Delivery Associates

Global consulting firm helping governments and social impact organizations deliver better results through stronger implementation.

At a glance

Year of investment: 2022
Investment Strategy: Buyout
Impact Theme: Resilient Society
Sector: Consulting Services

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Business description

Delivery Associates is a trusted implementation partner to public and social sector leaders worldwide. Founded by Lord Michael Barber, former advisor to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, the firm works with governments and social impact organizations to turn ambitious programs and policies into real-world results.

With experienced teams operating in over 40 countries, Delivery Associates has supported lasting impact across a wide range of contexts, including education reform in the United States, strengthening health systems in Africa, and helping governments deliver national economic strategies in the Middle East.

“The partnership between Delivery Associates and Trill Impact represents an exciting next step in Delivery Associates’ development as we enter our second decade as an organisation. Trill Impact’s alignment with our mission, approach, and ultimate focus on delivering real and lasting impact makes them great partners for us as they completely share our values. We believe that Trill Impact will be able to support Delivery Associates’ ambition to grow and partner with more Governments and leaders around the world who want to improve how they deliver for their citizens and we are very motivated about the opportunities ahead together. In the meantime, we expect that the same high-quality advice and service we are currently providing for our many different clients around the world will continue as we all seek to improve the lives of people across the world.”

- Sir Michael Barber, founder and Chairman of the Board

Delivery Associates’ solution

Social/Environmental challenge

Governments and institutions around the world face growing social and environmental pressures, including strained health and education systems, climate adaptation needs, and economic uncertainty. While ambition and strategy are often strong, progress frequently breaks down during implementation. Programs and policies fail to deliver lasting impact when systems lose focus, lack coordination, or cannot adapt to changing conditions.

Delivery Associates aims to close this delivery gap. The firm works with governments, philanthropies, and multilateral partners to strengthen the systems that turn policy into results. This includes building the capabilities, routines, and accountability needed to deliver at scale and sustain progress. Across sectors such as health, education, climate, and infrastructure, this practical and adaptive approach can help partners achieve tangible outcomes for communities, rebuild trust in public institutions, and create more resilient and sustainable societies.

SDG contribution

Delivery Associates supports the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by working alongside partners to strengthen the systems that deliver sustainable impact.

SDG #3: Good Health and Well-being (Targets 3.8, 3.d)
Strengthening public health systems and institutional capacity to support effective and resilient delivery of health services.

SDG #4: Quality Education (Targets 4.1, 4.c)
Improving education system delivery and governance to enable equitable access to quality education.

SDG #8: Decent Work and Economic Growth (Targets 8.3, 8.5)
Supporting public institutions to implement policies and programs that expand productive employment and economic opportunity.

SDG #13: Climate Action (Targets 13.2, 13.3)
Helping governments integrate climate priorities into policy, planning, and delivery systems.

SDG #16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (Targets 16.6, 16.7)
Building effective, accountable, and responsive public institutions through stronger delivery capability.

SDG #17: Partnerships for the Goals (Targets 17.16, 17.17)
Enabling cross-sector partnerships to align actors and deliver shared social and environmental outcomes.

Trill Impact News

Press release

01 december 2022

Delivery Associates partners with Trill Impact to scale impact further

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Delivery Associate News

18 september 2024