Wider Support Services Procurement

Catering may be the most visible support service, but it is rarely the only contract quietly costing more than it should. Cleaning, grounds maintenance, waste and similar services shape how your school looks, feels and runs. They respond to exactly the same disciplined approach: a clear specification, a fair competitive process, and a contract you can manage.

I support schools, trusts and colleges across these categories, whether as one-off tenders, as part of a wider contract review, or bundled with a catering project so the whole estate is looked at once, properly.

What’s included

• Contract and spend review across your support services
• Tendering for cleaning, grounds maintenance, waste and related services
• Specifications written around your site and standards
• Route to market advice and Procurement Act 2023 compliance
• Structured evaluation and clear award recommendations
• Contract terms with measurable service levels
• Mobilisation and contract management support
• Benchmarking to test whether existing contracts still offer value

How it works

1. 01

   Map the estate

   We list what is contracted, with whom, until when, and at what cost. Most settings find at least one contract that has rolled over unexamined for years.

2. 02

   Prioritise

   Not everything needs tendering at once. We agree an order based on contract end dates, value and risk, so the workload and the savings are spread sensibly.

3. 03

   Tender and award

   Each contract gets the full process in proportion to its value: specification, competition, evaluation and award, documented and compliant throughout.

4. 04

   Manage

   Every new contract lands with service levels you can measure and a review rhythm to keep standards where the tender set them.