techUK x Tussell: The state of Local Government tech procurement
10am – 11am28 May 2025
Online
Get up-to-speed on the state of Local Government tech procurement in this exclusive market debrief.
Six months on from Future Gazing: Where next for local gov tech in 2025, leading market intelligence provider and techUK member Tussell will deliver a data-led overview of the shape and size of the Local Government tech market in 2025.
You can expect to learn how big the market is, who its biggest players and customers are, which routes-to-market are used the most, and how it’s all might change under the proposed English Devolution Whitepaper.
Additionally, techUK’s Local Public Services Committee Procurement Sub-group will share findings from its recent procurement surveys. These surveys - one for buyers and one for suppliers - offer insights and recommendations to guide the future of public sector tech procurement, help us understand what ‘good’ looks like, and explore how procurement can best drive innovation in this market.
We'll also be joined by Cassandra Gardiner, Head of Digital Innovation & Change, London Borough of Redbridge who will join the discussion, to share the supplier experience.
Agenda
10:00 - Welcome - techUK
10:05 - Tussell presentation: the state of Local Government tech procurement, outlining 2024 trends and the direction of travel for 2025 on beyond looking at where local government is spending money on tech and digital.
10:20 - LPSC Procurement Report: presentation and update
techUK Local Public Servies Committee Procurement sub-group present the LPSC procurement survey findings, focusing on insights and recommendations to help shape the direction and policy of public sector tech procurement.
Denis Kaminskiy, Arcus Global and Helen Gerling, Shaping Cloud Ltd, techUK Procurement Sub-group leads
10:35 - Panel: joined by Cassandra Gardiner
Emily Witter, Senior Data Researcher, Tussell
Cassandra Gardiner, Head of Digital Innovation & Change
Denis Kaminskiy, Arcus Global & Vice Chair, techUK Local Public Services Committee
Helen Gerling, Shaping Cloud Ltd & member, techUK Local Public Services Committee
10:50 - Q&A
10:55 - Wrap up and Thanks
11:00 - End
Speakers
Cassandra Gardiner
Head of Digital Innovation & Change, London Borough of Redbridge
Audience: This session is suited for all techUK members, civil servants and technology experts interested in understanding how Local Government is buying technology in 2025. The aim is for all attendees to leave with data-backed, actionable insights on this crucial market.
Georgina Maratheftis
Associate Director, Local Public Services, techUK
Georgina Maratheftis
Associate Director, Local Public Services, techUK
Georgina is techUK’s Associate Director for Local Public Services
Georgina works with suppliers that are active or looking to break into the market as well as with local public services to create the conditions for meaningful transformation. techUK regularly bring together local public services and supplier community to horizon scan and explore how the technologies of today and tomorrow can help solve some of the most pressing problems our communities face and improve outcomes for our people and places.
Prior to techUK, Georgina worked for a public policy events company where she managed the policy briefing division and was responsible for generating new ideas for events that would add value to the public sector. Georgina worked across a number of portfolios from education, criminal justice, and health but had a particular interest in public sector transformation and technology. Georgina also led on developing relationships across central and local government.
If you’d like to learn more about techUK, or want to get involved, get in touch.
Programme Manager – Local Public Services and Nations and Regions, techUK
Luke Newcombe
Programme Manager – Local Public Services and Nations and Regions, techUK
Luke joined techUK in September 2025 as a Programme Manager for Local Public Services and Nations and Regions.
Luke works closely with members and stakeholders across industry and government at local, regional and national levels to support collaboration, drive innovation and strengthen tech-enabled public services. His work supports the development of strong local and regional tech economies by helping organisations to engage with public sector challenges, explore emerging technologies and build impactful partnerships.
Prior to joining techUK, Luke worked at Enterprise Ireland, the Irish government’s export development agency. He began by advising SMEs on export strategy to the UK and later focused on connecting Irish businesses with multinational organisations to foster strategic partnerships, drive international growth and support economic development.
Luke holds an MSc in Political Economy from the University of Amsterdam and a BA in European Studies from Trinity College Dublin.
Programme Team Assistant for Public Sector Markets, techUK
Francesca Richiusa
Programme Team Assistant for Public Sector Markets, techUK
Fran serves as the Programme Team Assistant within techUK’s Public Sector Market Programmes, where she is responsible for delivering comprehensive team support, managing administrative functions, and fostering strong relationships with members.
Prior to joining techUK in May 2025, Fran built a meaningful career in the charitable and local government sectors. She worked extensively with both victims and perpetrators of crime, and notably led the coordination of Domestic Homicide Reviews across Surrey—an initiative aimed at identifying lessons and preventing future incidents of domestic abuse.
Outside of work, Fran is an avid traveller and a proud cat mum who enjoys unwinding with her feline companions.
