Join Pelican Buying and become a member of a first-class buying group that delivers significant cost-saving benefits to schools and colleges in the state and independent sectors.
Pelican has carved a niche in the education sector by delivering a highly effective buying service, exceptional customer care and professional support and advice to over 2,000 schools and colleges. Our dedicated team of buyers negotiate competitive pricing for a wide range of products and services with leading industry suppliers enabling members to enjoy a free to use cost-saving service. Members are not tied to any contractual agreement and they have the freedom to work with as few or as many of Pelican's nominated suppliers as they wish
The benefits available to schools and colleges include:
Great prices
Negotiated by a professional team of buyers.
A comprehensive product range
Tailored to meet the needs of schools and colleges.
Price benchmarking
A comprehensive price benchmarking exercise is conducted free of charge in order to identify how to maximise savings
Peace of mind
We ensure that nominated food suppliers comply with food hygiene regulations.
Advice and assistance
Pelican's Purchasing Advisers work with you to ensure that you maximise the benefits available.
School catering conference
A fantastic resource providing members with a professional forum in which to exchange views and learn from industry specialists.
Caterers meetings
An informal network of meetings organised by Pelican for members across the country.
Simple and effective payment system
Pelican's central billing system takes the strain out of supplier payments.
Additionally, Pelican has partnered with NutriplanIT to develop Relish - the web-based nutritional analysis solution. Relish is easy to understand, simple to use and offers full functionality at the click of a mouse! What ’s more, Relish is the only nutritional analysis solution that is tailor-made for the education market place, with its development, training and support managed by a registered dietitian.
Do visit out exhibition stand at the Healthy Eating in Schools conference or find out more from our website - www.pelicanbuying.co.uk
