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i10 has been shortlisted for 2 awards at the 2022 Mercury Business Awards! With just 10 awards up for grabs, being shortlisted for 2 of them is quite some achievement. The first award is 'Environmental Champion' and will be presented to the business that can demonstrate a commitment to reducing its carbon footprint with projects such as cutting its use of fossil fuels, caring for the natural environment, improving the use of resources by cutting waste, reducing pollution and increasing its environmental understanding. i10 became carbon negative in May 2021 and in 2022 we successfully backdated our carbon offset to the year we were founded (2006) making us one of the most sustainable IT SMEs in the UK. We have planted 19,500 trees and offset 170 tonnes of carbon to date. The second award is 'Small Business of the Year' and is for businesses which can demonstrate excellence and innovation in their field, management with the ability to drive the business forward and funding arrangements and investment plans for the future of the business. It must show it understands its market, has arrangements to respond to change and can demonstrate why the business should win. i10 has grown significantly over the last 3 years, reaching revenues of £2.75m in FY21/22. In that time we have delivered some outstanding digital transformation projects to public sector clients including the Food Standards Agency, Golding Homes (housing association), NHS Property Services, and several Local Authorities. In March 2022, i10 ranked number 31 in a list of top suppliers to UK Government (via the Digital Outcomes Framework), placing us alongside household names like Deloitte (30) and PwC (32) and ahead of giants like KPMG. In the last 6 months, we have donated over 24,000 meals to Fareshare and made further sustainability and social value commitments that for every piece of future work signed, we will plant another 540 trees and donate 1,200 more meals through Fareshare. We look forward to the gala dinner on September 16th when the winners will be announced.

i10 is delighted to have been recognised as 'Best Public Sector Transformation Consultancy 2022' at the SME News Midlands Enterprise Awards. The Midlands Enterprise Awards recognise the successes of a vastly diverse range of firms based in the UK's heartlands. Speaking about the award, i10 Founder and CEO Mark Hastings said "We are delighted to have been recognised as the best public sector transformation consultancy 2022 in the East Midlands Enterprise Awards. The award is a testament to our fantastic team's hard work and dedication and the support of our incredible ecosystem partners." SME News is a quarterly digital publication aimed at those who own, run or assist in running small and medium-sized businesses within the UK. SME News, through its digital magazine, website and social media outlets, provides a valuable tool to SMEs and their leaders for running their business day to day, seeking the best advice and for growing and succeeding in their endeavours. i10 has grown significantly over the last 3 years, reaching revenues of £2.75m in FY21/22. In that time we have delivered some outstanding digital transformation projects to public sector clients including the Food Standards Agency, Golding Homes (housing association), NHS Property Services, and several Local Authorities. In March 2022, i10 ranked number 31 in a list of top suppliers to UK Government (via the Digital Outcomes Framework), placing us alongside household names like Deloitte (30) and PwC (32) and ahead of giants like KPMG. In May 2021 i10 became carbon negative and in 2022 we successfully backdated our carbon offset to the year we were founded (2006) making us one of the most sustainable IT SMEs in the UK. We have planted 19,500 trees and offset 170 tonnes of carbon to date. In the last 6 months, we have donated over 24,000 meals to Fareshare and made further sustainability and social value commitments that for every piece of future work signed, we will plant another 540 trees and donate 1,200 more meals through Fareshare.

Everyone at i10 is delighted to have been nominated for, and won an award at the SME News IT Awards. The award for 'Best Transformation Service Provider - East Midlands', recognises the critical role the IT sector has played in ensuring businesses can stay connected, adapt and continue to trade in an increasingly digital society. It was voted for by a judging panel based on research and analysis of information that is available online and in the public domain as well as evidence supplied by i10. SME News is a quarterly digital publication aimed at those who own, run or assist in the running of small and medium-sized businesses within the UK. SME News, by way of its digital magazine, website and social media outlets, provides a valuable tool to SMEs and their leaders for running their business day to day, seeking the best advice and for growing and succeeding in their endeavours. i10 has grown significantly over the last 3 years, reaching revenues of £2.75m in FY21/22. In that time we have delivered some outstanding digital transformation projects to public sector clients including the Food Standards Agency, Golding Homes (housing association), NHS Property Services, and several Local Authorities. In March 2022, i10 ranked number 31 in a list of top suppliers to UK Government (via the Digital Outcomes Framework), placing us alongside household names like Deloitte (30) and PwC (32) and ahead of giants like KPMG. In May 2021 i10 became carbon negative and in 2022 we successfully backdated our carbon offset to the year we were founded (2006) making us one of the most sustainable IT SMEs in the UK. To date, we have planted 19,500 trees and offset 150 tonnes of carbon. In the last 6 months, we have donated over 24,000 meals to Fareshare and made further sustainability and social value commitments that for every piece of future work signed, we will plant another 540 trees and donate 1,200 more meals through Fareshare.

