“The Beyond forecasting application has transformed the way financial information is shared across Walsall Council. By providing budget managers with direct access to meaningful financial data, the system has improved accountability, strengthened forecasting and enhanced financial decision-making. The solution is widely used, easy to navigate and supported by a highly responsive team that continues to work with us to meet evolving business needs.”
NEP Reach Reporting has proven to be a game-changer for our consortium members. By providing accurate, timely, and accessible information, the solution is enabling NHS organisations to make better decisions, streamline operations, and ultimately deliver greater value to patients and communities.
The impact is clear: one organisation’s efficiency study revealed annual savings of 5,280 hours, which is the equivalent of 2.7 full-time posts or approximately £120,000 per year. Importantly, this time is being reinvested directly into further value-added activities, improving operational efficiency and strengthening patient care.
With Beyond’s expertise and Oracle’s technology at its foundation, NEP Reach Reporting is helping transform the way our members work, delivering measurable benefits across the NHS.
“I would recommend Beyond for any Local Authority that does not have existing forecasting functionality built into their existing financial system. With continuous improvements, it allows for a system that is evolving but provides the key functionality for budget holders and finance staff to enter forecasts, produce budget management data and monitor KPI information via dashboards. The team at Beyond are responsive to changes required and suggestions for improvement. They are fully engaged with the requirements of the business and have a can do attitude. ”
“Working with Beyond on the development of the NEP Reach reporting tool has been an excellent experience. From the outset, they demonstrated exceptional attention to detail and a deep understanding of how to maximise the reporting capabilities we aimed to deliver. Their forward-thinking approach, combined with outstanding technical expertise, made them an invaluable partner. The team was consistently responsive, knowledgeable, and proactive in refining our dashboard solution. Together, we’ve created a reporting suite that truly hits the mark, interactive, insightful, and tailored to our needs. We’ve already begun collaborating on future enhancements and the strategic roadmap for the NEP Reach. NEP are confident in the trust and reliability ‘Beyond’ brings to the table. A great team, and a partnership we genuinely value.”
“Beyond Systems were a pleasure to work with, they took the time to really understand our business and the requirements we had of a system solution, they asked in depth questions that meant they could offer a variety of solutions and even solved problems that we hadn’t even thought about in the specification. Nothing was too much trouble for them, they clearly wanted to develop a system collaboratively with us that would add value to what we could deliver as an organisation. The system solution they developed was simple, effective, easy to use and Beyond supported us to know how to get the best out of the solution – they met all of our requirements and more. Working with Beyond felt like working with internal colleagues and not external partners – I would highly recommend them.”
“Beyond were very responsive and flexible to our (ever changing) requirements as we implemented the tool. When we encountered an obstacle or challenge, they partnered with us in finding an effective solution rather than relying on us to act as the problem solver. We are looking forward to continuing our work with them as we expand the functionality of the tool for our second year.”
“We have partnered with Beyond on a number of strategic projects over the years and I am happy to say we have never been disappointed. We have been impressed with the level of expertise and commitment from the Beyond team who always ensured that all the projects were delivered on time, to budget and spec. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them to any prospective client.”
“Beyond are a creative, responsive and trusted partner whom have been instrumental in enabling us to deliver comprehensive self-service analytics across Finance, HR, Procurement and Social Care. Their Oracle expertise has assisted us to improve business processes and successfully deliver an ongoing programme of transformational change.”
“Beyond have proved to be great partners for our Finance change programme. Not only have they developed a technical Business Intelligence solution for us but they have added value by helping us to think about what we are trying to achieve; brought thinking and experience from elsewhere; demonstrated extremely high levels of expertise; and in all that time they have behaved in a straight forward manner so they have felt like genuine partners and not just contractors.”
“Beyond have helped us considerably in a move to GEN-2 to take advantage of Universal Credits. Whilst it is possible to manually manage your usage, the use of Beyond’s Cloud Scheduler has meant that the overall process has become easier and provides a much better interface altogether. The tool has allowed us to avoid cost by actively adopting smaller shapes or to pause services when they are not required and ramping up where necessary, say during a development sprint cycle, all within our monthly allowance.”
“We are extremely grateful for what you and your team has achieved for us, and I am very pleased with what has been developed so far and am confident it will be well received by our managers.”
“Throughout our Partnership implementation of Business Intelligence, Beyond have provided a responsive, knowledgeable and creative service that has enabled us to develop business focused dashboards and improve our management information reporting immeasurably, helping us to develop a longer term transformation programme and become a more intelligent client.”