Public Sector

Make complex change happen

Hands-on consulting for government, public bodies and national infrastructure. We help you deliver better outcomes for the people and communities you serve.

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£5m

IT savings a year for a UK government department.

13x

Return in year one. Payback in under a month.

100%

Users moved between government bodies on time. Zero disruption.

Who we help

We partner with central government departments, agencies, local authorities, public bodies and major infrastructure delivery organisations to tackle complex challenges and deliver lasting value.
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Central Government and Public Bodies

Plan, deliver, and embed real change

Departments, agencies, arm's-length bodies and local authorities rely on us to turn policy into action, modernise services and keep them running through change.

  • Strategy and operating model transformation

  • Machinery of Government change

  • Data, AI and process improvement

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National Infrastructure

Keep critical programmes moving

Major infrastructure depends on coordination, not just construction. We help delivery organisations simplify complexity, align partners and keep critical programmes on track.

  • Major programme and portfolio delivery

  • Delivery partner and supplier alignment

  • Systems, data and operational change

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Turning policy into progress

Every strategy is a promise to the public. We combine strategic insight with hands-on delivery expertise to keep it, from the first decision to measurable results.

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Shape the strategy

Clear priorities and a plan that can actually be delivered.

Transform the operating model

Structures, people and processes aligned behind the plan.

Modernise the technology

The systems and data to support new ways of working.

Deliver the programme

Major transformation led through to measurable benefits.

CASE STUDY

Pace saves a UK government department £5m a year

By leading a large-scale cloud data migration, Pace helped a major department move four data centres and 31 servers to a secure cloud, keeping services running throughout.

How we help

Specialist data, AI and process expertise, applied to the challenges public sector and infrastructure leaders face every day.

Data strategy and governance

Data and AI

Data strategy and governance

Develop an effective data strategy, establish robust governance and improve the quality, accessibility and management of your data, so decisions rest on information you can trust.

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AI enablement and adoption

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AI enablement and adoption

Identify practical AI opportunities, build organisational readiness, implement the right solutions and embed responsible adoption to improve productivity and service delivery.

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Process intelligence

Optimisation and Automation

Process intelligence

Use operational data to see how services and processes actually work, find the inefficiencies, uncover opportunities for automation and deliver measurable savings and performance gains.

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Data migration

Data and AI

Data migration

Plan and deliver complex, large-scale migrations, from legacy modernisation to cloud transitions and data centre exits, while managing operational risk and keeping services running.

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National Infrastructure

Making complex delivery happen

Infrastructure programmes are high pressure and high stakes. Timelines shift, partners multiply and decisions stall. We bring people, processes and technology together so critical work keeps moving.

Unblock delivery

Cut through the dependencies and decisions that hold programmes up.

Align delivery partners

Get suppliers, client teams and stakeholders working to one plan.

Strengthen capacity

Experienced people where pressure is highest, without burning out your team.

Machinery of Government Change

When government reshapes itself, services can't stop

Creating a department, merging functions or transferring them between bodies puts pressure on everything at once.

We align operating models, people, technology and governance so services continue without interruption and the change delivers the benefits it was meant to.

Create

Create

Stand up a new department or public body, ready to run from day one.

Merge

Merge

Bring functions and teams together as one organisation, without losing what works.

Transfer

Transfer

Move functions between bodies with services and momentum intact.

CASE STUDY

100% of users moved on time, with zero business disruption

A UK government department brought users from an arm's-length body into its core organisation, ahead of the new financial year.

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Operating model

How the new organisation will run, designed and ready for day one.

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People

Teams brought across with clarity, support and minimal disruption.

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Technology

Users, systems, access and data moved without breaking services.

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Governance

Clear decisions and accountability, with benefits tracked to the end.

Organisations we've helped

Our clients stay because we get results. Some we started with from day one, and we add new clients mostly by referral and reputation. Let's start a conversation.

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How we work

Experienced, hands-on teams that integrate with yours, accelerate delivery and leave your organisation stronger than they found it.

Embedded delivery teams

Hands-on people inside your programme

Instead of arm's-length advice

Leaves the hardest part to you

Joined-up delivery

People, processes and partners aligned

Instead of siloed workstreams

Leaves blockers unresolved

Lasting capability

Your teams stronger when we step back

Instead of dependency

Costs more the longer it lasts

Better services.
Lower costs.
Lasting results.

Improve services

Redesign services and processes around the people who use them.

Reduce costs

Remove inefficiency, make better use of data and technology, and automate where it pays back.

Build lasting capability

Embed change and strengthen your teams so results hold after we step back.

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Case study

13x return in year one through safer cloud optimisation

A UK government department re-tiered 26 servers with careful planning and business sign-off, saving £850k a year. Payback came in under a month.

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Case study

UK government department unlocks £5 million in IT savings

In one of the UK government's most complex data infrastructure overhauls, Pace moved a major department's data estate to a secure cloud.

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Case study

Zero disruption to government operations that cannot afford to stop

Users moved from an arm's-length body into its department in controlled tranches, on time and ahead of the new financial year.

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Bring Pace to your transformation

The experience, energy and pragmatism to turn ambition into action and make complex change happen. Tell us what you need to deliver.

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