Transparency data

School buying: performance of initiatives

A report on the 2020 schools’ buying strategy and how it has performed.

From:
Department for Education
Published
20 April 2021
Last updated
29 August 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Schools commercial: performance of initiatives

PDF, 370 KB, 19 pages

Details

This report looks at performance data for the following initiatives, which formed part of the 2020 schools’ buying strategy:

  • the promotion of approved frameworks
  • the promotion of an energy efficiency loans scheme
  • the pilot of school buying hubs
  • the provision of the risk protection arrangement
  • access to buyers’ networks

More information on buying for schools is available.

Published 20 April 2021
Last updated 29 August 2023 + show all updates

  1. 'Schools commercial: performance of initiatives' has been updated to include figures for the 2022 to 2023 financial year. References to the '2017 schools’ buying strategy' have been updated to the ' 2020 schools’ buying strategy'.

  2. 'Schools commercial: performance of initiatives' has been updated to include figures for the 2021 to 2022 financial year.

  3. Report updated to include figures for the 2020 to 2021 financial year.

  4. First published.

Related content