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Buying for schools

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Advice on buying goods and services for your school.

Following these guides will help schools to:

  • get value for money
  • comply with EU procurement law

Use our Find a DfE-approved framework tool to buy what you need.

Guidance on buying procedures and procurement law is also available.

  1. Catering services How to find the best solution for the catering requirements of your school.
  2. Electricity Find the right way to buy electricity for your school.
  3. Gas Find the right way to buy gas for your school.
  4. Books and educational resources Negotiate with suppliers to save money and make the most of their services.
  5. ICT and computer hardware Find the right way to buy ICT or computer hardware for your school.
  6. Cleaning services How to find the right cleaning solutions for your school or multi-academy trust.
  7. Construction projects The different processes you could follow and the people you may need in place.
  8. Get help with buying for schools Support for school business professionals.
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