teo office of the permanent secretary

What teo office of the permanent secretary does

The Executive Office (TEO) is the central coordinating department of the Northern Ireland Executive, established in 2016 as the renamed successor to the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) following the Fresh Start Agreement. Headquartered at Stormont Castle, Belfast, TEO supports the First Minister (Michelle O'Neill) and deputy First Minister (Emma Little-Pengelly) and provides secretariat support to the NICS Board, which comprises the Permanent Secretaries of the nine NICS Departments plus the Departmental Solicitor and three Non-Executive Members. Its core mandate spans eight thematic areas: Social Change, Strategic Investment and Regeneration, Making Government Work, Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, Co-operation (North/South/British-Irish), Promoting Northern Ireland, Sponsorship, and Good Relations.

TEO's operational portfolio is delivered through formal programmes and arms-length delivery bodies rather than commercial products. Key programmes include Together: Building a United Community (T:BUC) for community relations, the Delivering Social Change Signature Programmes (literacy/numeracy, family support hubs, dementia services, shared education, social enterprise hubs), the Social Investment Fund across nine zones, the Strategy for Victims and Survivors 2024/2034, Civil Contingencies coordination, the Truth Recovery Design Panel, and a Draft Artificial Intelligence Strategy launched for public consultation in August 2026, built on eight principles including Human Oversight, Accountability and Redress, and Fairness and Transparency. TEO also maintains an Information Management Unit for FOI/Data Protection compliance and an analytical unit producing statistical bulletins, the Individual Wellbeing Report, and the Nation Brands Index. Performance evidence includes literacy support reaching over 18,600 school children, family support hubs accepting over 5,300 families, and accountability for circa €170m through the Peace Plus programme.

TEO does not generate commercial revenue. It is funded through the Northern Ireland Executive's block grant from the UK Treasury and does not charge citizens for its services. Pricing models are not applicable. Its GTM motion is fundamentally policy- and mandate-driven, not sales-led, with activities triggered by Programme for Government commitments, public consultations, and statutory obligations. The "customer" base is effectively the entire Northern Ireland citizenry (~1.9 million people) plus nine internal NICS departments, with deep engagement via the official website (multilingual across 19+ languages), X, Facebook, Instagram, and a Press Office at Stormont Castle. TEO is a private entity only in the technical schema sense — it is a public sector body of the United Kingdom's devolved administration.

Name

teo office of the permanent secretary

Legal name

The Executive Office

Website

https://executiveoffice-ni.gov.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Executive Office is the central coordinating department of the Northern Ireland Executive, managing cross-departmental policy across nine NICS departments and delivering social change, victims' support, good relations, and strategic investment programmes to Northern Ireland's citizens.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Administration

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Office / Cabinet Secretariat (BPAIAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

State/Provincial Human Services & Benefits Administration (Welfare, Disability, Child & Family) (BPAIABAI)

Keywords

• Government policy coordination
• Social change programmes
• Victims survivors services
• Civil contingencies management
• Good relations strategy

Headquarters

HQ city

Belfast

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: The Executive Office operates as a devolved government department funded through the Northern Ireland Executive's block grant from the UK Treasury. The department receives annual budget allocations to fund its operations and programmes including social change initiatives, good relations programmes, victims and survivors services, and cross-departmental coordination.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Executive Office (TEO) is the central devolved government department of the Northern Ireland Executive. It coordinates cross-departmental government activity, delivers social change programmes, manages victims and survivors services for those affected by the Troubles/conflict and Historical Institutional Abuse, oversees strategic investment and regeneration initiatives, and coordinates civil contingencies and emergency preparedness for Northern Ireland.

