I have worked with WLP for the last 10 years. Doreen and the team have supported the Trust through a number of tender processes and have continued to offer us support throughout the duration of the contract. This has resulted in a significantly improved food service offer across all schools within the Trust.
I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending WLP for food service and cleaning consultancy for a school or Trust. We continue to look forward to working with WLP in the future.
We have worked with WLP since 2017, when they successfully tendered our catering service. Since then we have engaged the team to tender our cleaning service and a one to one device scheme. Each time the service has been excellent. Doreen and her team make everything clear and painless – giving advice that is essential to us being compliant whilst seeking to get the best value arrangements for the school.
Thank you for all your help. It has been a massive relief to have the support and guidance of WLP after all we have been through, and a real boost to my confidence to have your assistance.
I feel we are moving in the right direction at last and things in the kitchen are 100 per cent better than this time last year. Thank you again.
WLP have added to our family ethos. They go that extra mile to ensure that our vision for healthy children is delivered. They support menus and enhance the school’s catering team to produce quality food which children enjoy!
Previous suppliers and catering companies have not delivered on promises. WLP provide us with practical support, financial suggestions and solutions. WLP = Wonderful Lunch Providers!
WLP and WGSB have worked together since January 2011 and have developed a mutual understanding and respect for each other.
WLP have provided management services and advice including full tendering and procurement services for our Cleaning Service, Catering and Grounds Maintenance during this period in a most professional and effective manner.
In addition WLP have provided valuable ongoing support with the management of the above contracts through Service Level Agreements and regular termly review meetings, which have been encompassed within the trustees system of internal control and assurance.
We look forward to developing our relationship and partnership further in the future.
“Award of the contract is not the end of the process and to ensure value for money you must commit to regular contract monitoring. The Trust have been working in partnership with WLP since 2016 who have provided support in securing effective catering and cleaning solutions and guiding us through the complexities of legislation in the tendering and monitoring of these services.
Contract monitoring is key to the Trust ensuring that the contracts are delivered to a high standard and monitored against the KPI’s, and targets set which helps our schools remain compliant and maximise contract value. WLP’s efficient reliable and dedicated team have extensive knowledge and expertise in the education sector. WLP have provided excellent value for money and their expertise in the procurement and contract monitoring process has proven to be invaluable to the Trust and our schools.”
We have worked with WLP on both our Catering and Cleaning procurements, and the advice and support of every member of their team at each stage of the process has been invaluable.
For our Catering tender exercise, the first full tender of the Academy’s catering service, WLP’s commercial expertise and sector specific knowledge was key to ensuring a fully compliant process and successful tender award. We have continued to engage WLP to support with tender monitoring throughout the three years of the tender, and again, the knowledge, professionalism and experience of all the team, and of Dawn Blount in particular, has been so helpful in ensuring the contractor is held to account and contract terms and conditions are met.
We cannot speak highly enough of the excellent service, communication and organisation we have received from all at WLP.
We contacted several consultancy firms to propose support plans for the transition from outside catering provider to in-house catering across six schools in YCAT. WLP was the clear winner for us because of their attention to detail, comprehensive service and competitive pricing. From the first day WLP were engaged by YCAT, they offered exceptional support across every aspect of our catering mobilisation, including keeping headteachers informed, training staff, generating menus, setting up systems, providing resources and supporting TUPE. The timeline for the project was short, but with WLP’s support and guidance YCATering was rolled out with virtually no issues and has been a great success. Diane and her team have consistently provided clear messaging, rigorous processes and reassuring knowledge and experience of every aspect of catering.
