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Discover how The Litmus Partnership supports Multi-Academy Trusts in achieving efficient and high-quality food and soft-FM operations - enabling trust and school leaders to focus their time on delivering educational excellence.
Helping trusts to deliver consistent, efficient and effective support services across every school
At Litmus, we know that Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) face unique operational and financial challenges. Balancing the needs of individual schools with trust-wide efficiency and compliance demands specialist expertise — and that’s where we help.
Practical Solutions for Complex MAT Operations
Solving the complexities of MAT operational challenges
Managing multiple sites, suppliers and contracts can be complex. Economies of scale, parity across contracts, shared key performance indicators and centralised financial reporting all play a role in reducing overheads and improving performance.
For MATs operating across different locations with varied needs, we help create structure, consistency and cost efficiency — deploying proven, practical solutions designed specifically for multi-school environments.
Helping trusts to deliver consistent, efficient and effective support services across every school
Understanding the challenges
We know that Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) face unique operational and financial challenges – we have lived and breathed these challenges since academisation began. Balancing the needs of individual schools with trust-wide efficiency and compliance demands specialist expertise — and that’s where we help.
Each year, we manage more than 150 Public Contract Regulated (formerly OJEU) catering and cleaning tenders on behalf of public sector clients, including many MATs. Our team supports trusts nationwide in implementing long-term, sustainable improvements that transform catering, cleaning, and facilities management services.
Centralisation of in-house food service & systems.
For those running an in-house food service operation, or for those that want to centralise all schools into one, cohesive in-house food service, we offer…
Procure-to-pay system implementation…
…alongside a suite of purchasing solutions services that deliver independent procurement and supply chain expertise – driving real-time savings, stronger supplier performance, and smarter spend management.
Our focus
People at the heart of every solution
We place people at the heart of every solution. Students, staff and the wider community are what make a school thrive — so we help MATs make informed, financially sound decisions that enhance learning environments.
By ensuring support services are fit for purpose, popular and reliable, we enable trusts to deliver the best possible experience for those who matter most.
Our clients have walked in your shoes – they understand your challenges inside and out.
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Read moreLtimus managed a catering tender exercise for the five schools TSAT had in the Medway and continued with monitoring services.
Read moreBackground The cleaning services for schools within the Trust were previously contracted to different suppliers across the schools or run in-house. Each school was receiving a different level of service, some including periodic work, some with the perception of too many hours delivered and some concerned that they did not have a robust enough service…
Read moreBackground Exceed Academies Trust required a supplier to provide catering services for a number of the schools within the Bradford area. The Trust was seeking a supplier who had experience of working within the Primary and Secondary school market place, ideally with a strong operational base within the North of England, thus allowing for responsive,…
Read moreBackground The schools within the Trust were previously all contracted to the local authority where the Trust’s main objective was to test the market to assure they were receiving best value from their catering services across all schools. The focus was on improving service delivery, quality of meals, transparency of financials and cost reduction. Brief…
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How we help Multi-Academy Trusts
Our services are designed to help Multi-Academy Trusts gain visibility, control and value across food service operations and all other soft-FM areas.
Our core Multi-Academy Trust services provide data-driven insight that reveals opportunities that others miss, in order to support you and your trust across every aspect of these key services, including strategic audits and reviews, delivery model appraisals for greater efficiency, and full tender project management for catering, cleaning, and soft services.
We enhance service quality, deliver valuable consumer insights into pupil and staff satisfaction, and ensure sustained performance through proactive contract management.
In addition, we offer tailored in-house support for schools operating their own services, helping them achieve consistent standards, compliance, and value.
Speak to a multi-academy trust specialist
We’ve helped MATs of every scale build stronger, more efficient support structures. The result: better managed services, improved financial control, and environments where students and staff can thrive.
Whether you’re looking to streamline operations across multiple schools, strengthen centralisation or deliver greater value from your contracts, Litmus can help.
Connect with our education consultants to explore practical, scalable solutions designed specifically for Multi-Academy Trusts.
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