Delivery the public can trust

Public sector digital transformation and government delivery

We have delivered at the heart of government, accountable for billions of pounds of public money. We bring that same discipline to public bodies that need major programmes delivered properly and defensibly.

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£9bn
EBSS delivered for government
Ofgem, BEIS, HMRC
Departments worked for
22m+
Assets, NESO separation
The context

Public delivery carries a higher bar

In government the programme has to land and it has to withstand scrutiny afterwards: audit, committees, the public.

We have worked to that bar, accountable for making sure taxpayer money on the Energy Bills Support Scheme was spent properly and not lost to the companies disbursing it.

How we help

Where we add value in the public sector

Major programme delivery

Leading or recovering large public programmes to time, budget and scope.

Assurance and public money

Independent assurance and the controls that protect public funds and stand up to audit.

Systems and data

Finance, billing and settlement systems and the migrations behind them, at national scale.

Independent and credentialed

No vendor interest, real credentials

We are vendor independent, so public bodies get advice with no product to sell. We hold an ESG qualification from the University of Oxford and have worked alongside EY and Deloitte on major programmes.

WHERE WE HAVE DELIVEREDProven where failure is not an option22m+Energy networksNational Grid separation,assets under management£249mUtilities and telecomsKraken programmes, including thefirst water migration onto Kraken£9bnGovernmentEnergy Bills Support Scheme,20m households£25mEV and infrastructuresaved on the BP Pulse globalEV charging rollout19 years systems delivery5 continentsSenior led, independent
Digital

Public sector digital transformation

Public sector digital transformation carries everything a private programme does plus procurement rules, spending controls, service standards and the duty to explain every pound. We help central government bodies, arm's length bodies and local government design the programme, run the procurement, hold the suppliers to account and build the evidence trail that assurance reviews and audit will ask for. For local government consultancy the brief is usually smaller and sharper: a system replacement, a shared service or a scheme that has to launch on a date set by someone else.

Government credentials

Delivered inside government

Project Director for the £9bn Energy Bills Support Scheme for Ofgem, BEIS and HMRC
Accountable for ensuring public money was spent properly, not lost to utilities
Led the NESO separation from National Grid, over 22 million assets
Twenty years working with regulators and the bodies they oversee
Public ownership

Standing up publicly owned companies

Standing up a state owned company is a transfer of systems, data and public money, and the first year decides whether it is trusted in its third. We work with the departments and public bodies doing it, from operating model and governance to procurement and funds control.

Public ownership and grid reform Read the Great British Grid article

Common questions

Public sector questions, answered

Have you delivered for government before?

Yes. We were Project Director for the £9bn Energy Bills Support Scheme, working for Ofgem, BEIS and HMRC.

Can you work within public procurement?

Yes. We respond to public tenders and are used to the frameworks and scrutiny that come with public work.

What sets you apart for public bodies?

Independence and accountability. No product to sell, and a track record of protecting public money.

Do you cover regulators as well as departments?

Yes. We have twenty years of working with regulators and the organisations they oversee.

What size of programme?

Up to the largest. We have led programmes worth billions across five continents.

What does a public sector consultant do?

A public sector consultant helps government bodies plan, deliver and assure major programmes: business cases, procurement, delivery leadership and independent assurance, within the controls and scrutiny that public money requires.

How do you compare with larger public sector consulting firms?

We are smaller and senior led. You get people who have delivered major public programmes themselves, without the leverage model of the large firms, and with the same people from the first meeting to delivery.

Deliver it properly, and defensibly

Tell us about the programme and we will tell you honestly how we would deliver or assure it to the standard public work demands. No obligation.

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