Civica backs women in tech through SheCanCode partnership
Civica has partnered with SheCanCode, the women-in-tech community founded in 2016, to support mentoring, learning, networking and professional development for women building careers in technology. The partnership gives SheCanCode another sizeable technology employer to bring into its community, but the more important test is what Civica can put behind the badge. As a GovTech supplier […]
Mindgard raises £22m Series A as AI security funding matures
London and Boston-based Mindgard has raised $30m (£22m) in Series A funding led by Album VC, with participation from existing backers including .406 Ventures and IQ Capital. The round is a substantial step up from previous raises (see – Mindgard raises further $8m for AI security testing), and comes roughly two years after the company was spun […]
Metal Morph raises £700k to turn muck into brass
London-based infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) clean technology startup Metal Morph has raised £700,000 in pre-seed funding. The round was co-led by Sustainable Ventures and Green Angel Ventures, with Aqcelerator and Found Capital, alongside a £100,000 grant from Ofwat. The company intends to use the funds to scale its wastewater resource extraction hardware, expand its infrastructure engineering team, […]
Capita lands £31m UKHSA contact centre win
Capita has secured a contract with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to provide omnichannel contact centre services, supporting UKHSA and partner organisations including the Department of Health and Social Care. The deal is expected to commence in November this year, running for an initial three-year term with an estimated core value of around £31m. The […]
Waymark to steer Iomart finances into FY2027
Iomart has moved to fill a critical gap in its C-suite, naming former NatWest finance executive Matthew Waymark as CFO and board director from 14 September. Waymark, a Deloitte-trained chartered accountant who most recently ran finance at a start-up bank, replaces Scott Cunningham, who left at the end of June. Iomart enters FY2027 a leaner, more focused business than […]
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TPXimpact deepens MoJ relationship with £25m probation contract
The good news keeps flowing at TPXimpact. The public sector digital transformation specialist has confirmed a £25m, three-year contract with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to provide Probation Digital Delivery for Manage People on Probation (MPOP) and Probation User Services, with an option to extend to four years. The deal was awarded under Lot 2 […]
Netcompany raises guidance as UK surges
Copenhagen-headquartered IT services and platforms provider Netcompany saw Q2FY26 revenue increase at constant currency by over 43% year-on-year. Turnover for the three months ended 30 June 2026 hit DKK 2.454bn (c. £285m) and generated a 47% improvement in adjusted EBITDA to DKK 324m (c. £37.6m). The associated margin gained 30 bps against Q2FY25 to reach […]
Vodafone Business adds TCS to its integrator line-up
TCS has partnered up with Vodafone Business, the enterprise arm of the newly merged VodafoneThree, aimed at UK enterprise digital transformation. The tie-up spans a broad range of services including cloud migration, AI and automation, cyber security, network modernisation, data and analytics, IoT and managed services, with target sectors including public sector, healthcare, financial services and critical national […]