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.
£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
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.
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Strategy and operating model transformation
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Machinery of Government change
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Data, AI and process improvement


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.
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Major programme and portfolio delivery
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Delivery partner and supplier alignment
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Systems, data and operational change


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.
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 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.
PaceLab AI Launchpad
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.
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.
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.
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
Stand up a new department or public body, ready to run from day one.
Merge
Bring functions and teams together as one organisation, without losing what works.
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.
Operating model
How the new organisation will run, designed and ready for day one.
People
Teams brought across with clarity, support and minimal disruption.
Technology
Users, systems, access and data moved without breaking services.
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.
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.
Case studies
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.
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.
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.
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.