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Independent by design

A procurement partner based in Croydon, working with organisations across the UK and Europe. We are paid by our clients and nobody else, and everything we do follows from that.

How we staff your engagement Our articles of engagement

Company particulars

Buccaneer Ventures Ltd

OfficeCroydon, London CR0
Working withClients across the UK and Europe
Paid byOur clients, and nobody else
Supplier commissionsNone, ever
Client dataHeld in the UK, under NDA
Engagements since 201864
Third-party spend reviewed£480m

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How every engagement is staffed

Every engagement is led by a partner who has run a procurement function, with a small senior team behind them: category specialists who know your markets, analysts who build the baseline, and interim specialists who can join your team at short notice. The person you meet first is the person who does the work.

Our name

Why Buccaneer?

The buccaneers of the seventeenth century were independent operators who backed themselves against far larger fleets, and they were surprisingly well governed. Crews sailed under written articles, signed by all before the voyage, setting out who did what and how every share was divided.

We take on suppliers many times our size for our clients, and we agree the terms in writing before we start. The commercial terms are in our articles of engagement; how we treat your data is in our undertaking on confidentiality.

Bold at the negotiating table. Careful with everything else.

  • Plain speaking

    The truth, early

    If we cannot help, or the opportunity is smaller than you hoped, we tell you before you spend a penny.

  • Nerve

    Firm at the table

    We negotiate hard, and we are comfortable walking away from a bad deal on your behalf.

  • Legacy

    Stronger when we leave

    We measure success by how your team performs after we have gone, not by how long we stay.

How we compare with a large consultancy

Big firms do excellent work. We are built for clients who want senior people doing the work, fees tied to outcomes, and an adviser with nothing to sell but results.

Buccaneer VenturesTypical large consultancy
Who does the workThe senior specialists you meet at the first meetingPartners lead the sale, junior teams often deliver
How fees workLinked to verified savings, or fixed and agreed up frontDay rates, whatever the outcome
Supplier relationshipsNo commissions or alliances with any supplierTechnology and outsourcing alliances are common
ImplementationWe run the tenders, negotiate and onboard suppliersRecommendations often end with the report
When we leaveYour team owns the tools, templates and knowledgeOngoing support is part of the model
Platforms and overhead lines at East Croydon station

Based in Croydon, working everywhere

Croydon gives us fast links into central London and the whole of the South East, with overheads that keep our fees sensible. From here we work with clients across the UK and Europe, on site whenever the work needs it.

  • About fifteen minutes by train to London Bridge and Victoria
  • A short hop to Gatwick for clients across Europe
  • Meetings at our office, yours, or anywhere in between

Do the work, not just the slides

We hire experienced buyers, category managers and analysts who would rather do the work than write about it. If you want variety, responsibility and clients who notice the difference you make, we would like to hear from you.

Send us your CV

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