We are a public sector accredited marketing consultancy and research provider
Achieving the Difference is a member of the Catalist-accredited QS Group, a consortium of businesses who have achieved a pre-qualified framework agreement with the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) to work on public sector business under EU legislation.
This means that we can both tender and work with public sector clients under the terms of our framework without the need to resubmit our credentials every time.
This saves public sector buyers time and expense and assures delivery.
Here's how QS achieved the difference in the further education sector:
The future of education - you've got it in One.
Under our QS brand, we bid for, won and completed a visionary piece of brand identity work. In September 2010 a fabulous new sixth form college will open in Ipswich, serving the needs of academic and applied learning students from south west Ipswich and south Suffolk. Our job was to find a name and develop a visual identity for the new centre, a stunning new build with state of the art resources for 16-19 year olds.
The result is Suffolk One, known colloquially as One. To find out how we created arguably the first 'school brand for the 21st century' click here.
Here's what some of our Achieving the Difference clients have to say:
"Achieving the Difference helped us to remain focused on the outcomes we wished to achieve, staff capacity increased and they energised the staff to look forward with excitement and ownership.
A year on, we can fully see the impact and benefit of the strategic branding - everyone loves their sportspace."
– Dave Cove, Managing Director, Dacorum Sports Trust t/a sportspace [Dacorum Borough Council, Herts.]
"Achieving the Difference have enabled us to realise years of local effort, most of it voluntary, and we can now really move things forward.
Their plan is wide ranging and thorough, containing not only the insights from their stakeholder research, but also a wealth of practical advice and recommendations that will help us to hit the ground running, when funds are approved.
A first-class, professional piece of work and excellent value."
– Terry Morgan, Chair, Creating Wealth Syndicate, Stroud District LSP [Stroud District Council, Gloucestershire]
Other public sector clients include:
An analysis of market websites to support the business case for a dedicated outdoor pursuits portal.
Member survey and analysis, including strategic product and marketing communications plan.
Planning and delivery of research into opportunities for supply chain collaboration.
