Gateshead-based, Bloom Procurement Services, which has just appointed its 100th member of staff, is recognised as one of the best places to work in the UK.
The Sunday Times has revealed its much-vaunted Best Places to Work in the UK for 2023 and Bloom is a winner in the medium sized company category.
This nationwide workplace survey honours and celebrates Britain’s top employers and acknowledges the best workplaces for women, LGBTQIA+ community, disabled employees, ethnic minorities, younger and older workers and wellbeing.
Amabel Grant, Chief Executive Officer, Bloom Procurement Services, said: “Our inclusion in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 is a testament to our commitment to being a people-centric organisation. At Bloom, we’re actively building a radically progressive working environment in which everyone can flourish. We’ve championed flexible and hybrid working, allowing us to build a truly nationwide team whilst centring the work-life balance.
“In addition, Bloom’s employees enjoy a wide range of benefits. We provide a generous bonus scheme, access to local hubs for home-based employees, culture awards recognising key behaviours, various wellbeing programmes and regular company-funded social events.
“By helping our people to be the best versions of themselves, at work and at home, we’ve been able to rapidly grow as a business and become a household name within the procurement space. When businesses look after their people, they succeed. The award coincides with the appointment of our 100th member of staff and demonstrates how far we have come as a company and as an employer in a short space of time.”
Bloom offers a dynamic supply chain providing the public sector with a marketplace to buy and manage services. It ensures delivery of quality outcomes from a pre-approved and ever-growing network of suppliers and consultants. Its fully compliant, open access marketplace, is outcomes-based, meaning the public sector only pays for what is delivered.
The company provides a compliant managed procurement service, covering specification development, supplier identification and onboarding, commercial management and lessons learned upon successful delivery of outcomes.
The Sunday Times partnered with employee-experience platform WorkL to deliver fresh insights into what makes a Best Place to Work. 35 questions from WorkL’s employee engagement survey, developed by behavioural scientists, data analysts, psychologists, business leaders, academics and other independent parties, monitored employee engagement and wellbeing in the workplace.
To achieve a high overall engagement score, a company must consistently perform well across a six-step framework, encompassing Reward and Recognition, Instilling Pride, Information Sharing, Empowerment, Wellbeing and Job Satisfaction.
Chris Longcroft, EVP Publisher, The Times and The Sunday Times, said: “The Sunday Times Best Places to Work awards recognise companies that create a happier and fulfilling working environment for all, by fostering engagement from their teams, yielding great business and performance in return. Wishing all of those companies who made the grade this year many congratulations.”