Public Sector Testimonials

"Shane O’Neill Associates (SONA) were engaged at The Environment Agency to study how best the Agency might commercialise its assets in ways which were consistent with its vires under DEFRA and the various regulatory regimes (e.g. competition, Public Sector Information regulations etc) which would impact on any public sector commercial ventures.

SONA produced for us incisive and well researched market analyses, and also comparative organisation structures, upon which we were able to plan the best route forward for our own commercial activities. They also did these in a variety of market sectors where their diverse commercial expertise was extremely useful.

In conducting themselves internally with the Agency, SONA were always aware of the cultural issues around implementing more commercial orientation and ensured that colleagues were positively engaged by the process on which SONA were colleagues were engaged.

I would unhesitatingly recommend Shane O'Neill Associates to any other public body who are seeking to grapple with the complex issues around commercialisation."

Chris Bale, Director of Performance Innovation & Efficiency, The Environment Agency

"Shane O’Neill Associates (SONA) was engaged by The Department of Constitutional Affairs' Statutory Publications Office to conduct a market study in a core area of our activities. What we needed was an independent view of market potential and partnerships opportunities that would assist us in the development of a strategy for the commercial reuse of our electronic data. But we wanted it also distilled through a thorough understanding of the governance, competition and Public Sector Information environment in which we operate. SONA more than succeeded our expectations and gave us both food for thought and the evidence for further development".

 Tony Hopkins, Head of the Statutory Publications Office, Department of Constitutional Affairs