5 050partnership

What 5 050partnership does

5050partnership is a UK-based health and care consulting firm founded in 2006 by Doug Hopkins and headquartered in Widnes, England. The firm advises NHS organisations, local authorities, housing providers, and third-sector organisations on health and care transformation, and operates a secondary service line that helps small and medium enterprises enter the UK health and care market via sales, business development, and pilot support. Its work centres on helping clients navigate strategic, operational, and clinical change in the context of sustained public sector pressure on health and care budgets.

The service portfolio is organised around three core offerings — Health & Care Transformation, Sales & Business Development, and Demand Support — alongside a broad catalogue of specialist modules including TeleHealth, mHealth, TeleCare, TeleRehab, ICT services, succession planning, flexible working, pathway redesign, intranet development, HR and people services, operational effectiveness, 'going green' sustainability, clinical change, general consulting, and training. The technology posture is service-led rather than product-led: the firm does not own a unified software platform, app, or public API, and its intellectual property is concentrated in domain knowledge of NHS procurement, the NPFiT programme legacy, and a curated cross-sector professional network rather than in proprietary code or patents.

The business model is professional services. Revenue is generated through consulting engagements with public sector and third-sector clients, and no pricing, contract value, or platform metrics are publicly disclosed. The firm is private, founder-owned, and unaided by external capital, with no disclosed funding rounds, investors, parent company, or M&A activity. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, relying on long-term collaborative relationships, a single UK office, and a basic digital presence built on the IONOS website builder, supplemented by a newsletter registration channel. The firm does not disclose revenue, headcount, or contract figures, which limits external visibility into its current scale.

Name

5 050partnership

Website

https://5050partnership.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Short description

5050partnership is a UK-based consulting firm founded in 2006 that advises NHS organisations, local authorities, housing providers, and SMEs on health and care transformation. Its services span TeleHealth, TeleCare, TeleRehab, ICT, HR, operations, and clinical change consulting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLACAGAL

Care Coordination, Referral Management & Transitions-of-Care Pathways

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Digital Health & Health IT/Clinical Decision Support (CDS) & Care Pathway Tools

SECONDARYHLALABAI

Virtual Care Team Collaboration & Provider-to-Provider Teleconsult Platforms (eConsults)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Telehealth Platforms/Provider-Integrated Virtual Care Platforms (Health Systems/Clinics)

SECONDARYBPAAAFAI

Provider Network, Credentialing & Contracting Support

Business & Public Services/Administrative & Support Services (BPO, Call Centers, Back Office)/Claims Processing & Adjudication Support

Keywords

• Healthcare consulting
• Care sector advisory
• Digital health services
• NHS transformation support
• Telehealth consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Widnes

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Business transformation consulting spanning HR and people, Operational Effectiveness, Going Green, Clinical Change including TeleHealth, mHealth, TeleCare and TeleRehab services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

5050partnership provides consulting and business transformation services to health and care organizations, including NHS Trusts, Local Authorities, Housing, and 3rd Sector organisations. The firm delivers strategic transformation aligned to STP (Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships), sales and business development support for SMEs entering health markets, demand/innovation support, and specialist service lines spanning TeleHealth, TeleCare, TeleRehab, ICT, HR, operational effectiveness, clinical change, pathway redesign, and training.

Product overview

5 050partnership is a consulting firm offering a portfolio of advisory and support services for the Health and Care sector, rather than a unified software product. The company provides core services in Health & Care Transformation, Sales & Business Development, and Demand Support, complemented by specialist offerings including TeleHealth, TeleCare, and TeleRehab services. Additional service modules span ICT services, Succession Planning, Flexible Working, Pathway Redesign, Intranet Development, HR and People Services, Operational Effectiveness, Going Green initiatives, Clinical Change management, Consulting, and Training. These services are delivered collaboratively with NHS Organisations, Local Authorities, Housing providers, and business partners to drive real business transformation across the health and care market sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Health & Care Transformation Strategic consulting service that works with health and care organizations to support their overall strategy and align with STP (Sustainability and Transformation Partnership) across all aspects of the organisation.
• Sales & Business Development Advisory service helping SMEs enter the Health and Care markets, providing support from idea development, business planning, pilot development, to creating an effective sales pipeline.
• Demand Support Service helping public sector organisations innovate and integrate technologies into day-to-day operations to address increasing demand for public services.
• TeleHealth, TeleCare and TeleRehab Services Specialist service line covering remote healthcare technology services enabling healthcare providers to deliver care and monitoring to patients at a distance; technology-enabled care supporting vulnerable individuals at home; and remote rehabilitation therapy and follow-up care.
• ICT and Intranet Development Information and communications technology consulting and internal communications platform development and implementation for health and care organisations.
• HR, People and Workforce Services Human resources and workforce consulting covering staffing, workforce development, succession planning, flexible working, and personnel management in health and care settings.
• Operational Effectiveness and Pathway Redesign Business efficiency and process improvement consulting to help health and care organisations improve operational performance, resource utilisation, and care pathway redesign.
• Clinical Change and Going Green Service supporting clinical transformation, change management, and sustainability/environmental consulting within healthcare organisations.
• Consulting and Training General consulting and professional development/training services bringing business skills and innovation to the health and care market sector.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NHS OrganisationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore partnership with NHS Organisations for Health & Care Transformation. Works with NHS Trusts on programme contracts and innovation adoption. Long-term collaborative relationships built over many years.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Answer Digital: UK health-tech consultancy delivering digital transformation, integration, and managed services to NHS Trusts - closely comparable to 5050partnership's ICT and TeleHealth/TeleCare service lines.
• BJSS: UK-headquartered IT and digital transformation consultancy with significant NHS delivery experience, particularly across ICS, EPR, and digital programmes - overlapping service scope.
• Channel 3 Consulting: UK-based boutique consultancy specialising exclusively in NHS and health & care transformation, digital, and workforce - directly comparable in size, geography, and customer segment to 5050partnership.

Broad incumbents

• PA Consulting: Global management and technology consultancy with a substantial UK health & care practice serving NHS, ICS, and life sciences clients - a broader incumbent competing for the same transformation mandates.
• KPMG: Big 4 consultancy with UK health practice advising NHS bodies on transformation, digital, and finance - overlapping transformation and pathway redesign territory.
• CGI: Global IT and business consulting services firm with established UK NHS delivery footprint across digital health, integration, and transformation programmes.
• Accenture: Global professional services firm with a large UK health practice delivering transformation, digital, and operational programmes to NHS and life sciences clients.
• Deloitte: Big 4 consultancy with extensive UK healthcare consulting across NHS transformation, digital health, workforce, and operating model redesign - competes for the same framework work.
• Capgemini Invent: Global consulting and technology services firm with NHS-focused digital transformation, EPR, and patient pathway capabilities - competing incumbent in UK health.
• PwC: Big 4 firm with UK healthcare consulting practice spanning NHS operational transformation, digital, and workforce - competes directly for NHS and Local Authority mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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