Addressing the National Association of School Business Managers London regional conference on Thursday, Hugh Taylor (Schoolquote Commercial Director) applauded the NASBM membership both for their rapid uptake of the NASBM Schoolquote service, and the professionalism the Association’s members bring to it.  “Transparency is a cornerstone of procurement best practice and a fundamental principle of the Schoolquote platform, and no other Schoolquote community has embraced the concept of fair and open competition as widely”. 

Hugh sited a recent example of an NASBM member submitting eleven quotation requests and placing ten of the resulting orders with suppliers that had quoted via the platform.  “This is not just a case of schools wanting to be fair to participating suppliers, this is about them wanting to be seen to be fair - and to be able to evidence that impartiality”