Our guide for Buyers & Suppliers. Contact Bloom:

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1 Our guide for Buyers & Suppliers Contact Bloom:

2 Used well, consultants and temporary staff can be an important source of specialist skills and capabilities for departments that need to transform how they do business. Amyas Morse, Comptroller and Auditor General National Audit Office Contact Bloom:

3 About us. We are Bloom. We specialise in bringing together a community of buyers and suppliers to help the public sector buy and manage professional services better. Our approach is different. We re transforming procurement by opening up the way it s done, giving the best choice for buyers and more business opportunities for suppliers, big or small. We re passionate about delivering better outcomes for all projects, so our people are free to think differently about the challenges you re facing, to offer more choice, more flexibility and better value. We are the delivery partner to the NEPRO solution. Over the last 4 years, our business has evolved and we ve grown from a small North East start up to a nationwide community that s opening up procurement across the whole of the public sector. We were established in 2012 as NEPRO and the UK s exclusive operator of the North East Procurement Organisation s (NEPO) Specialist Professional Services neutral vendor framework. Our business is now the trusted partner to over one hundred Public Sector organisations. Becoming Bloom marks the beginning of the next exciting stage on our mission to drive change in the way the world buys professional services. We are a Private Ltd company Offices in Sunderland, London, and Birmingham Contact Bloom: Established in

4 Working with us. When you work with us, you re joining an ever-growing community of buyers and suppliers, connected through the NEPRO neutral vendor solution. We know that value, control and compliance are key factors in sourcing decisions, so you ll see us focus on these things throughout your journey with us, to deliver unique insights and better outcomes. Our partnership with Bloom for the category management of consultancy and professional services has resulted in them proactively managing our supply base, improved risk management and 63% of our expenditure with SMEs. Paul Meigh, Chief Procurement Officer, Central Bedfordshire Contact Bloom:

5 Neutral vendors. Passionate people. As operators of the NEPRO neutral vendor solution, our interests are only ever in the successful delivery of your projects and we never show a preference for any supplier over another. Being fully transparent in our processes lets our people concentrate on what matters most you, your projects and their assured delivery. A Neutral Vendor acts as a single point of contact with no affiliation or interest in any one supplier. Contact Bloom:

6 Measuring outcomes. Not hours. Our outcomes-based philosophy is central to our community. By thinking about the ultimate outcomes, rather than the initial demand, we deliver not only the services you want, but the changes you need to see. It s a different way of working that means the very best value, the end of scope creep and the expertise your projects deserve. Our expert client managers work with you to understand the detail of your broader mission and then build a brief for you that will maximise results. Understanding requirements is crucial to matching the right suppliers to our buyers, and whilst we re fully invested in delivering for you, we re more than simply a gateway for your professional service needs. Contact Bloom:

7 More yes. Less no. At Bloom, we re opening up procurement by linking buyers to the latest 87% thinking and offering suppliers more opportunities. Access to our ever-growing community results in more connections that deliver the best possible outcomes, and that means you ll hear more yes and less no, so you can get on with the job, quickly and efficiently. of projects completed in scope in 2016 Contact Bloom:

8 Transparency & governance. We know that budgets are shrinking, and evolving requirements mean the need to access expert external advice, often at short notice. But whether you re a procurement professional or a service user, there are key things that are crucial to delivering any project. At Bloom, we offer fast access to the most relevant suppliers. With fully transparent governance, robust reporting and efficient budget control, you get the cast iron delivery assurance that s at the heart of our service. Contact Bloom:

9 Real time control. There are many reasons why control is important in procurement. You want to manage spend and know who is buying, for what and why. Engaging professional services suppliers can also bring complexity not seen with other categories, like reputational risk and under the radar projects. This means you need to have a complete picture of your projects and budgets, supported by robust governance. Recent changes to off-payroll tax rules affecting contractors also make the need for control even more important than ever. Our management information gives you what you need, so you ll always know which suppliers are working for you, where, for how long, and all in real time. Contact Bloom:

10 Managing risk. Recent changes to tax rules affect off-payroll contractors and mean you need real time control of professional service providers. We give you all the information you need so you ll always know which suppliers are working for you, where, for how long, and in real time. We offer a diagnostic service to manage existing suppliers and projects. We do an audit of your off-payroll contractors, defining your risks then help you create a statement of requirements based on the outcome you need. We evaluate relevant suppliers, bringing them in as needed and request proposals via mini competition or direct award to deliver your project. Suppliers are engaged by us with a statement of work request, a key differentiator between PAYE and self-employed workers. We then engage the supplier and contracts on your behalf so your offpayroll tax obligation ceases. You ll also create your own pool of SME talent, allowing for future needs to be easily met. Contact Bloom:

11 How it works. From small projects to total delivery solutions, you can choose to run a mini-competition, or appoint a specific supplier. New suppliers are joining our community week in, week out, so if you have bespoke needs, we can new source suppliers to meet them. And if you need to move fast, Bloom can take you from first contact to professional services on-site in as little as five days. Our process begins with your brief, which we ll help you create, getting you off on the right foot. We ll then present you with a selection of the most relevant suppliers that meet your needs, allowing you to choose without any sales pressure. I0days From first contact with Bloom to supplier appointment Contact Bloom:

12 Assured delivery. Every time. Our procurement process is fully OJEU compliant and every step is auditable, from business case, to approvals, to supplier performance. Our role is to manage successful outcomes so you only pay us, and the supplier, when the job is delivered to your expectations. With Bloom, you get more supplier choice and control. Through our network of almost 2000 suppliers, you can confidently support more local and SME businesses, all available alongside the best national providers. We take care of all the paperwork so you can concentrate on delivering the project. Contact Bloom:

13 Manage & collaborate. You can manage your projects offline, with our account management teams, or with more control and transparency through our cloud-based system, Pro-vide. Pro-vide is at the heart of our collaborative approach and gives our community of buyers and suppliers one common place to manage projects, leading to better connections and better outcomes. It s also a buyer s hub to see what s been delivered elsewhere, offering the chance to replicate previous successes. You set your own service levels and decide how hands-on you want us to be. Through regular project updates and reports, you can be sure milestones are hit and quality is assured. Contact Bloom:

14 Getting started as a supplier. As a supplier, you begin by using our cloud-based system, Pro-vide, to give us initial contact details about your business and begin registration. From there, we ll take you through an accreditation process to become part of our supplier community and once you re approved, you ll have immediate access to the countless opportunities we manage for the public sector. I9 categories and almost 200 sub-categories Contact Bloom:

15 The solution provided by Bloom has proved immensely popular throughout Durham County Council. The complete control and visibility we get means we can now focus on strategic objectives, like maximising social value offerings within our procurement functions. Darren Knowd, Chief Procurement Officer, Durham County Council Contact Bloom:

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