The Digital Delivery Knowledge Gap

Why It’s the Biggest Threat to Meeting the Efficiency Mandate

Co-hosted with techUK

DATE

Thursday 11 June 2026

TIME

12:00 — 14:00

Networking from 14:00

VENUE

Lucky Cat Mayfair

Private Dining Room, London

A confidential roundtable for senior central government digital leaders, held under Chatham House Rules.

By invitation. Places are strictly limited.

Overview

From 2026/27, HM Treasury expects departments to evidence their efficiency savings. Few departments today have a clear, defensible answer to a simple question: who owns the knowledge behind those claims?

In most transformation programmes, the architecture decisions, delivery rationale, and capability to operate and iterate sit with the supplier. When the engagement ends, that knowledge often leaves with them.

The departments best positioned for the evidencing requirement are those that can show ownership across four dimensions: the knowledge behind delivery decisions, the capability to operate and improve, the outcomes being achieved, and the governance holding it together.

The Conversation Will Cover

01

When a transformation supplier leaves, what technical intelligence remains, and is it enough?

02

What will HM Treasury expect to see, and where are departments most likely to fall short?

03

How do you identify and mitigate supplier dependency before it becomes a liability?

04

Are persistent teams equipped to receive, retain and build on knowledge without regressing?

05

What separates a defensible efficiency claim from one that does not survive scrutiny?

Attendees will receive a confidential synthesis of the discussion, circulated within two weeks of the event.

By invitation only. Places are limited.