Independent procurement & catering consultancy
Contracts your school can be proud of.
MB Partnerships helps schools, academy trusts and colleges secure better catering and support-service contracts through impartial advice, properly run tenders and independent oversight that keeps suppliers delivering.
What I do
Five services. One standard: contracts that deliver.
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Most projects begin with a short conversation and an honest look at your current contracts. Tell me what is on your mind and I will suggest a sensible first step, even if that step is “you don’t need a consultant for this”.
Start with a conversationWhy MB Partnerships
Independent by design, and by conviction.
After many years in the catering and procurement industry, I set up MB Partnerships around a simple belief: schools get the best outcomes from an adviser who is genuinely on their side of the table, brings senior experience to every detail, and stays accountable for the result.
More about MaryTruly independent
No supplier ties, no commissions, no preferred contractors. The only interest I represent at your table is yours.
Senior expertise, always
You work with me directly on every project. The person you meet on day one is the person who writes your specification and sits on your evaluation panel.
Education sector depth
Schools are not offices with classrooms. Nutritional standards, safeguarding, term rhythms, TUPE and governor scrutiny: this is the territory I work in every day.
Plain-English advice
Procurement has enough jargon. You get clear recommendations, honest trade-offs and the reasoning behind every one, in language your governors will thank you for.
A straightforward way of working.
How I work- 01
Listen
Understanding your setting, your priorities and what is really driving the project.
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Review
An honest, evidenced picture of your current service, contracts and costs.
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Recommend
Clear options with genuine trade-offs, never a report that hedges.
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Deliver
The tender, review or programme, run properly, to an agreed timetable.
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Support
Staying alongside you after award, so promises made become promises kept.
Who I work with
Education settings of every shape and size.
From a single primary school to a growing multi-academy trust, the principles are the same, but the approach is always shaped around your setting, your community and your budget.
Let's talk about your next contract.
Whether you have a tender on the horizon or just a feeling that your current arrangements could work harder, an initial conversation costs nothing and comes with no obligation.