Kin + Carta nets £4m Planning Inspectorate project

Digital specialist Kin + Carta has won a two-year contract worth up to £4m from the Government to support the transformation of the Planning Inspectorate, an executive agency of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities.

Supported by subcontractor and digital technology consultancy Fimatix, the contract is designed to help the Planning Inspectorate’s modernise its services, including appeals, applications and examinations management.

Kin + Carta, which specialises in digital transformation and delivery and Fimatix, which has worked extensively on Government Digital Service transformation will work as one team on a range of different projects.

Kin + Carta public sector director Sam Ineson said: “This initiative from the Planning Inspectorate has been designed to make the UK work better for all, which totally chimes with Kin + Carta’s mission to ‘help build a world that works better for everyone’.

“Our software and digital services, in conjunction with Fimatix, means we’re supporting the Planning Inspectorate to deliver efficiently and effectively. This is the kind of work we love to get involved with; that makes a difference to our society and that helps our country work just that little bit better.”

Fimatix chief executive Tim Howarth added: “The award of this contract underlines the scale, expertise and experience that Fimatix and our partnership with Kin + Carta creates.”