Product overview

The Executive Office (TEO) is the central government department of the Northern Ireland Executive, not a commercial product company. Its 'products and services' consist of government programmes, strategies, and public services. The portfolio includes: the T:BUC (Together: Building a United Community) strategy for good relations; Delivering Social Change Signature Programmes including literacy support, family hubs, and shared education; the Victims and Survivors Service; Statistics and Research publications; the Draft AI Strategy (currently in consultation); the Information Management Unit handling FOI/EIR requests; the Social Investment Fund; Civil Contingencies coordination; Truth Recovery initiatives; and Strategic Investment and Regeneration programmes. These are government policy initiatives and public services rather than commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Together: Building a United Community (T:BUC) A government strategy to improve community relations and build a more united and shared society through various initiatives including camps, urban villages, good relations funding, and peace programmes.
• Delivering Social Change Signature Programmes A framework of holistic social intervention programmes tackling poverty and improving children's health, wellbeing, and educational opportunities through literacy/numeracy support, family support, dementia services, shared education, and social enterprise hubs.
• Victims and Survivors Service A delivery body providing support and funding to victims and survivors of the Troubles/Conflict through the Individual Needs Programme and Victims Support Programme.
• Statistics and Research Analytical services providing data and research publications including the Individual Wellbeing Report, Nation Brands Index, and attitudes surveys to support policy-making.
• Northern Ireland Draft Artificial Intelligence Strategy A draft strategy for the responsible, ethical, and fair adoption of AI across the public sector in Northern Ireland, developed through co-creation with government, industry, academia, and citizens.
• Information Management Unit (IMU) Handles access to information requests under Freedom of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information Regulations 2004, and Data Protection Act 2018, including a publication scheme and retention schedules.
• Social Investment Fund A fund targeting social change in designated areas by reducing poverty, unemployment, and physical deterioration through nine Social Investment Fund zones across Northern Ireland.
• Civil Contingencies Emergency preparedness and civil emergency response coordination through the Civil Contingencies Policy Branch, supporting the Civil Contingencies Group (Northern Ireland).
• Truth Recovery Design Panel An investigative panel addressing Mother and Baby Institutions and Magdalene Laundries, producing recommendations for truth recovery investigation, record preservation, and reparation measures.
• Strategic Investment and Regeneration Strategic investment and regeneration initiatives including the Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation, High Street Task Force, Ebrington, and Urban Villages programmes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 18,600 primary and post-primary school children received additional Maths and English support through the Literacy and Numeracy Programme
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Maze/Long Kesh Development Corporation (MLKDC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2026Partnership Agreement between MLKDC and TEO explains overall governance framework including stakeholder assurances and roles/responsibilities.
• Community Relations Council (CRC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 January 2026Partnership Agreement between CRC and TEO sets out arrangements for community relations work including implementation of T:BUC Strategy aims and objectives. CRC is a key delivery partner for TEO's good relations policy.
• Equality Commission for NIcoreOthersTEO works with the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland on equality and human rights matters affecting citizens.
• Maze/Long Kesh Development CorporationcoreOthersMLKDC partnership sets out governance framework for regeneration of the Maze/Long Kesh site. TEO provides necessary assurances to stakeholders.
• Commission for Victims and Survivors for Northern IrelandcoreOthersThe Commission addresses needs of all victims and survivors, ensuring service provision, acknowledging the legacy of the past, and building for a better future. TEO holds accountability for the Commission's procedures, activities, and financial responsibilities.
• Victims and Survivors ServicecoreOthersVSS is the delivery body for the Strategy for Victims and Survivors, consolidating support and funding. TEO holds accountability for VSS procedures, activities, and financial responsibilities through a formal Partnership Agreement.
• Northern Ireland Community RelationsminorOthersCommunity organization working on good relations matters in Northern Ireland.
• NI Judicial Appointments CommissioncoreOthersTEO supports appointments to the NI Judicial Appointments Commission through First Minister and deputy First Minister appointments process.
• Strategic Investment BoardcoreOthersSIB provides strategic investment guidance and oversight for major regeneration and investment projects across Northern Ireland.
• Education AuthoritycoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEducation Authority has been given responsibility for taking forward implementation of the Shared Education Signature Programme.
• Northern Ireland Civil Service DepartmentscoreOthersNine NICS Departments including Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs; Communities; Education; Economy; Finance; Health; Infrastructure; Justice; and The Executive Office itself, coordinated through the NICS Board.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Scottish Government: The devolved executive government of Scotland, directly comparable to TEO as a UK devolved administration with similar cabinet-style structure, cross-departmental coordination responsibilities, and social policy mandates including justice, education, and health.
• Welsh Government: The devolved executive government of Wales, operating as a First Minister-led cabinet structure analogous to TEO's joint First Minister/deputy First Minister model, with comparable cross-cutting social policy and cross-departmental coordination functions.
• Department of the Taoiseach (Ireland): Ireland's central executive department supporting the Taoiseach, directly comparable to TEO in providing cross-departmental coordination, North/South cooperation oversight, and overall executive office functions in a neighbouring jurisdiction with shared policy interests.
• States of Jersey Government: The executive government of the Crown Dependency of Jersey, structurally comparable to TEO as a small jurisdiction executive with cabinet-style leadership, social policy delivery, and civil contingencies responsibilities.
• Isle of Man Government: The executive government of the Isle of Man, providing a comparable small-jurisdiction model of an executive office responsible for cross-departmental coordination, public services, and external relations, similar in scale and remit to TEO.

Broad incumbents

• UK Cabinet Office: The UK national executive department supporting the Prime Minister, broadly comparable to TEO at a much larger scale. Shares functions of cross-government coordination, civil service governance, and policy standards but operates across the entire UK rather than a single devolved region.
• Northern Ireland Office (UK Government): The UK Government department representing Westminster's interests in Northern Ireland, overlapping with TEO on devolution, victims/survivors legacy issues, and political governance, but with a national rather than devolved remit.

Regional players

• HM Government of Gibraltar: The government of Gibraltar, a comparable small British executive administration with similar cross-border cooperation dimensions and devolved executive structure, though operating in a different geographic and political context than TEO.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ExecOfficeNI
• Facebookfacebook.com/ExecutiveOfficeNI/?locale=en_GB
• Instagraminstagram.com/execofficeni
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-executive-office-nics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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