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Start the New Financial Year Stronger

Practical planning, assurance and AI readiness for the public sector

As the financial year draws to a close, public sector organisations are reviewing not just spend, but whether their digital foundations, governance and capabilities are ready to support delivery in the year ahead.

For many organisations, this review surfaces familiar pressures:

  • Legacy systems that are increasingly difficult and costly to maintain
  • Security, governance or compliance controls that haven’t kept pace with current standards
  • Limited visibility across projects, portfolios or programmes
  • Early adoption of AI and Microsoft 365 Copilot without a clear operating model
  • Growing interest in automation and AI-powered agents, but uncertainty around where to start safely

CPS works with public sector organisations to address these challenges through short, focused engagements that deliver clarity, assurance and momentum, without committing to large-scale transformation upfront.

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If you’re reviewing priorities for the year ahead and want to sense-check whether a short, focused engagement could help strengthen your organisation’s position, we’d welcome a conversation.

Use the form to arrange a consultation with CPS. We’ll discuss your priorities, explore where support could add value, and outline practical next steps.

This page is intended for public sector organisations reviewing digital, security, governance, AI and delivery priorities as they prepare for the new financial year.

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    How CPS can help

    Our work is designed to help organisations deal with known problem areas now, so they don’t carry unnecessary risk or technical debt into the new financial year.

    3.1 Security, governance and compliance reviews

    Targeted assessments aligned to public sector standards that identify gaps, risks and improvement opportunities — with clear, prioritised actions rather than lengthy reports.

    3.2 Digital, AI and PPM roadmaps

    Practical roadmaps covering Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Dynamics 365 and Project & Portfolio Management, grounded in real operational priorities and delivery constraints.

    3.3 Microsoft 365 Copilot readiness & value sessions

    Structured workshops to assess readiness, governance and data foundations, and to identify high-value Copilot use cases that can be adopted confidently and responsibly.

    3.4 Department-level Agent education sessions

    Focused sessions exploring how AI-powered agents could support specific teams such as HR, Finance, Customer Services or Operations — with emphasis on guardrails, governance and realistic outcomes.

    3.5 Proof of concept engagements

    Short, low-risk proof-of-concept initiatives that allow teams to validate ideas, demonstrate value and inform next steps before wider rollout.

    Why CPS

    CPS is a trusted Microsoft partner with deep experience across central government, local government, healthcare, policing and arm’s-length bodies.

    We bring together:

    • Strong public sector governance and assurance expertise
    • Deep Microsoft platform knowledge across Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Dynamics 365 and AI
    • A pragmatic, outcome-led approach focused on real-world delivery

    Our engagements are designed to support better decisions — not create dependency or unnecessary complexity.