HEART Academies Trust and Value Match have created Sustainability and Procurement Shared Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: [December, 2023] 

[Brian Martin] 
[Value Match] 
[07951 703 111]  
[brian.martin@value-match.co.uk] 

HEART Academies Trust and Value Match

Together providing a joint Sustainability and Procurement Shared Services 

Bedfordshire based HEART Academies Trust today announced a new partnership with North west based: Value Match. This joint Sustainability and Procurement Shared Services is open to education and the entire UK public sector, accessible through the shared services tender. Additionally, single supplier frameworks and a sustainable and ethical dynamic purchasing system (DPS) are provided by the shared services for use by the UK public sector. 

Paul Edmond, CFO, HEART Academies Trust “During the pandemic we took time to reflect on the vision, values and aspirations that guide our work. To deliver our mission we felt it necessary to look beyond our traditional role. If the purpose of education is to prepare and equip children and young people with the knowledge and skills they need to contribute into a thriving society, we agreed HEART must ensure that how we operate is consistent with building a healthier more sustainable future. The development of our partnership with Value Match is an important new way of working.” 

David Shields, CEO at Value Match “Working with HEART Academies Trust to support the reduction of negative impact for future generations is a real privilege. The focus on ensuring positive and sustainable impact on the services we provide aligns with the Value Match belief that procurement must be a lever for the change we want to experience. By incorporating a focus on significantly improving societal impact into our approach, and working collaboratively across sectors at scale, we can accelerate that positive impact for customers, suppliers and stakeholders.” 

Working together we want to ensure everything we buy and every supplier we work with makes a positive contribution to people and planet.”  

The benefits of this new partnership include.   

• Driving positive environmental, social and economic impact. 
• Delivering sustainable procurement – helping the public sector make responsible choices today, so the planet remains habitable, diverse and prosperous for generations to come. 
• Ensuring an ethical supply chain, where only suppliers that meet obligations and best practices in relation to social value, climate and human rights, service our customers.    

[Further information]  

To date almost £5m savings have been achieved by the schools Value Match have worked with.   

This has been facilitated by a free of charge commercial process which provides an initial evidence-based summary for MATs to act on.  This allows a structured approach to implementing improvements within schools which enhances efficiency and ensures compliance. 

Importantly costs are reduced and savings boosted, which allows more money to be reinvested in educating children.   

Visit the new website – https://valuematchsustainability.co.uk/ 

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Value Match Services Limited 
Dee House, Dee Banks, Chester, Cheshire CH3 5UU 
0800 917 7884 
[brian.martin@value-match.co.uk] 

At Value Match our four key values that shape our service delivery and interactions with stakeholders: Value People, Value Relationships, Sustainable Prosperity and Value the Environment. 

By embracing these values, we aim to maximise our positive impact and the communities we serve while guiding our organisation’s purpose and decision-making process.