Building procurement for tomorrow.

Supporting procurement teams for over 15 years. From building capability to delivering social outcomes — and everything in between.

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What we do

Five ways we build better procurement

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Learning & development

Skills assessment, 14 facilitated programs, and executive coaching.

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Social & sustainable procurement

Social value, Indigenous procurement, ESG and modern slavery — embedded, not bolted on.

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03

Operating model design

Diagnose, design, implement and embed a function built for your ambitions.

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Mentoring & business capability

Expert support for social enterprises, First Nations businesses and SMEs — including pro bono programs.

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AI & technology

CPO360 — spend intelligence, capability assessment and Board reporting in one platform.

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In their words

“I have worked with Dan and Chris for more than ten years, across three organisations. They are the people I call when the problem is real — because they have sat in the chair, they tell you the truth, and they leave the team better than they found it.”

Chief procurement officer · Australian public sector
Founded by practitioners
Every person who advises you has done the job.
FOUNDER-
LED
Dan or Chris is on every engagement, start to finish
EX-CPO We have owned the budget, the team and the Board report
20+ Specialist associates, matched to your problem
Why BlueNorth

Advice from practitioners who have been in your seat

Practical, hands-on advice

We have led procurement functions, built teams, and delivered transformations ourselves.

Deliver and embed change

We leave your team with the tools, skills and confidence to sustain improvement long after we have gone.

Technology-enabled

CPO360 gives you data-driven insight to guide capability development and track progress.

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Our commitment

Social purpose is in our DNA.

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Reinvested
50%

Of all profits are invested in organisations and programs working with vulnerable communities across Australia and the region.

Subsidised
Pro bono and low bono

Programs so social enterprises and First Nations businesses can access the expertise they need to grow and win work.

Built in
Every project

Supporting organisations to deliver social and environmental impact is built into everything we deliver.

Technology platform

Introducing CPO360

Nine integrated modules — from spend intelligence to skills assessment — feeding one Board-ready dashboard.

Skills benchmarking across 10 competencies
Maturity assessment across 12 dimensions
Savings tracked against target, exportable to PDF
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CPO performance dashboard
$24.6M
Savings delivered
↑ 12% vs target
72%
Spend under mgmt
↑ 8pp YoY
71%
Team capability
↑ vs benchmark
Maturity — 12 dimensions
Category mgmt
82%
Strategy
78%
Sustainability
52%
Digital
48%
Our founders

Built by people who have done the job

Two of Australia's most experienced procurement practitioners, bringing decades of real-world expertise to every engagement.

Chris Newman

Chris Newman

Co-founder & director · GAICD

Co-founded ArcBlue alongside Dan, building it into one of Asia-Pacific's premier procurement consultancies before its acquisition. Deeply focused on social value and community impact.

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Dan Fielding

Dan Fielding

Co-founder & director · FCIPS

Two decades of hands-on experience across public sector, healthcare, infrastructure and financial services. Creator of CPO360 and an advocate for demonstrating procurement's value to Boards.

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