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    How public bodies engage us

    Public procurement rewards clarity. This page sets out the routes we work through, how teaming and diverse-business participation is handled, what a first engagement looks like, and how pricing is arrived at — so a procurement officer can judge fit before a single call.

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    Routes to engagement

    Direct professional services

    Statement of work against a defined scope, deliverables and acceptance criteria.

    Teaming and joint venture

    We team where a partner holds the qualifying past performance or the contract vehicle, with roles set out in writing.

    Subcontract to a prime

    We take the assurance and oversight scope under a prime holding the broader award.

    Cooperative and existing vehicles

    Where a suitable state, local or cooperative vehicle exists, we work through it rather than asking for a new one.

    Sole-source where justified

    Only where the requirement genuinely turns on capability that is documented and defensible.

    Pilot before programme

    A scoped diagnostic or pilot that produces usable evidence before any multi-year commitment.

    What a first engagement looks like

    Scoped diagnostic

    A short, fixed-scope review against the obligations you actually carry, ending in a findings pack you can act on regardless of what happens next.

    • Obligation inventory and control coverage map
    • Named gaps with owners and effort estimates
    • Reporting artefacts you keep

    Pilot on one surface

    One oversight surface stood up end to end — for example vendor assurance or an AI use registry — so the operating model is proven before it is widened.

    • One surface, real evidence, agreed cadence
    • Success criteria set before start
    • Stop or widen decision at the end

    Programme with knowledge transfer

    Wider rollout with your staff as named owners throughout, and a documented handover as a contractual deliverable rather than a courtesy.

    • Named agency owners for every control
    • Runbooks, templates and training handed over
    • Exit criteria agreed at engagement start

    Diverse-business participation

    Where participation goals apply, we structure the team to meet them properly, with real scope and real responsibility rather than pass-through.

    • MBE, WBE and small-business partners with defined scope
    • Participation reported against commitments
    • Partner capability documented in the submission

    Security and residency posture

    Deployment posture is a procurement question, so it is answered up front: multi-tenant, dedicated tenancy, or sovereign and restricted enclave.

    • Residency and key custody defined at scoping
    • Access boundaries and scoped reviewer read access
    • Evidence retention aligned to your record schedule

    Pricing

    Pricing is quoted against scope. We do not publish rate cards or seat pricing, because public-sector scope varies too much for a list price to be honest.

    • Fixed-price diagnostics and pilots where scope allows
    • Deliverable-based milestones for programmes
    • No public price cards or promotional discounting

    What we will put in writing

    Scope and acceptance criteriaWhat is delivered, when, and how it is judged complete.
    Named practitionersWho does the work, with the experience relevant to your obligations.
    Knowledge transfer deliverablesRunbooks, templates, training and named internal owners as contract items.
    Data handling and residencyWhere evidence lives, who can reach it, and how long it is retained.
    Reporting cadenceThe board, commission or committee rhythm the work reports into.
    Exit termsHow the authority keeps operating the model if the engagement ends.

    Questions buyers ask

    Do you publish pricing?

    No. Public-sector scope varies too much for a list price to be meaningful, so pricing is quoted against a defined scope after a short scoping conversation.

    Will you team with an incumbent?

    Yes, where it serves the buyer. We are frequently the assurance and oversight scope inside a broader award held by a partner.

    Can you meet diverse-business participation goals?

    Yes, with partners holding real scope and reported participation. We do not structure pass-through arrangements.

    What is the smallest sensible starting point?

    A fixed-scope diagnostic. It produces an obligation map and named gaps you keep regardless of whether the relationship continues.

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