Built from experience on both sides of the table
Hannah Fordham — Founder
Nearly eight years at AWS and six years at ServiceNow, working across UK public sector technology. Experience on both sides: understanding how public sector organisations make decisions, and how technology companies try to reach them.
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Proven Public exists because the gap between SME technology and public sector buyers is a discovery problem, not a product problem. The case studies are out there. The outcomes are real. They're just hard to find — scattered across vendor websites, procurement portals, and conference presentations that most buyers never see.
This platform brings that evidence together in one place, curated editorially, and written for the public sector professional who needs to understand what happened, how it was procured, and whether it could work for them.
Why this exists
Estimated UK public sector IT spend — a market where good technology often struggles to reach buyers, not because it doesn't work, but because the evidence is hard to find.
Public sector organisations operate in complex, high-accountability environments. They need peer reference, proven outcomes, and a clear procurement pathway before they'll engage seriously with a new supplier. Most SME technology companies don't have the marketing infrastructure to communicate that evidence at scale.
The ecosystem has changed too. Delivery partners — system integrators and implementation specialists — play a crucial role alongside technology providers. And cloud platforms increasingly underpin how solutions are deployed and procured. Proven Public reflects this reality: case studies record not just what technology was used, but who implemented it and how it was bought.
Editorial principles
Outcome first
Every case study must demonstrate a measurable outcome. Not a vague statement about transformation — a specific result, quantified where possible. What changed, and by how much.
Procurement pathway documented
Each case study records how the solution was procured — G-Cloud, direct award, competitive tender. Other buyers need to know they can replicate the journey, not just the result.
Editorial-led, transparent
Editorial selection is based on the quality and verifiability of outcomes. Proven Public may include partner-supported content in future, but this will always be clearly labelled and kept separate from editorial coverage.
Proven Public is an independent editorial platform.