The growth comes as schools face continued financial pressure and increasingly look for ways to ensure operational spending is tightly controlled and delivering value for money.
Litmus Verify is a specialist performance insight platform that enables schools and MATs to assess whether their catering and cleaning providers are delivering against agreed contractual costs and standards.
Phil Silva, finance director at The Litmus Partnership, said: “For many schools, the procurement and appointment of an outsourced provider is heavily front-loaded, with significant time invested into tendering, specification development and contract negotiations.
“However, signing the contract is not the finish line - it’s the starting point. Schools still need to dedicate time to monitoring performance, challenging where necessary, and ensuring providers continue to deliver against expectations throughout the life of the agreement.”
Among the schools benefiting from the service is Holy Cross Catholic High School. Through Litmus’ ongoing monitoring of the school’s catering account, alongside support during year-end reviews and budget negotiations, the school typically achieves savings in the region of £7,000 per year.
The Business Manager at Holy Cross Catholic High School added: “Litmus’ expertise has been invaluable. They produce monthly reports which we go through with our catering contractors. The Litmus team offers experienced insight when we analyse the figures. I know that with Litmus we are in safe hands.”
To learn more about Litmus Verify, please visit https://litmuspartnership.co.uk/services/litmus-verify/.