Procurement & consulting services

White Oaks are here to provide you with tailored expertise, a comprehensive range of tools and access to our robust supply chain, all to help you with running your services and providing the best care that we can achieve, together.

Our procurement of the freshest and highest quality ingredients enables your business to thrive in the senior living sector

We pride ourselves on the quality of our ingredients, truly setting our offering apart. There are so many benefits, particularly for senior residents, to consume freshly prepared food as it contributes positively to their nutritional value, overall wellbeing and quality of life.

Procurement agreement

A procurement agreement provides our clients with two fundamental business elements required for a successful catering service: access to sustainable food procurement, as well as the use of our dedicated dietitian’s and chefs on a certain number of days of the year. For clients we procure the best products for maximum value, annually spending over £2 billion on food in the UK alone. As such, our procurement service can provide you with reliable access to the freshest, best quality ingredients, at the lowest afforded price, compared to smaller-scale procurements arrangements.

Our suppliers

We source the best quality produce from well-respected suppliers throughout the UK while using our economies of scale to deliver excellent value for money. All our approved suppliers are product and price-managed to deliver a flexible, cost-efficient and market-leading solution whatever our clients’ requirements.

Purchasing power

Through our network of trusted food and non-food suppliers, we source the highest quality products at the best market value, ensuring true value goes beyond savings. As a large scale organisation, we can benefit your small scale provider by leveraging our purchasing power, e-procurement systems and industry expertise and can continually re-imagine what’s possible for your business. We move faster and smarter to deliver solutions with efficiency and precision.

Quality, fresh produce

We purposely source the highest quality ingredients from local, regional, and national suppliers, which will deliver the best economies of scale and excellent value for money for our clients and residents.

This means we guarantee a supply chain that provides consistent access to the best quality ingredients, at the lowest afforded prices, delivering a great starting point to a perfect meal. By way of example. E-Foods part of Foodbuy is one of our supply solutions for sourcing local produce. Currently, they have over 500 smaller local suppliers covering bakery, fruit, vegetables, dairy and meat from local British farms. Their suppliers are paid fair farmgate prices and located no more than 30 miles from each scheme.

White Oaks sourcing partners, FoodBuy, has over 800 local suppliers covering baked goods, fruit, vegetables, dairy, and meat from local British farms. We ensure that these local suppliers are paid fair farmgate prices, supporting sustainable trade and the best of British produce.

Consulting services

Alongside building connections with our sourcing partners and local suppliers, we also forge strong relationships with our clients. For us, it’s all about learning more about your business and what you need to thrive. We pride ourselves on our unwavering commitment to helping our clients better themselves and their services everyday. Our collaborative working attitude and attention to detail constantly raises the standards both for our operations and our clients’ businesses, ensuring that everyone in the senior living sector are well-cared for, comfortable and safe. Every menu is checked by our esteemed nutritionists, using their rich depth of knowledge on health and wellbeing to inform all of your catering decisions and provide the best solution possible for your residents.

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