In addition to being a recognised authority in public sector transformation in the UK, i10 is committed to setting the standard for Social Value by creating a positive, lasting impact on our public sector clients and making a difference in society. i10 believes in tailoring our social value contributions to align with our clients, and this donation is a result of a commitment made to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), with whom we work closely. Having agreed 20 work-packages with FSA, we have planted 10,800 trees through Ecologi. Once mature, each of these trees will likely offset 48lbs of carbon each year, so we have already committed to offsetting 518,400 lbs of carbon per annum (once the trees are mature). At the time of writing, we have planted a total of 19,500 trees and achieved 170 tonnes of carbon reduction. You can track our progress here. This is in addition to having made a donation to FareShare - enough to provide 20,000 healthy and nutritious meals to children in need. Further Information Follow i10 on Twitter and LinkedIn or drop us an email: hello@i-10.co.uk About i-10 i10 is a specialist consultancy that offers a complete ecosystem for digital, data, technology and people transformation, helping public sector organisations be the best they can be.

In addition to being a recognised authority in public sector transformation in the UK, i10 is committed to setting the standard for Social Value by creating a positive, lasting impact on our public sector clients and making a difference in society. As part of that commitment, we have funded tree-planting and carbon offset projects. Our contributions equate to the planting of 1,000 trees and funding 2 carbon offsets equating to 20 tonnes of CO2 through our partnership with Ecologi, a community and platform for climate action that is funding a huge range of leading climate solutions to one day be responsible for halving the world's emissions by 2040. These carbon offset projects are verified by the Verified Carbon Standard. You can view them on the Verra Registry here and here. These contributions are part of our wider social value commitments. At the time of writing, we have planted a total of 19,500 trees and achieved 170 tonnes of carbon reduction. You can track our progress here. In addition, we have donated to FareShare - enough to provide 20,000 healthy and nutritious meals to children in need. Further Information Follow i10 on Twitter and LinkedIn or drop us an email: hello@i-10.co.uk About i-10 i10 is a specialist consultancy that offers a complete ecosystem for digital, data, technology and people transformation, helping public sector organisations be the best they can be. we worked with Ecologi, a community and platform for climate action that is funding a huge range of leading climate solutions. At time of writing, we have planted a total of 18,500 trees and achieved 150 tonnes of carbon reduction. You can track our progress here: https://ecologi.com/i10

In addition to being a recognised authority in public sector transformation in the UK, i10 is committed to setting the standard for Social Value by creating a positive, lasting impact on our public sector clients and making a difference in society. As part of that commitment, we have recently made a sizeable donation to FareShare, the UK's national network of charitable food re-distributors. FareShare take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to more than 10,500 frontline charities and community groups. The food redistributed by FareShare is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week, FareShare provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people. i10 believes in tailoring our social value contributions to align with our clients, and this donation is a result of a commitment made to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), with whom we work closely. Having agreed 20 work-packages with FSA, we made a commensurate donation to FareShare - enough to provide 20,000 healthy and nutritious meals to children in need. Why is this important? FareShare has seen demand for food skyrocket, particularly among frontline organisations providing food to children and their families. With the coronavirus pandemic pushing thousands of people into financial hardship, many more families will struggle to put food on the table this year. What's next? As we agree more work-packages with FSA, we will continue to make donations to FareShare in addition to continuing to offset our carbon emissions. Wider Social Value This social value contribution is part of a package committed-to under our FSA contract - in addition to our FareShare contribution we have already planted 10,800 trees through Ecologi. Once mature, each of these trees will likely offset 48lbs of carbon each year, so we have already committed to offsetting 518,400 lbs of carbon per annum (once the trees are mature). At the time of writing, we have planted a total of 19,500 trees and achieved 170 tonnes of carbon reduction. You can track our progress here. Further Information Follow i10 on Twitter and LinkedIn or drop us an email: hello@i-10.co.uk About i-10 i10 is a specialist consultancy that offers a complete ecosystem for digital, data, technology and people transformation, helping public sector organisations be the best they can be.

