Driving innovation and service-focused, strategic improvements
Whether you’re a government department, an educational institute, local government or a public sector body, the challenges remain the same; technical debt, poorly understood legacy systems, and the need to balance immediate improvements with long term goals.
Add in the pressure to do more with less, tight budgets, limited capacity and people, you need a partner focused on getting the job done.
With nearly three decades partnering with organisations throughout the sector, we understand your ways of working aligned to best practice standards and processes.
We have built a reputation for quality delivery across application modernisation, cloud, data, analytics and AI. Version 1 is known for tackling challenging problems and introducing innovative thinking and streamlined ways of working. We’re here to help you drive lasting improvements to provide better outcomes for citizens, students, and end users alike.
Whether you need our deep technical expertise or a partner to scale up to support major projects, we’ll make it simple.
Delivering AI in the Public Sector
Governments across the UK and Ireland have set a clear direction: AI is no longer an experiment, it’s an official strategy. With £45bn in productivity savings targeted by 2030 in the UK, and Ireland’s National AI Strategy committing to trustworthy, citizen-first AI delivery, departments face real pressure to move from pilot to production. Yet most are still stuck.
These practical guides are for leaders and teams across government. Whether you are driving digital transformation, managing data, or delivering frontline services. They cut through the complexity to help you build the right foundations, govern responsibly, and scale AI solutions that save time, reduce costs, and improve outcomes for citizens.
Public Sector
Where we work
Central Government
The need to enhance public services, streamline operations and ensure transparency, you need a partner you can trust to get the job done. A resilient technology environment is essential, and balancing the need for stability with the desire to modernise can be a challenge. The right partnership is crucial.
Local Government
We’ve been empowering local governments with our technology solutions for decades. Streamlining operations, transitioning legacy systems to the cloud and providing advanced analytics, we provide the tools needed to modernise infrastructure and deliver efficient, transparent, and responsive services to your community.
Education
Our comprehensive services enhance learning experiences, simplify administrative tasks, and ensure students reach their full learning potential. We provide the support and expertise needed for educational institutions to deliver efficient, and engaging outcomes for students and educators alike.
Justice
We’ve been helping departments deliver on their transformative ambitions for over a decade, helping you achieve the right outcomes to deliver a world class justice system. We’ve built a reputation as a safe pair of hands, but we’re also your partner for innovation.
Agriculture
With hundreds of Agri-Gov projects delivered successfully, we can help you gain more capacity, enabling you to embrace the changes that come your way and deliver on your mission. We’re an agile partner that enables agricultural reform.
Public Healthcare
We help public healthcare organisations modernise their systems, digitise workflows, and harness AI and data to improve patient outcomes. From reducing administrative burdens to enabling connected, community-focused care, we provide the technology, expertise, and long-term partnership needed to deliver efficient, resilient, and patient-centred healthcare.
Public sector resources
Legacy Visual Basic application modernisation with AI for public sector
Legacy Visual Basic applications in public sector, pose efficiency, security, and compliance challenges, that leads to high maintenance costs and risk. We mitigate these issues with AI-powered solutions to modernise legacy applications, ensuring seamless transition with minimal disruption.
License considerations for public sector
As experts in Tier 1 enterprise software vendors including Oracle, IBM and Microsoft, we can help you with the full lifecycle of software license optimisation. We reduce cost and risk in software licensing, manage ongoing compliance, deliver cloud migration readiness assessments, optimise cloud costs and deliver end-to-end FinOps.
Public sector procurement frameworks
Version 1 is a pre-approved provider on major procurement frameworks. With our longstanding experience and proven expertise in the public sector, these frameworks provide buyers with compliant procurement options, enabling them to find cost-efficient solutions and achieve value-for-money outcomes.
A smarter approach to modernisation in Public Sector
Produced by industry experts, this report provides a comprehensive guide to modernisation in the public sector, emphasizing the importance of rethinking operations, optimising citizen services, and being ready for the future. Key topics include the benefits of modernisation, challenges you may face, and a practical guide to successful projects.
