Your hub to a happier extended workforce
Provider of ICT commercial and delivery support services to the public sector.
Your hub to a happier extended workforce
Provider of ICT commercial and delivery support services to the public sector.
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Our mission is to be a shared service of external talent to the whole of UK public sector in the areas of ICT programme delivery and commercial management.
I am Amit, the founder of Mindful Contract Solutions Limited. Getting value for money for the taxpayer is a concern we share equally with you. Our innovative managed services offering seeks to
- Deliver to you an outside IR35 managed service
- By use of contract professionals known to the public sector
- On happier terms, therefore increased commitment to you
- At an administrative margin, lower than a typical agency cut.
Your subscription to our shared service will help us widen our talent pool to the benefit of other subscribing departments. We would love to on board your next programme on our mission.
Seven statistical reasons why you should contact us
- You are achieving less than 10% savings on existing contracts, through your existing contracts management capability. 10%
- The average standard agency margin of 15% for contract resources, feels way too high for you. 15%
- The average 30 days it takes to source and onboard contract resource is way too long for you.
30days
- You are one of the 31% of civil servants who believe staff skills are inadequate to run large programmes successfully. 31%
- Just as 38% percentage of civil servants you are experiencing staff shortage challenges. 38%
- You are one of 87% percentage of civil servants who believe that most private sector suppliers do not understand the culture and ethos of public sector. 87%
- You are concerned that the share of consultancy work in Government won by SME organisations is a meagre 5%. 5%
%
You are achieving less than 10% savings on existing contracts, through your existing contracts management capability.
%
The average standard agency margin of 15% for contract resources, feels way too high for you.
The average 30 days it takes to source and onboard contract resource is way too long for you.
%
You are one of the 31% of civil servants who believe staff skills are inadequate to run large programmes successfully.
%
Just as 38% percentage of civil servants you are experiencing staff shortage challenges.
%
You are one of 87% percentage of civil servants who believe that most private sector suppliers do not understand the culture and ethos of public sector.
%
You are concerned that the share of consultancy work in Government won by SME organisations is a meagre 5%.
Our Services
Commercial Services
Our all-in-one service to deliver specific commercial objectives and provide dedicated support
Client-side delivery support services
Managed service to support departments embarking on a new technology journey
News and Views
Four understated IR35 resources
The information around IR35 appears mainly biased; either people selling IR35 testing or insurance products, or those who are completely averse to the prospect of the IR35 reform. It is not surprising that everything around the subject is alarmist and highly critical...
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Decoding the CEST tool – Part 2 (Substitution)
One of the most important ways to ensure a contractor stays outside IR35, is the right to substitution. A substitute is someone the contractor can send in their place to undertake their role, if, for some reason, they are unwilling (but oddly, not unable) to perform...
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CEST new questionnaire – what we think
A few weeks back HMRC released the new version of the CEST tool. If the general commentary on the tool is to be believed, the tool is still deficient (of things such as mutuality of obligations) and there are still inconsistencies between how this tool determines...
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Four understated IR35 resources
The information around IR35 appears mainly biased; either people selling IR35 testing or insurance products, or those who are completely averse to the prospect of the IR35 reform. It is not surprising that everything around the subject is alarmist and highly critical...
read more