Ferris Bueller famously told us that "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." So here's us, stopping and looking around the last financial year. Oh yeah! New Clients In the last 12 months, we have secured several significant new clients including the Food Standards Agency (£3m) to be their digital, data, technology and cyber security partner (a 2-year contract) and NHS Property Services to deliver their data strategy. We have also worked with several local authorities and housing associations. For these clients, we have delivered some outstanding work. From using augmented reality to help clients conduct remote inspections to using cutting-edge technology to help clients understand how to better regulate online markets (the same technology is being used to help manage misinformation and disinformation with regards to the war in Ukraine), to delivering a new data platform with automated statutory reporting, we have transformed internal- and external-facing digital services for our clients. New Frameworks We have also been awarded a place on a new Crown Commercial Service (CCS) procurement framework: Digital Specialists and Programmes RM6263 framework for Lot 1 Digital Programmes. This is a significant achievement as we were one of only 50 suppliers to be successfully appointed. We now sit on three CCS frameworks: Digital Outcomes & Specialists, GCloud and Digital Specialists and Programmes - giving public sector buyers multiple routes to our services and reassurance that our services meet the high standards they would expect. New Records In March 2022, i10 ranked number 31 in a list of 237 UK Government suppliers on the Crown Commercial Service's Digital Outcomes and Specialists (DOS) framework. To put this fantastic performance in context, i10 is positioned between Deloitte (30) and PwC (32) in the rankings; ahead of giants KPMG and other established players. New Accreditations Additionally, in the last 12 months, we have achieved Cyber Essentials Plus certification - the highest level of certification under the Cyber Essentials scheme backed by the Government and administered by the National Cyber Security Centre. This is important because it reassures our clients that we are working to secure our IT against cyber attacks increasing their confidence in our services. Social Value But for us it's not just about the bottom line - we are here to make a difference not just to our clients, but to the communities in which we operate. That's where our commitments to social value come in. In May 2021 we became carbon negative for the first time - offsetting our carbon footprint for 2020. In September 2021, we became a member of Social Enterprise UK - demonstrating our commitment to Social Value. In November 2021, i10 became a signatory to the Prompt Payment Code (PPC). Administered by the Office of the Small Business Commissioner on behalf of the Department for Business, Environment, Innovation and Skills (BEIS), the PPC is a voluntary code of practice for businesses that sets the standards for payment practices - ensuring our partners and suppliers are always paid on time. In late 2021, i10 joined the SME climate hub, recognised by the United Nations Race to Zero campaign - making i10 one of 2,600 SMEs across 84 countries to have committed to achieving net-zero emissions by no later than 2050. But we felt that 2050 was too late to deliver on these commitments. So in March 2022 we went further - and backdated our carbon offset to the year we were founded in 2006. In order to achieve this, we worked with Ecologi, a community and platform for climate action that is funding a huge range of leading climate solutions. At the time of writing, we have planted a total of 18,500 trees and achieved 150 tonnes of carbon reduction. You can track our progress here: https://ecologi.com/i10 Also on the social value front, in the last 6 months alone we have donated over 24,000 meals to Fareshare. We have made further sustainability and social value commitments that for every piece of future work signed, we will plant another 540 trees and donate 1,200 more meals through Fareshare. We believe this makes us one of the most sustainable SMEs in the UK. New People All this has meant we've been able to expand our core team and we're delighted to be working with Juliet Lack (FD), Donna Hogg (vEA) and Cara Birkett (vEA). We've also benefitted from some excellent advice from our friends at The Consultancy Growth Network (TCGN), particularly Marcia Marini, Marc Jantzen and George Berrington. New Partners Our ecosystem continues to go from strength to strength and we are delighted to have added a number of exciting partners to the mix, including BetterGov, Hitachi Solutions, Code, Analytics Engines, i-confidential and Infotechtion. This increases our unique ecosystem to 20 partners, boasting over 1,250 experts, spanning all aspects of Digital, Data, Technology (DDaT), People, Process and Cultural Transformation. New Look We've even had time to evolve our brand with the help of Matt from Childs Brand Partners and we're currently working on a new iteration of our brand narrative which will soon lead to a website overhaul. Thank you to Helen Kettleborough for all the great work on this front! New Recognition We're also delighted to have been nominated for a number of awards which really underlines the huge progress we have made this year: Digital Leaders Impact Award for our work at FSA on Report A Food Allergy SME News, Midlands Enterprise Awards: Best Sustainable and Social Value Public Sector Transformation Consultancy Mercury Business Awards: Environmental Champion Mercury Business Awards: Small Business of the Year 2 years into the relaunch: Retrospective As I said in my 2020 retrospective, we picked quite a year to relaunch the business. So how's it going? Well, let me tell you! We have grown the business from a turnover of c£225k in FY19/20, increasing to £1.35m in FY20/21 and increasing again to c£2.75m in FY21/22 - that's 1000% growth in 2 years! Furthermore, we have achieved that during the pandemic at a time when many clients paused or curtailed investment and spending on other transformation consultancies. We've come further than we ever could have imagined ... but we dare to dream and have business plans in place to further enhance our growing reputation as a recognised authority in public transformation in the UK, setting the standard for social value and creating a positive, lasting impact on public sector clients whilst making a difference in society. Watch this space! We'll keep you posted! Further Information Follow i10 on Twitter and LinkedIn or drop us an email: hello@i-10.co.uk About i-10 i10 is a specialist consultancy that offers a complete ecosystem for digital, data, technology and people transformation, helping public sector organisations be the best they can be.

