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  Schools Buying Group

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  Launched in 2010 under the Purchasing Power for Schools banner, our buying group offers even greater benefits to schools and is now free to join.

  As a member, you will benefit from some of the best prices around and save a lot of time in the process.

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  SME Buying Group

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  Launched in 2010 under the Purchasing Power for Business banner, our buying group offers even greater savings to businesses and is now free to join.

  As a member, you will benefit from some of the best prices around and save a lot of time in the process.

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  Categories

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  We currently have nine different spend categories in our buying group portfolio for members to take advantage of. You can make use of one or all nine.

  Each category is tendered and benchmarked on a regular basis to ensure we remain competitive and are aware of market trends.

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  Additional Services

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  In addition to the buying group we provide a further eleven services designed to reduce costs, manage processes and create a competitive advantage.

  All our additional services are charged at very competitive rates - fixed and agreed in advance - no hidden fees.

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Black Bear Group

Practical solutions for schools and business - helping you to work smart, cut costs and save time.

Dedicated to providing Schools and Small, Medium Enterprises (SME's) with a range of practical solutions that will enable you to work smart, cut operating costs, save time and improve efficiency. Our trusted network of professional advisors are ready to help, each with a wealth of practical "hands-on" business experience. Our range of solutions include a buying group to help you save money on those overhead spends that we know cost too much but never have the time to sort out, to quotations/tenders, invoice monitoring and more complex services such as writing business plans and financial forecasting. (For our full range of services please click on the Services tab above)

Incredible Benefits 

• Free membership of the Black Bear Buying Group
• For Schools the buying group can generate savings of £8.25 and £17.80 per pupil per annum.
• For SME's the buying group can generate savings of 10% - 26% overall
• Access to a wide range of services to promote smarter working, cut costs and save time.
• Where we charge a fee, sensible rates agreed in advance with no hidden extras.