We form highly effective partnerships with our clients and their supply partners

Impartial and never paid by contractors.

We give independent commercial advice for clients, managing a broad portfolio of soft services, from options appraisals and service reviews, through multi stage procurement and contract mobilisation through to monitoring contract performance. We don’t have commercial arrangements with any bidders or contractors.

What we do

Schools, Colleges and and Businesses are challenging to run. Rising costs, increasing demands on time and workload leave clients stretched to the limit. Long to-do lists, tight budgets and complex contracts require specialist management and an objective, flexible resource just when it is needed.

At Cohesion we do the heavy-lifting for clients as a part of their own team. We help clients deliver their budgets and add true value to their services and operate to a high standard.

Strategic Procurement

We procure crucial support services, including Catering, Cleaning, ICT Management, Waste and Recycling, Planned Maintenance, Agency  Staff Supply, Internal and External Audit, Uniforms, Workwear and Catering Heavy and Light Equipment.

We also support clients that are using frameworks to manage the process and administration from the planning phase through to contract award and mobilisation.

Our bespoke cloud-based procurement and auditing platforms deliver quick, cost-effective solutions designed around individual client needs and budgets.

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Catering Services

We deliver operational and strategic reviews for catering services, developing focused catering policies and managing costs and performance effectively. We provide bespoke, best value strategic catering procurement solutions for our clients.

 

Our client support includes auditing and managing catering services, advice on compliance and managing sustainability and reducing carbon footprint through strategic equipment investment and sustainable kitchen design.

 

For clients that manage their own catering services, we work alongside our clients and their catering team to drive innovation, control costs, improve food standards and promote a “Unified Food Approach” for the benefit of every customer.

 

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Cleaning Services

Whether clients outsource or insource their cleaning services, we support our clients to achieve a sustainable, compliant, cost effective and high quality cleaning solution with tangible return on investment.

We support BICSc standards in operation and work with partners to provide equipment, materials, training and auditing support for clients and operatives to control costs and improve standards.

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Facilities Management

Our facilities management expertise will help keep your buildings and assets operating efficiently, lowering running costs and improving the quality of the daily environment whilst reducing the carbon footprint of daily operations.

 

We procure planned preventative maintenance  services and FM contracts, working with all parties to monitor and manage the  ‘whole life’ costs and performance of the service.

 

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What others say

Our school has benefited from Glenn’s expertise and knowledge over a number of years to support our tendered catering and cleaning contracts. Throughout that time, we have found his advice and support invaluable. He is always happy to make himself available to help with any queries and I think he stands out as his service continues to be provided well into the contracts life cycle and not just at the start where the fees are made. I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending his services.

Large Secondary School, Barnet, London

School Business Manager

Glenn works with you rather than for you, always going the extra mile to ensure we get the best possible service. His knowledge and experience are second to none.

School Business Manager

Large Tower Hamlets Secondary School and Sixth Form

Our academy has utilised Glenn’s expertise for multiple tenders now and each time have been blown away by his knowledge and dedication to his clients. Glenn truly does go above and beyond to ensure that every step is understood and completed appropriately by all parties.

Large East London Secondary Academy

Head of Estates and Operations

Preparing to deliver UFSM to all Secondary School pupils was a unique and challenging project and Cohesion Consulting were a major player in its successful delivery. Throughout the project they were totally committed to the task, delivering a survey report on all 20 schools within a very short timescale which formed the basis of a Cabinet report that was approved. At every stage of the project, they offered practical and best value solutions that were achievable to ensure that schools could be ready to deliver UFSM. Their expertise in project management, contract negotiations, commissioning and mobilisation was essential and throughout they were honest and approachable with the ability to engage at all levels with schools and the whole project team which made working with them a pleasure during this challenging but exciting project.

Tower Hamlets, London

Head of Contract Services

Glenn has supported us with cleaning and catering tenders. We were extremely impressed with the level of professionalism and integrity that he provided during our catering tender a few years ago and therefore had no hesitation in asking him to support us with our more recent cleaning one. He supported us all the way through the tender and made the whole process very straightforward and simple for us. I thoroughly appreciate the way in which he continues with his level of support once the contract has started and that he makes himself available for advice. His knowledge of both sectors is impressive and he is always mindful of achieving best value and a good fit for the school.

Large Secondary School, Finchley, London

School Business Manager