User-centred design

Building effective public services means identifying the right problem to solve and designing the right thing to solve it. Our user-centred designers will help you build digital services which succeed because they put users at the centre.

How we can help

  • Build the right thing in the right way
    Our user researchers will help you understand the needs of users and work with the whole team to meet them. Discover the benefits of putting users at the centre of your organisational strategy.
  • Design digital services for everyone
    We’ll help you build successful services designed for everyone by thinking about accessibility from the very beginning. Our teams are made up of a diverse range of people with a wide range of insight, ideas and experience to design services that reflect the whole of society.
  • Write simpler, clearer content
    Our content designers will help you design services that talk to your users in a way that’s easy to understand, making them more accessible, inclusive and easier to use.
  • Deep public sector experience
    We work exclusively in the public sector and our team has extensive public sector experience. We have deep knowledge of the GOV.UK Service Standard, and what it takes to meet it.
  • Avoid the discovery graveyard and reduce risk
    Work with a pragmatic team that understands the need to deliver value for money, and turn identified needs into working services that people really need.

Trusted by leading organisations

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Ministry of Justice
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Ministry of Housing Communities & Local Government logo
Hackney London Borough Council logo
Essex County Council logo
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea logo
Met Office logo
LGSS logo
NHS Business Services Authority logo
NHS X logo
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We’re on multiple frameworks including DOS and TS3, where we’d be happy to create a project that meets your needs.

Why Made Tech?

We’ve worked on many programmes as both the sole partner and part of a bigger team. We’re large enough to bring expertise and work at scale, but personal enough to deliver bespoke solutions.

To get you started, why not work with us on an engagement session? Where you’ll receive:

  • an in-person consultation with a transformation expert to answer your questions
  • an initial, high-level transformation-readiness health check
  • a short action plan with recommended next steps
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Latest insights for user-centred design

Stay up to date with the latest blogs, news, and events from our experts.

Case Study

Helping veterans access benefits and services

Working with the Office for Veterans’ Affairs and GDS to help veterans access the benefits and services they’re entitled to quickly, easily and consistently.

Case Study

Making NHS Gloucestershire’s mental health services more accessible to children and young people

Made Tech worked closely with the NHS in Gloucester to digitalise access to over 100 mental health support services.

Blog

How humour makes me a better user researcher

Looking to bring a bit of humour into your next research session? Discover 4 ways to get better user insights using laughter and a bit of fun.

Event

Best practice: how to build digital services that deliver for citizens and the business case

Join our webinar with Digital Leaders as part of their Public Sector Innovation week.

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