We help district councils optimise Microsoft 365, introduce AI safely, and improve day-to-day operations, through a simple, compliant route via Digital Outcomes and Specialists 7 (RM1043.9).
At the same time there is pressure to reduce costs, improve productivity and deliver better services with the teams you already have. That is where we help.
Councils pay for entitlements nobody uses, while the features that would save time sit switched off.
Every department has built its own structure, so information is hard to find and harder to govern.
Ownership, retention and access rules drift over time, and nobody has a current picture of the tenant.
The appetite for AI is there, but the guardrails, policy and data readiness are not, so nothing moves.
As an awarded supplier on DOS 7, we give you a route to access specialist expertise quickly, avoid lengthy procurement processes and deliver clearly defined outcomes. The framework supports agile, outcome-based delivery and specialist digital capability, so you bring in exactly what you need, when you need it.
Make better use of what you already have, and reduce unnecessary spend.
Keep the platform secure, compliant and well managed, without adding overhead.
Technology only delivers value if people actually use it, so we build the habit as well as the capability.
AI is a real opportunity, but most councils do not know where to start. We introduce it safely, with clear value.
Many councils are over-licensed or under-using Microsoft 365. Our optimisation reviews typically identify immediate savings opportunities.
Policy, ownership and monitoring agreed before anything is switched on.
A defined pilot group, measured usage, then a widened scope on evidence.
Permissions and data readiness checked, with sensitive information kept out of scope.
Councils usually start with one of these, then widen the scope once the first result is in hand.
Spend matched to what is actually used, reviewed on a regular cadence.
The capability you already own, configured and adopted properly.
Consistent ways of working in Teams and SharePoint, with less time lost to searching.
Governance first, then a measured rollout with monitoring in place.
Specialist capability alongside your IT and digital colleagues, not instead of them.
Buyer publishes a requirement on the Digital Marketplace.
Numata responds against essential and nice-to-have criteria.
Technical fit, cultural fit and price are assessed to published weights.
Call-off contract signed under the framework terms of RM1043.9.
Named specialists mobilised against a clearly defined outcome.
Six categories, delivered as one. Every DOS 7 engagement is scoped and governed through the same operating standard we apply across regulated industries.
Anonymised, evidence-led accounts of the engagement, the decisions taken and the measured result.
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DOS 7, reference RM1043.9, is the UK Government framework for procuring digital outcomes and digital specialists. It supports agile, outcome-based delivery, so a council can bring in exactly the capability it needs, when it needs it, without running a full procurement exercise.
You publish a requirement on the Digital Marketplace, shortlist suppliers against published criteria, evaluate responses to weighted scoring, and award a call-off contract under the framework terms. Numata holds pre-approved supplier status, with transparent pricing and clear scope.
Most councils we meet own more capability than they use. We concentrate on the gap: licences that are over-provisioned, Teams and SharePoint structures that have drifted, governance that is unwritten, and Copilot that nobody feels safe switching on.
Many councils are over-licensed or under-using M365. Our optimisation reviews typically identify immediate savings opportunities, alongside the configuration and adoption changes needed to make the remaining spend work harder.
Governance first. We put an AI governance framework, policy and monitoring in place, check data and permissions readiness, then roll out in a controlled way, with sensitive information kept out of scope and usage visible to you throughout.
An M365 optimisation review or a Copilot readiness assessment. Both are short, clearly scoped and end with a written set of actions, so you can decide what to do next without committing to a programme.
Yes. The way we work is built around district councils and smaller public sector teams: focused projects, measurable improvements and support where your team needs it, rather than a transformation programme that adds overhead.
We will help you make practical progress, without turning it into a major programme.
