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Attendance and Meals Registers available to order from InPress. Additional printing services are available, PDF attached, if your school requires printing of any other kind quotations are available on request.InPress are preparing to print your Attendance and Meal registers for the school year 2024/25 Full instructions are on the order form, including prices, could you complete the attached order form and return it by Friday 7th June. Kind Regards, InPress inpress@doncaster.gov.uk

We are pleased to let you know that 2024/25 Academic Year contracts and services are now live on the website. Our Traded Services teams have been working closely with the Finance team to ensure prices reflect costs in 2023/24 accurately. Also, in collaboration with the Buy Doncaster Team, Traded Services have created their offers based on your feedback wherever possible. Please watch the video guide below for important information regarding contract renewal. Please note:For 24/25 Governance Services, information will be available during the week commencing 15th April 2024.Prices for the 24/25 Trade Union Facilities Time Service are not yet available. Our HR Team will be in touch shortly.Why choose us in 2024/25?Buying from Buy Doncaster means that you are buying local, supporting the local sector expertise employed by City of Doncaster Council.Buying from Buy Doncaster means that you have access to the Buy Doncaster Central Team, your central point of contact, and we are consistently working hard to ensure our services are developed in line with your needs and that all our services deliver excellent value for money.Buying from Buy Doncaster means that you can be sure that the services you buy align to local policy and best practice, as our collaborative relationships with other Council teams means we can stay on top of the latest developments.Buying from Buy Doncaster means that you can be sure that the services you are purchasing meet all statutory requirements.As in previous years, where you have purchased Academic Year rolling contracts in 23/24, you will receive renewal notices shortly, detailing which contracts will auto-renew, along with your 24/25 prices and any contract variations. The notices will also include step-by-step instructions for opting out, should you not wish for your contracts to continue in 24/25.If you would like to manually purchase your contracts on the Buy Doncaster website, you can still do this. We would recommend this for Schools / Academies with a no PO, no payment policy, so you can ensure we have your PO numbers on our system.If you would like to manually purchase your contracts, we would really appreciate if you could do so, or let us know of your intention to do so by 31st July 2024, so these are not automatically rolled over by the team.If you have any questions regarding, the best way to contact the Buy Doncaster Team is via the Helpdesk in the Buy Doncaster website Help Centre. Please see our article on how to do this.Buy Doncaster and all of our Traded Services are, as always, grateful for your continued custom and hope that you will continue to purchase from us in 24/25.

I am writing to let all our customers know that I will be leaving my post as Business Development Manager at Buy Doncaster on 5th April. This is to take up a new position within St Leger Homes of Doncaster, which is an exciting next step in my career.I would like to say a big thank you in particular to our School Business Managers, thank you for your engagement over the last 7 years and embracing the Buy Doncaster website and our new ways of working in the ways that you have. I'm sure you'll agree we've come a long way since our paper brochures! It's been great getting to know each and every one of you and I wish you and your Schools all the best in the future!We are just in the process of planning next steps for my role, however, business will continue as usual in the meantime. Please can I remind you that the quickest and most effective way to contact the Buy Doncaster team is via the Helpdesk. Guidance on how to access our Help Centre and raise a Helpdesk ticket is available in this article - Introducing the Buy Doncaster Help Centre | Buy Doncaster.Best wishes,Rebecca

If so, this eLearning is perfect for you!The training will cover:An overview of the website, understanding the 'Tabs'The shopping basketSetup: How to manage your users, setting up new users, managing access rights, upgrading accounts and making changesStore: How to make purchases on Buy DoncasterTraining: How to make and manage bookings on behalf of School staffThe annual contract renewal process (including opting out of contracts)Accessing the Buy Doncaster Help Centre