Shopping around: are you getting the best deals?
We dive into how to get the best deals – including the right time of year to buy, the importance of close supplier relationships and why you don’t always have to know what you want [read more]
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How to grow supplier relationships effectively
Naomi Clews, of Millennial Procurement, explores why it’s so important to properly maintain supplier relationships Imagine a garden, low-maintenance and beautiful. You maintain and protect it; you water, nurture and feed it. Now imagine a [read more]
Price negotiation for SBMs
Are you an expert negotiator – or do you need a little help with your procurement processes? Here is an overview of everything you need to know when negotiating with suppliers Price negotiation isn’t easy. [read more]
Cost of PFI at Doncaster school hindering efforts to find new trust
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the South Yorkshire Times The cost of paying for a public finance initiative (PFI) deal on a Doncaster school may be hindering efforts to find a trust to [read more]
How familiar are you with your school’s contracts? Time for a review?
One of the first tasks I undertook when starting in my role working across three schools was to review contract information. Bad communications The first that caught my attention was the text communication system. My [read more]