Cabinet Office e-Delivery Team

The e-Delivery Team (EDT) is part of the e-Government Unit, which is part of the Cabinet Office. EDT focuses on delivery and technology innovation in providing the products and services to both central and local government that will enable the internet to become the primary channel for interaction with government.

EDT is responsible for the Government Gateway, amongst other things, the main function of which is to provide Internet authentication and secure submission of citizens’ claims, applications and enquiries for central and local government departments. EDT also provides ownership and direction for the ‘common infrastructure’ technologies that are increasingly seen as the linking technologies required across the public sector. 

“Imerja brings a breadth of resources and experience in a number of areas at a critical time in our development and compliments existing in-house resources” 

Director of EDT

Acting on recommendations from the Gershon Efficiency Review and the Lyons Report the Cabinet Office relocated the EDT to custom built offices in Cheshire. EDT faced its biggest challenges, not only in relocating, but at the same time completely replacing the technologies that underpin the Government Gateway, including a new purpose built data centre, and procuring a commercial partner to deliver the services.

To assist at this critical time in its development EDT appointed Imerja to support a number of these key projects.

Imerja has been working closely with EDT since May 2006 helping to develop the groundwork for the relocation. This has included the infrastructure that underpins the operation, live service management and providing technical assessment of Common Infrastructure projects. As further projects are initiated and developed Imerja continues to provide resources and act as a critical friend for EDT.