We are proud to update our Carbon Reduction Plan, demonstrating and publicly confirming our commitments to tackle climate change. We became Carbon Negative in 2020 and continue to reduce our carbon emissions over time. In parallel, we continue to offset our emissions to maintain our Carbon Negative position. Our Carbon Reduction Plan has been completed in accordance with PPN 06/21 and associated guidance and reporting standards for Carbon Reduction Plans. Emissions have been reported and recorded in accordance with the published reporting standard for Carbon Reduction Plans and the GHG Reporting Protocol corporate standard and uses the appropriate Government emission conversion factors for greenhouse gas company reporting. We will report our emissions annually, demonstrating our progress to achieving Net Zero. Highlights In 2021, i10 joined the SME climate hub, recognised by the United Nations Race to Zero campaign - making i10 one of 2,600 SMEs across 84 countries to have committed to achieving net-zero emissions by no later than 2050. But we felt that 2050 was too late to deliver on these commitments, so in 2021, we became carbon negative for that financial year. In March 2022 we went further - backdated our carbon offset to the year we were founded in 2004. In order to achieve this, we worked with Ecologi, a community and platform for climate action that is funding a huge range of leading climate solutions. At time of writing, we have planted a total of 18,500 trees and achieved 150 tonnes of carbon reduction. You can track our progress here: https://ecologi.com/i10 We have made further sustainability and social value commitments that for every piece of future work signed, we will plant another 540 trees and donate 1,200 more meals through Fareshare. We believe this makes us one of the most sustainable SMEs in the UK.

i10 is delighted to announce that we will be working with NHS Property Services (NHS PS) to help them develop their new Data Strategy. NHS PS is a government-owned company which exists to help the NHS get the most from its estate, and ensure that it is consistently fit for purpose so that healthcare professionals can deliver excellent patient care. The NHS PS portfolio is one of the largest in the UK, comprising more than 3,000 properties with 7,000 tenants across England. At a total value of more than £3bn, this represents about 10% of the total NHS estate. Properties range from listed buildings to state-of-the-art integrated health campuses. i10 Founder and Director Mark Hastings said "We are very proud to be working with NHS PS. The work we do will have a direct impact on helping NHS PS to enable excellent patient care. After the last couple of years, anything we can do to improve things for our fantastic NHS can only be a good thing. We can't wait to get started." Further Information For more information on working with i10 to procure through any of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) frameworks that i10 sit on, please contact hello@i-10.co.uk Follow i10 on Twitter and LinkedIn. About i-10 i10 is a specialist consultancy that offers a complete ecosystem for digital, data, technology and people transformation, helping public sector organisations be the best they can be.

