust.
What happens after the contract is awarded?
We support you for twelve months after award as part of our fixed fee. Many clients then choose ongoing monitoring audits to make sure the contractor keeps its financial and quality promises.
Not sure which service you need?
Tell us about your school or trust and we'll talk it through. No obligation, just honest advice.