Opencast

Who we are

A different type of tech consultancy

Outcomes focus

User-centred

Agile and iterative

Trusted partners

Our priority is to do what’s best for our clients, partners and people. We’ll work with you to understand what you know and how you see the world. Our commitment to purpose means we work to make life better in wider society, as well as for our own people.

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Services

Solutions made for you.

Once we understand what you need, we’ll work with you to shape the best support to deliver the solutions that are right for you. We focus on solving the problem at hand, building in value and making an impact. Sometimes this means big innovation. Often, it’s doing the tried and tested really well.

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Architecture

Engineering

Product delivery

User-centred design

Data

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Need anything specific?

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Our clients

Making a difference together.

We work to make a positive difference to people's lives. We work with you to deliver meaningful change and results to match. Social purpose drives our work. We work with people who see the world in the same way.

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Sector focus

Some key sectors we work with

Government and public sector

Government organisations work to improve people’s lives – and we work with them to deliver meaningful change.

Healthcare

We understand the challenges healthcare providers face in delivering the services that patients and professionals need.

Green tech and utilities

We know that technology holds some of the answers we need to big environmental challenges.

"Thanks and congratulations to the team for all the hard work they’ve put in...they should be so proud of themselves to deliver with such challenging timelines. It’s a turbulent time for all so to keep on track is a real achievement"
Digital delivery manager
Civil Service
"Opencast helped us technically assure the solutions provided by third party suppliers. Their knowledge and ability to build strong relationships with all partied significantly improve the efficiency of our group"
Senior Manager
NHS
"A sudden growth in demand for our online services required a rapid scale-up and a restructure of our architecture. Opencast was absolutely key to our success in managing that, with no unplanned downtime"
Murray Ellender
eConsult
"The resilience, commitment and confidence of everyone has been incomparable. Everyone, across both the wider business and within technology involved in all elements of both the build and delivery of these projects and products have worked exceptionally hard in extraordinary times"
Kirste Worland, head of applications
NHS Business Services Authority
"We were delighted to receive a charity grant from Opencast. It has enabled us to continue our essential support work in providing free meals, emergency clothing, and emergency food parcels to struggling individuals and families"
Rebecca Stevenson
St Vincent’s Support Centre
"Opencast employees were very much part of the integrated and blended team that helped us… it was a real team effort…what’s really remarkable was that the solution was delivered in three weeks"
Jacqui Leggetter, head of integration and deputy director
Department for Work & Pensions

"Opencast helped us technically assure the solutions provided by third party suppliers. Their knowledge and ability to build strong relationships with all partied significantly improve the efficiency of our group"
Senior Manager
NHS
"A sudden growth in demand for our online services required a rapid scale-up and a restructure of our architecture. Opencast was absolutely key to our success in managing that, with no unplanned downtime"
Murray Ellender
eConsult
"The resilience, commitment and confidence of everyone has been incomparable. Everyone, across both the wider business and within technology involved in all elements of both the build and delivery of these projects and products have worked exceptionally hard in extraordinary times"
Kirste Worland, head of applications
NHS Business Services Authority
"We were delighted to receive a charity grant from Opencast. It has enabled us to continue our essential support work in providing free meals, emergency clothing, and emergency food parcels to struggling individuals and families"
Rebecca Stevenson
St Vincent’s Support Centre
"Opencast employees were very much part of the integrated and blended team that helped us… it was a real team effort…what’s really remarkable was that the solution was delivered in three weeks"
Jacqui Leggetter, head of integration and deputy director
Department for Work & Pensions

"Opencast helped us technically assure the solutions provided by third party suppliers. Their knowledge and ability to build strong relationships with all partied significantly improve the efficiency of our group"
Senior Manager
NHS
"A sudden growth in demand for our online services required a rapid scale-up and a restructure of our architecture. Opencast was absolutely key to our success in managing that, with no unplanned downtime"
Murray Ellender
eConsult
"The resilience, commitment and confidence of everyone has been incomparable. Everyone, across both the wider business and within technology involved in all elements of both the build and delivery of these projects and products have worked exceptionally hard in extraordinary times"
Kirste Worland, head of applications
NHS Business Services Authority
"We were delighted to receive a charity grant from Opencast. It has enabled us to continue our essential support work in providing free meals, emergency clothing, and emergency food parcels to struggling individuals and families"
Rebecca Stevenson
St Vincent’s Support Centre
"Opencast employees were very much part of the integrated and blended team that helped us… it was a real team effort…what’s really remarkable was that the solution was delivered in three weeks"
Jacqui Leggetter, head of integration and deputy director
Department for Work & Pensions

Preferred suppliers

Opencast works with multiple governmental departments and can be found on official procurement lists of preferred suppliers.

Careers

Open to new possibilities?

Best people experience

Work that matters

Benefits and share options

Hybrid, HQ and city hubs

Diversity and inclusion

Social purpose

At Opencast, we build human-focused digital solutions that improve services used by millions. As a growing, purpose-driven consultancy, we offer meaningful work, real career development and a culture built on trust, collaboration and doing the right thing.

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Business Analyst - Consultant (Contract)

Business Analysis

Hybrid - Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester

Contract - Contingent Day Rate

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IT Engineer

Company Core Functions

Newcastle upon Tyne

Permanent - Employee

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Future Opportunity - DevOps Senior Consultant

DevOps

Hybrid - Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, London

Permanent - Future Opportunity

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Bid Manager

Growth

Hybrid - Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, London

Permanent - Employee

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Business Analyst - Consultant

Business Analysis

Hybrid - Newcastle, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham

Permanent - Employee

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Future Opportunity - DevOps Consultant

DevOps

Hybrid - Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, London

Permanent - Future Opportunity

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Insights

Ideas and expertise

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Blog post

Person standing in a red-framed meeting booth with arms crossed.

Reflections on Justice Transformation: Lessons from Nearly a Decade

Henry Rex, Opencast Government Relations Director, reflects on nearly a decade of attending the Modernising Criminal Justice conference, exploring what’s changed, what hasn't and what it means for organisations working to transform justice services.

Government

Data & AI

Software Development

Blog post

Person sketching mobile app wireframes on paper, showing iterative user interface design and prototyping.

Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable in User-Centred Design

User-centred design (UCD) often gets taught as a clear, structured process: speak to users, validate decisions, iterate, deliver. In an ideal world, everything flows neatly. But in reality? It very rarely works like that. Here, Opencast Senior Interaction Designer James Tabiner shares his perspective on what it means to practise UCD in the real world, especially in environments shaped by constraints like tight budgets, shifting deadlines, limited user access, or small teams. His core message: the real skill isn’t just doing UCD well; it’s knowing what to do when you can’t.

Product & Delivery

People & Culture

Learning & Development

Press release

A person stands indoors in a warmly lit room, wearing a dark jacket and facing the camera. Behind them is a modern seating area with a green upholstered chair, a floor lamp, patterned wall art, and a red-framed glass partition, creating a cozy, contemporary interior.

Opencast appoints Jen Blundell as Chief Capabilities and People Officer

Jen Blundell, who brings years of leadership experience in digital roles and public service organisations, has joined Newcastle-headquartered Opencast as the company’s new Chief Capabilities and People Officer.

Blog post

Reflections on Justice Transformation: Lessons from Nearly a Decade

Government

Data & AI

Software Development

Press release

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