About Our
Professional Services
Our Professional Services portfolio is made up of three core businesses, with each business focusing on delivering expert and specialised services. A multi-million pound portfolio, with nearly 2000 colleagues, we seek to ensure that the users of our services has a positive and often life changing impact. Kent County Council remains a significant commissioner of these services, whilst further growth aspirations are likely to be satisfied across a wider customer and geographic footprint. Professional Services is made up of:
Cantium Business Solutions – Established by Kent County Council in 2018, is a specialist provider of managed ICT services.
Cantium partners with UK organisations within local government, education and private sectors and supports them with regaining control of their IT operations by redefining the outsourcing model. They do this by engaging with organisations early in the procurement process, better defining their requirements, and providing expert insights into solutions and strategies to achieve their wider goals.
With over 40 years of experience being integrated within and supporting, the public sector and its supply chain, Cantium has the resources, knowledge, experience, expertise to manage your day-to-day and special ICT requirements.
The Education People – A niche provider of education services, supporting the full age range from early years to young adults, and with a mission to support early years and childcare settings, schools and colleges, to improve learning, wellbeing and children’s development in Kent and beyond.
Services include early years and childcare management, schools’ financial management, governor services and clerking, professional development, outdoor learning advice and specialist employment services.
Invicta Law – Created in 2016 by Kent County Council and is now one of the largest UK firms practising family law, with a specialty in Child Protection and Community Care.
In this capacity, Invicta Law has extensive expertise in securing the right outcomes for some of the most vulnerable people in society, including a recent increase in work supporting unaccompanied asylum seekers.
What We Offer
Invicta Law are a legal company that includes one of the largest legal practices in the UK covering adults and children’s social care. Extensive expertise in securing the right outcomes for some of the most vulnerable people in society at outstanding value for money.
The Education People are a one-stop shop for education services, supporting the full age range from early years to young adults. With a mission to support early years and childcare settings, schools, and colleges, to improve learning, wellbeing and children’s development in Kent and beyond. Services include early years and childcare; financial management; governor services and clerking; professional development; safeguarding; outdoor learning; and specialist employment. One of the largest and most successful providers of school improvement support in the UK
Established by Kent County Council in 2018, Cantium is a managed ICT partner, providing bespoke IT services and solutions to organisations within local government, education and private sectors.
Their aim is to support organisations in regaining control of their IT operations by redefining the outsourcing model, engaging with organisations early in the procurement process, better defining their requirements, and providing expert insights into solutions and strategies to achieve their wider goals.