Our Local Public Services Programme helps techUK members to navigate local government. We champion innovation that can create truly digital local public services helping to create thriving, productive and safer places for all. Visit the programme page here
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Georgina is techUK’s Associate Director for Local Public Services
Georgina works with suppliers that are active or looking to break into the market as well as with local public services to create the conditions for meaningful transformation. techUK regularly bring together local public services and supplier community to horizon scan and explore how the technologies of today and tomorrow can help solve some of the most pressing problems our communities face and improve outcomes for our people and places.
Prior to techUK, Georgina worked for a public policy events company where she managed the policy briefing division and was responsible for generating new ideas for events that would add value to the public sector. Georgina worked across a number of portfolios from education, criminal justice, and health but had a particular interest in public sector transformation and technology. Georgina also led on developing relationships across central and local government.
If you’d like to learn more about techUK, or want to get involved, get in touch.
Programme Manager – Local Public Services and Nations and Regions, techUK
Luke Newcombe
Programme Manager – Local Public Services and Nations and Regions, techUK
Luke joined techUK in September 2025 as a Programme Manager for Local Public Services and Nations and Regions.
Luke works closely with members and stakeholders across industry and government at local, regional and national levels to support collaboration, drive innovation and strengthen tech-enabled public services. His work supports the development of strong local and regional tech economies by helping organisations to engage with public sector challenges, explore emerging technologies and build impactful partnerships.
Prior to joining techUK, Luke worked at Enterprise Ireland, the Irish government’s export development agency. He began by advising SMEs on export strategy to the UK and later focused on connecting Irish businesses with multinational organisations to foster strategic partnerships, drive international growth and support economic development.
Luke holds an MSc in Political Economy from the University of Amsterdam and a BA in European Studies from Trinity College Dublin.
Programme Team Assistant for Public Sector Markets, techUK
Francesca Richiusa
Programme Team Assistant for Public Sector Markets, techUK
Fran serves as the Programme Team Assistant within techUK’s Public Sector Market Programmes, where she is responsible for delivering comprehensive team support, managing administrative functions, and fostering strong relationships with members.
Prior to joining techUK in May 2025, Fran built a meaningful career in the charitable and local government sectors. She worked extensively with both victims and perpetrators of crime, and notably led the coordination of Domestic Homicide Reviews across Surrey—an initiative aimed at identifying lessons and preventing future incidents of domestic abuse.
Outside of work, Fran is an avid traveller and a proud cat mum who enjoys unwinding with her feline companions.
CEO and techUK Local Public Services Committee member, and procurement sub-group co-lead , Shaping Cloud
Helen was an early adopter of tech, coding in Atari BASIC at the age of 7, and is a self-proclaimed geek at heart! After 20 years in the public and higher education sectors, Helen brings a wealth of knowledge in the design and delivery of drift-free large scale digital and transformational programmes. Her commercial acumen and planning foresight, coupled with her sincere and people focussed approach, drives forward her mission for delivery excellence. Alongside her role as CEO at Shaping Cloud, she favours a hands-on approach to consultancy, believing in the importance of partnership rather than just being a provider. With experience of large-scale implementations and a breadth and depth of technological knowledge, she understands the complexities at hand and engages with stakeholders from C-team to technical delivery. Helen is a trusted advisor into enterprise orgs, particularly in relation to delivering organisational value through the adoption of cloud technology and services, and she has developed Cloud & Digital Strategies that have been adopted and implemented by over 30 such organisations just in the past few years. She has also advised on the development of successful cloud procurement frameworks. Helen is absolutely convinced that cloud is here to stay and that every organisation should be using cloud services from storage, to automation, to analytics to stay competitive and relevant. She articulates what this means for each organisation she engages with - from finance to government and to NHS Trusts.
Shaping Cloud are a UK SME pure-play cloud consulting and service provider that's been championing the adoption of cloud since 2010. Helen joined Shaping Cloud in 2018 and soon made her mark, first productising their offers to the market, then leading their consulting arm, and since early 2020 - shaping and leading the company as their first female CEO. Under her leadership, Shaping Cloud doubled in size in 2021 and has grown 50% year on year since.
Founder and Strategy Director and Vice-Chair techUK Local Public Services Committee, and procurement sub-group co-lead , Arcus Global
Denis is the Founder and Director of Arcus Global, a mission critical SaaS company providing the new generation of Built Environment and Regulatory platforms to the UK Government. Denis has been a CEO of Arcus until 2021 and is now responsible for Strategy, Commercial and M&A functions. Prior to Arcus, Denis read an MBA at Cambridge University, before which he was Global IT Procurement Director for Cadbury Schweppes, as well as lead IT procurement for Rolls-Royce plc.
Emily oversees much of Tussell's market-trusted analysis into UK government contracts and spending. Emily's current projects include analysing the effects of English devolution on procurement, and government spending with SMEs.
