Training Services

PROCUREMENT & CONTRACTING SUPPORT

Monitoring visit Helpdesk advice and guidance Due diligence checks Framework providers signposting PROCUREMENT & CONTRACTING SUPPORT

Helping you achieve value for money in your procurement process

Schools have a duty to make sure they obtain the best value for money from any contracts they enter into. Your school could save money by using existing arrangements/frameworks or teaming up with other schools to increase your purchasing power. Procurement will ensure that the money is spent in a way that is fair, open and good value for money. This also means that any procurement decisions must be fair and open.

Benefits

Procurement and contracting are essential parts of a school’s daily operation and carried out with the right support it can save schools money. The Education Space Procurement and Contracting Service will partner up with a lead in your school to ensure you get the best deal for goods and services.

As a not-for-profit, schools owned company we will work for the benefit of the school and ensure value for money is delivered.

Products

• Helpdesk service to provide advice and guidance on day-to-day and operational issues via telephone and email

• An annual visit to monitor the school’s procurement arrangements.

• Remote due diligence checks to ensure that the school is following appropriate procurement procedures

• Liaison with appropriate framework providers

• Provision of a procurement toolkit and a template procurement policy

Contract types

• Bespoke project: one-off piece of work personalised to your requirements

• Bespoke training and consultancy

• Service Level Agreement: annual agreement to support on an ongoing basis

RADIATION PROTECTION SERVICE

Management of radioactive sources Collaboration with CLEAPPS Helpdesk and support service Link between RPS and RPA RADIATION PROTECTION SERVICE

Safely managing your hazardous materials

Radiation protection, also known as radiological protection, is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as “The protection of people from harmful effects of exposure to ionising radiation, and the means for achieving this”.

Radioactive sources are used as part of the national curriculum in science and/or advanced level physics in most secondary schools and colleges.

The Ionising Radiations Regulations require that all radioactive substances are accounted for, stored properly, handled safely and monitored regularly.

Benefits

The Radiation Protection Officer will ensure that you have a Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS), especially if the school has radioactive substances. The RPS ensures that the radiation sources used in schools are a valuable resource for teaching the fundamentals of ionising radiation to students through hands-on experience. A partnership agreement will be formed between the RPO an RPS to ensure that radiation sources in science lessons can provide benefits for both teachers and students.

Products

• Monitor the management of the school’s radioactive sources

• Deal with emergencies in collaboration with

CLEAPSS

• Act as the link between the school RPS and

RPA (CLEAPSS)

• Provide advice, support and assistance

• Ensure that any RPA advice is passed onto the schools as required

Contract types

• Bespoke project: one-off piece of work personalised to your requirements

• Bespoke training and consultancy

• Service Level Agreement: annual agreement to support on an ongoing basis