Analysis of Crown Commercial Service's Digital Outcomes and Specialists Framework revenues shows strong performance from i10 in March 2022. i10 ranked number 31 in a list of 237 suppliers - further reinforcing our position as one of the top DOS suppliers. To put this fantastic performance in context, i10 is positioned between Deloitte (30) and PwC (32) in the rankings; ahead of giants KPMG and other established players. i10 Founder and Director Mark Hastings said "This is a further endorsement of our unique ecosystem approach. We've come a long way in the last 2 years and we remain passionate about providing public sector buyers with outstanding value and access to best of the SME market. We're constantly evolving our ecosystem and social value commitments, which is helping to cement our reputation as a recognised authority in public sector transformation, setting the standard for social value and creating a positive, lasting impact on our public sector clients and making a difference in society." Source: Advice Cloud Spend Data Further Information For more information on working with i10 to procure through any of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) frameworks that i10 sit on, please contact hello@i-10.co.uk Follow i10 on Twitter and LinkedIn. About i-10 i10 is a specialist consultancy that offers a complete ecosystem for digital, data, technology and people transformation, helping public sector organisations be the best they can be. About CCS Crown Commercial Service supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. In 2020/21, CCS helped the public sector to achieve commercial benefits equal to £2.04bn - supporting world-class public services that offer best value for taxpayers.

Analysis of Crown Commercial Service's Digital Outcomes and Specialists Framework revenues shows strong performance from i10 in Quarter 4 FY21/22. With £1.25m of revenue, i10 ranked number 46 in a list of 304 suppliers - maintaining our place in the top 50 once again. To put this fantastic performance in context, i10 ranked ahead of giants like Sopra Steria, PwC and KPMG. i10 Founder and Director Mark Hastings said "This is a strong endorsement of our unique ecosystem approach which brings together the best of the SMEs market for public sector buyers. We will continue to enhance our ecosystem and maintain a sharp focus on social value within our engagements to help cement our reputation as a recognised authority in public sector transformation, setting the standard for social value and creating a positive, lasting impact on our public sector clients and making a difference in society." Source: Advice Cloud Spend Data Further Information For more information on working with i10 to procure through any of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) frameworks that i10 sit on, please contact hello@i-10.co.uk Follow i10 on Twitter and LinkedIn. About i-10 i10 is a specialist consultancy that offers a complete ecosystem for digital, data, technology and people transformation, helping public sector organisations be the best they can be. About CCS Crown Commercial Service supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. In 2020/21, CCS helped the public sector to achieve commercial benefits equal to £2.04bn - supporting world-class public services that offer best value for taxpayers.

Digital Specialists and Programmes Framework ID: RM6263 21 March 2022 - 20 March 2026 i10 is delighted to announce its successful appointment to Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Digital Specialists and Programmes RM6263 framework for Lot 1 Digital Programmes. This new CCS framework evolved from the ongoing Digital Outcomes and Specialists framework that i10 is also part of. The framework enables all public sector organisations to: access the full range of #Digital, #Data and #Technology (DDaT) services needed for digital transformation/capability projects/programmes provide people/teams for any strategic objectives or scope of services that will enable digital transformation (that have no clearly defined outcomes or deliverables) CCS state that such “digital transformation projects/programmes might include redesigning an existing service, or designing a whole new service for internal and/or external users/teams. It might involve rethinking how an organisation could use technology, people or processes to create new business models or new revenue streams for the organisation (for example, building mobile applications or eCommerce platforms.” i-10 is one of only 51 suppliers selected to join the Digital Programmes Lot (1). The appointment underlines i10’s significant progress over the last two years to be a trusted DDaT supplier to the UK public sector. This is the third CCS framework that i10 now sit on, in addition to Digital Outcomes and Specialists and GCloud. Mark Hastings, Founder and Director of i10, added: “Delivering social value was an important part of the procurement process, demonstrating i10’s commitment to putting social value at the heart of our approach. As an SME champion, we are able to offer UK public sector buyers an important route to supporting Government commitments to increase spending on SMEs.” All i10s services are underpinned by Cyber Essentials Plus certification. Further Information For more information on working with i10 to procure through any of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) frameworks that i10 sit on, please contact hello@i-10.co.uk Follow i10 on Twitter and LinkedIn. About i-10 i10 is a specialist consultancy that offers a complete ecosystem for digital, data, technology and people transformation, helping public sector organisations be the best they can be. About CCS Crown Commercial Service supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. In 2020/21, CCS helped the public sector to achieve commercial benefits equal to £2.04bn - supporting world-class public services that offer best value for taxpayers.