Across government and the wider public sector, organisations face a common challenge; how to modernise systems, unlock value from data and deliver reliable digital services to citizens while maintaining trust, compliance and security.
Catapult are software engineering specialists, solving complex delivery challenges, trusted by government departments, such as the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, the Cabinet Office and HM Land Registry, as well as global enterprise. The company focuses on AI & data, Government delivery, engineering and modernising legacy systems to accelerate digital delivery, enabling organisations to adopt emerging technologies in a secure and controlled way.
Catapult works alongside government organisations to simplify complexity and help teams move from strategy to operational results.
Supporting public sector transformation
Public sector organisations are under increasing pressure to modernise digital services. Citizens expect online services to be fast, reliable and easy to use, yet many departments still have to rely on legacy systems, fragmented data and outdated delivery models.
Catapult helps public sector teams address these challenges by modernising core platforms, improving data accessibility and embedding engineering capability directly into organisations. The company works with departments and agencies to design and build resilient digital services aligned with government best practice, helping them improve citizen experience while reducing operational overhead.
Catapult’s approach prioritises practical delivery. Its teams work closely with internal technology teams to modernise systems incrementally, ensuring that new capabilities can be introduced without disrupting critical public services.
Approved on the Crown Commercial Service TS4 framework
Catapult is an approved supplier on the Crown Commercial Service Technology Services 4 (TS4) framework, providing public sector organisations with a streamlined route to procure its services.
Catapult is listed under Lot 5a – Application and Data Management, which covers services relating to application development, application support and the management of data platforms and databases.
Through this Lot, organisations can procure expertise to modernise legacy systems, develop and maintain applications, implement modern data platforms and improve data governance. These capabilities are increasingly important as government organisations prepare their data environments for advanced analytics and AI.
Being approved on TS4 Lot 5a enables Catapult to provide public sector organisations with a compliant and efficient route to access its engineering and data expertise.
Preparing data for AI
Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly important capability for government. But legacy systems, inconsistent data standards and fragmented datasets can make it difficult to apply AI technologies effectively. Without well-structured and governed data, AI systems can struggle to produce reliable results or operate at scale.
Catapult works with organisations to address this challenge by preparing data environments for AI adoption. This includes modernising data platforms, improving data governance and ensuring datasets meet recognised standards for quality, accessibility and interoperability.
A key part of this approach aligns with the FAIR data principles, ensuring data is Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable. These principles help government organisations to improve data quality, establish clearer metadata standards and create data environments that are easier to integrate with AI and advanced analytics systems. This provides a more reliable foundation for responsible and trustworthy AI adoption.
AI for the public sector
Catapult supports government organisations in identifying where artificial intelligence can deliver genuine operational value, deploying solutions that work within regulated environments.
Its AI services help to design and deploy AI systems that integrate with existing infrastructure while maintaining strict governance over sensitive information. In many cases this includes deploying private AI environments, where models operate within an organisation’s own infrastructure or controlled cloud environments rather than relying on public AI services.
This approach enables government organisations to benefit from advanced AI capabilities while maintaining control over data security, compliance and regulatory requirements.
KnowledgeAgent. Turning knowledge into intelligence
A key AI innovation from Catapult is KnowledgeAgent, a platform designed to transform how organisations access and use information.
Public sector organisations often hold vast collections of policies, procedures and operational guidance. Finding the right information quickly can be challenging, particularly when teams must navigate large volumes of documentation.
KnowledgeAgent helps address this challenge by making trusted organisational knowledge easier to access - securely. By combining AI with structured internal information sources, the platform enables teams to retrieve accurate answers and guidance in real time.
This capability helps organisations move from static documentation to active compliance, where policy and guidance become embedded directly into operational workflows.
Supporting the next generation of public services
As governments continue to explore the role of artificial intelligence in public services, success will depend not only on new technologies but also on the foundations that support them.
By combining modern software engineering, secure AI deployment and strong data foundations aligned with FAIR principles, Catapult helps government organisations and agencies to modernise critical systems while preparing for the next generation of digital capability.
Catapult is ISO certified and is known for delivering on time, on budget and on scope.