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Opencast surpasses 500 employees and secures a place on Crown Commercial Service TS4 framework

Dec 18, 2025

Independent technology consultancy Opencast has grown beyond 500 employees and secured a place on Crown Commercial Service Technology Services 4 (TS4) framework, marking a significant milestone in the company’s continued UK expansion.

A cohort of new employees has taken Opencast’s headcount to 503 with new hires across the UK, including in Newcastle, London and Leeds. Beyond its permanent workforce, Opencast’s team now extends to more than 640 through its network of trusted associates and partner organisations – delivering an ever-bigger impact for its clients.

The company has expanded rapidly in 2025 through major contract wins in the public and private sectors. This includes new work with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), as well as growth at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Ministry of Justice, the Department for Education (DfE), NHS England and the NHS Business Services Authority.

Securing its position on the strategic Crown Commercial Service Technology Services 4 (TS4) Framework (estimated £16bn total value) will provide Opencast with access to new opportunities to support public sector clients, with places secured on Lot 1: Technology and Digital Consultancy Services and Lot 5a: Application and Data Management.

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Opencast has grown beyond 500 employees

Founded in 2012, Opencast specialises in designing, building and running user-centred digital and technology solutions. Its work for UK Government and healthcare includes developing services that provide support for millions of citizens, employees, businesses, patients and clinicians.

The company has won many awards for its rapid growth, including recognition in the Sunday Times as one of the UK’s fastest growing companies and it was featured in the Financial Times 1000: Europe’s Fastest-Growing Companies 2025 ranking. The company is also recognised for its collaborative approach to partnership working, with an award from the Institute of Collaborative Working.

Sanjay Baranwal is one of the new starters that has taken Opencast past the 500-employee mark. Sanjay has joined the company as a Senior DevOps Consultant, after a career across multiple tech sectors working around the globe.

Sanjay has worked in software for 28 years and joined Opencast earlier in the year. He said: “I knew of Opencast through some work I was doing with DWP and I’m really enjoying working with the company. Opencast has such a great ‘people’ culture and our Newcastle office, where I’m based, is fantastic. The work is incredibly interesting.”

Opencast Chief Executive Tom Lawson said: “Hitting such a significant milestone to end 2025 is a fantastic achievement and testament to the energy and hard work of our team and the partners and clients that have made this milestone achievable. We’re excited to see our expansion continue across the UK, enabling us to extend our reach and take on new challenging client projects and work with new and diverse partners.

“And we’re still hiring – we have vacancies across user-centred design, software development, quality assurance, data and business analysis, product delivery and architecture.

In 2026, we will focus on delivering on the strategic wins secured this year, while continuing to balance sustainable growth, profitability and impact - supporting our ambition to be recognised as the UK’s leading purpose-driven technology consultancy.”

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