INDEPENDENT BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY AUDITS
Understand the Technology Your Business Depends On
An independent, practical technology audit for growing and established private-sector businesses.
Understand your systems, suppliers, security, backup and technology costs. Get a clear view of current risks and a prioritised plan rather than a generic checklist or another list of products to buy.
Independent IT assessment • Evidence-based findings • Practical business priorities • Clear next steps
WHEN AN AUDIT HELPS
Technology decisions should start with facts
An independent assessment is useful before a supplier change, business expansion, major upgrade or security investment.
An unclear technology estate
Understand what is deployed, which systems are critical, who owns them and where support boundaries sit.
Hidden security and recovery risks
Review essential access controls, backup assumptions, patching and operational dependencies.
Rising costs and supplier commitments
Spot duplication, avoidable cost, ageing systems and contracts that no longer fit the business.
WHAT WE REVIEW
Six practical review areas
The systems and evidence included are confirmed before work starts. Review depth depends on the agreed engagement.
Business systems and asset ownership
Servers, end-user devices, applications, service owners, lifecycle status and operational dependencies.
Identity, devices and security
User account processes, MFA, endpoint protection, patching, permissions and remote working practices.
Networks, cloud and SaaS
Internet and office connectivity, Wi-Fi, hosted platforms, business email and cloud subscriptions.
Backup and continuity
Critical data, backup scope, restore evidence, recovery objectives, supplier dependencies and continuity arrangements.
Supplier and technology costs
Contracts, support responsibilities, renewal dates, software licences, overlapping subscriptions and cost visibility.
A business-focused roadmap
Findings ranked by likelihood, impact, effort and dependency, with suggested owner and 30/60/90-day steps.
THE DELIVERY PROCESS
From discovery to a practical plan
A controlled, evidence-led engagement that works with your existing business and IT suppliers.
01. Agree scope
Confirm objectives, systems, evidence, timetable and agreed fixed fee.
02. Collect evidence
Interview relevant people and review approved documents, exports or read-only configurations.
03. Validate risks
Assess findings, record evidence and identify limitations in available information.
04. Present actions
Deliver the report, prioritised roadmap and an understandable findings meeting.
WHAT YOU RECEIVE
An audit you can act on
Outputs are proportionate to the engagement and support management decisions.
Deliverables
- Plain-English executive summary with technical detail where relevant
- Overview of critical services, dependencies and supplier ownership
- Risk-ranked findings with evidence and business impact
- Priority improvements, estimated effort and suggested responsibility
- 30/60/90-day improvement roadmap and presentation
Scope and safeguards
- Evidence-led discovery and agreed read-only assessment by default
- No unapproved changes, purchases, intrusive scanning or device-by-device testing
- Onsite visits and active tests quoted separately
- No formal regulatory audit, Cyber Essentials certificate or ISO certification implied
- Unknown or inaccessible systems clearly identified as assessment limitations
INDICATIVE UK PRICING
Choose the depth of review that fits your business
Final fee and deliverables are confirmed in a written proposal. Prices are starting points in GBP, excluding VAT where applicable. Stated working days indicate estimated consulting effort, not guaranteed turnaround.
AUDIT LEVEL
Focused Technology Audit
From £1,250
Typically 1 to 2 consultant days
One business site or limited set of systems
- Management discovery call
- Selected documents and evidence
- Security, resilience and supplier baseline
- Concise findings and priority list
COMPREHENSIVE
Comprehensive Technology Audit
From £3,950
Typically 4 to 6 consultant days
Broader review of critical business technology
- Stakeholder interviews and inventory review
- Access, devices, cloud and network controls
- Backup, continuity, suppliers and cost review
- Detailed report and 30/60/90-day roadmap
AUDIT LEVEL
Multi-site or Complex
Scoped quotation
Timescale agreed in proposal
Multiple locations or significant legacy complexity
- Structured discovery and scope
- Multi-site systems and dependencies
- Risk, resilience and supplier assessment
- Management findings presentation
No follow-on commitment. The audit is a standalone paid service. Any remediation, additional testing, onsite work or ongoing support is optional and scoped separately.
COMMON QUESTIONS
How business technology audits work
Understand access, independence, reporting and scope before you begin.
Will you replace our existing IT provider?
No. We work alongside existing IT suppliers with your agreement and provide impartial findings you can act on with any provider.
Do you need full administrator access?
No. We start with stakeholder interviews, documents, customer exports and appropriately scoped read-only views.
Can you help implement the recommendations?
Yes, if you choose. Implementation is separately proposed; you are under no obligation to commission DNC for follow-on services.
Does the audit provide formal certification?
No. The engagement is an independent technical and operational assessment, not a formal accreditation, ISO certification or penetration test.
START WITH A CONVERSATION
Clarity about your technology, without unnecessary complexity
Tell us about your business, main systems, IT suppliers and the concerns you want reviewed. We will recommend a proportionate scope, evidence needs, timetable and written fee.