1 Purpose and definitions

Referring consultant

the community member who flags the opportunity.

Client

the company behind the need.

Referral

the time-stamped declaration of the opportunity from the consultant workspace.

Assignment

the engagement entrusted by the Client to a consultant from the community.

Invoiced amount

the amount excluding VAT invoiced by Bloomco to the Client for the Assignment.

Commission

the sum owed to the Referring consultant.

2 Participation

The programme is reserved for active members of the community, free of charge and without commitment. Opportunities are flagged from the consultant workspace; each referral is time-stamped. Bloomco confirms or declines eligibility after the referral under article 3, and states the reason for any rejection on grounds of prior knowledge.

3 Opportunity eligibility

The programme rewards a referral that allows Bloomco to win an assignment it would not have captured without the Referring consultant.

• Existing client: eligible if the flagged project is new and absent from Bloomco's commercial pipeline.
• Priority: only the first time-stamped Referral is eligible; a referral made after Bloomco became aware of the need is not.
• Validity window: 30 days between the Referral and the signature of the Assignment; beyond that, the Referral lapses.
• Threshold: an Assignment of at least €20,000 excluding VAT in Invoiced amount.
• Exclusions: self-referral (an assignment delivered by the Referring consultant themselves), artificially generated needs, opportunities that amount to re-presenting a need already known to Bloomco or that Bloomco would naturally have identified through its client relationship, and cases where the Client declines the introduction.

4 Commission and payment

The Commission amounts to 5% of the Invoiced amount, calculated on actual invoicing and paid quarterly, up to 12 months of invoicing from the start of the Assignment. No cap applies.

It is due once the Assignment has started, has been invoiced and paid by the Client, and the Referring consultant is able to issue an invoice to Bloomco. It cannot be combined with any other referral or sponsorship scheme covering the same Assignment.

5 Consultant obligations

• provide accurate and honest information about the opportunity;
• honour their own confidentiality undertakings towards the Client;
• not present themselves as an agent or representative of Bloomco, nor circumvent these terms.

6 Confidentiality and data

The Client's identity and the nature of its need are confidential and may only be used for the purposes of the programme. Personal data is processed in accordance with Bloomco's privacy policy.

7 Decisions, changes, governing law

Bloomco assesses the eligibility of each opportunity against these terms and states the reason for any rejection on grounds of prior knowledge. It may change, suspend or close the programme at any time; previously eligible referrals remain governed by the terms in force at their date. The programme is governed by French law and supplements the general terms applicable to consultants of the community. In the event of any discrepancy, the French version of these terms prevails.