Cheshire East Council sought to modernise how it sourced consultancy and specialist professional services while strengthening compliance, governance, value for money, and transparency. Key priorities included consolidating consultancy requirements, reducing waivers and direct awards, controlling scope creep, and achieving savings. Bloom provided a fully managed procurement solution through the NEPRO Three framework, covering market engagement, tendering, evaluation, contract awards, and ongoing management using a vetted supplier marketplace. The partnership, in place since 2016, created a simpler route to market, standardised payments, improved social value tracking, and increased SME access. In FY24/25, Bloom delivered £508,000 in savings against a £3.28 million project budget, with 86% o

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