Discover how Litmus Partnership helped Affinity Learning Partnership run a compliant tender process for their catering contract across all schools within the trust.
Litmus Tender Management Portal (LTMS)
LTMS simplifies tendering with secure, compliant and transparent online management — helping clients achieve value, efficiency and clarity in every contract
streamlining the tender process
For more than 25 years, Litmus Partnership has provided fully managed tender services — helping organisations achieve transparency, value and compliance when selecting catering, cleaning and facilities suppliers.
Since 2006, our tender management has been supported by the Litmus Tender Management System (LTMS) — a secure, intuitive, and fully digital platform that simplifies and streamlines the tender process.
Hosted within our Cyber Essentials accredited environment, LTMS ensures every element of the process — from data handling to analysis and reporting — is safe, transparent and efficient.
Simplifying the tender process
Tendering can be complex, time-consuming and resource-heavy. LTMS takes away the administrative burden by providing a single, secure platform for managing every stage of the process.
Whether you’re running a first-time tender or renewing an existing single or group contract, our system helps you manage submissions, communication, and evaluation in one place — with complete traceability and peace of mind.
Every year, Litmus manages over 150 Public Contract Regulated (formerly OJEU) compliant catering and cleaning tenders on behalf of clients across the education, healthcare and business sectors — including state schools, independent schools and multi-academy trusts.
With LTMS, the process is structured, efficient and fully compliant with the Procurement Act 2023.
How we do it
We built LTMS specifically to meet the needs of organisations procuring catering, cleaning and facilities management contracts.
The platform offers:
- Secure online management of all tender documentation and communication.
- Streamlined process control, from issue to evaluation.
- Digital bid submission and scoring, reducing manual workload and risk of error.
- Automated audit trail, ensuring transparency and compliance.
- Environmentally responsible delivery, reducing paper use and administration time.
Following analysis, clients receive a secure, interactive results dashboard, providing clear visibility of financial outcomes, evaluation scores, and supporting data.
This data-led approach gives you immediate clarity and confidence in the decision-making process.
The tender process simplified
More than cost efficiency
While delivering cost efficiencies remains a core goal, Litmus Partnership believes the real value of tender management lies in building long-term, mutually beneficial relationships between clients and suppliers.
We focus on outcomes that benefit all parties:
- The client — achieving best value, service quality and compliance.
- The service provider — gaining a fair, transparent opportunity to compete.
- The end user — receiving a better-quality service experience.
Our goal is not just to award contracts — but to cultivate partnerships based on trust, quality and shared success.
The benefits
Working with Litmus Partnership and the LTMS platform gives you:
- A fully managed, Procurement Act 2023 compliant process.
- Secure data storage within a Cyber Essentials-accredited environment.
- Streamlined workflows that save time and reduce administrative effort.
- Transparent evaluation and reporting for audit assurance.
- Interactive dashboard reporting for complete financial visibility.
- Environmental benefits through paperless, digital processes.
We simplify tendering — making it smarter, faster and fully compliant.
Why choose the Litmus Partnership?
With over 25 years of experience and more than 150 public sector tenders managed annually, Litmus Partnership is one of the UK’s most trusted tender management specialists.
Our expertise spans education, healthcare, business and local government, and our independence ensures every tender is handled with fairness and integrity.
Through LTMS, we combine decades of procurement knowledge with digital efficiency — delivering a process that’s as transparent as it is effective.
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Take the next step
If your catering or cleaning contract is approaching renewal, or you’re planning your first formal tender, we can help.
Get in touch to see how the Litmus Tender Management Portal (LTMS) can simplify your tender process — delivering compliance, transparency and outstanding value.
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