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At Spark! Data Systems we have an outstanding track record of delivering digital transformation for our clients. Our consultants know how important it is to understand the business model and key user requirements to create and deliver the right solution. We work with a range of sectors including Financial Services and Insurance. As well as a thorough understanding of organisations and requirements, we have a commitment to technical excellence, continuous improvement, and successful delivery. As a result, we are trusted long term partners to some of the UK's leading organisations and have been delivering solutions for over 20 years.

We specialise in the use of Microsoft Technologies. Our extensive and well-established standards cover all aspects of system production, testing, deployment, support and management, coming from years of experience and lead to consistent delivery. Spark does the difficult well, having delivered high profile solutions that include Management Reporting, Commission Calculations, Product & Policy Administration, Claims, Underwriting and complex legacy data migrations for mission critical implementations at a fair price.

We have developed multi-platform web solutions where fast, clean rendering and responsive designs provide a multitude of deployment options. Databases are our bedrock, the more complex the better we perform - we have saved thousands of man hours by getting work done quickly and right first time. Our administration solutions enable providers to launch new innovative products fast – one implementation supported membership increases of over 50% and policy income by 40% whilst maintaining the same OPEX.

Our ongoing programme of research into new methods, tools and techniques keeps us up to date with industry changes and best practices. The SparkAI Toolkit is a prime example of our latest research and innovation, harnessing document intelligence and OpenAI to provide valuable data extraction, summarisation and query capabilities.

Watch our Short Video showcasing the SparkAI Toolkit, or Contact Us to find out more.

Trusted suppliers to the finance industry for 20 years

.NET Development Framework
SQL Server Database
Azure and AWS for Cloud deployment
Integrations with Accounts & Payroll (e.g. Sage)
Power for Data Analysis
Azure Blob Storage
Azure Cognitive Services

Office 365
Blazor
Reporting Services
SalesForce
Synapse for Azure Analytics
Azure AI Services
Azure OpenAI

What people say about Spark?

Trusted suppliers to the finance industry for 20 years

Spark Data created and delivered National Friendly’s Policy Administration System. It is an innovative bespoke system that has enabled us to provide an even better service to current and future members as well as IFAs. We’re very pleased that we are able to help lead the way in Policy Administration Systems and help other mutuals.

Jonathan Long

CEO National Friendly

Very complementary references from our customers won us the contract.

Britannia Protection and Indemnity

Spark Data Systems help Keith Prowse to meet their requirements for international ticket sales using their latest Umbraco driven site.

Keith Prowse

The web presence demands the highest standards of design, usability, and performance.

Premier Cottages

The new implementation and Spark's involvement has enabled us to substantially increase our net profit. The productivity of our sales people has soared.

Richard Gardiner

MD Global Services

Our bespoke system enables us to provide a better service to current and future members as well as IFAs.

Holloway Friendly

Spark Data policy administration systems support Health Insurance, Cash Plans and specialist personal insurance in a rapidly evolving environment.

Hive Insurance

This is the best platform we have seen for dealing with the complex requirements of Hospice Care Records.

Highland Hospice

The RIIC research programme at the Welsh Government. Was co-ordinated using Forms, Spreadsheets and email. They now uses the Spark Cloud Network Co-ordinator - online reporting, approvals, sharing of data, spend plans and knowledge across the network.

Welsh Government Online Project Management

Welsh Government

Spark! really deliver quality projects, I wouldn't normally expect to be recomending a software development company, most people just tell you who not to use, but I had enough confidence in Spark to recommend them to my brother after they had delivered our project.

Jim Hodgkins

CEO, MyPoints Europe, a GUS plc company

The improvement has been incredible. Customer service has improved and feedback from our external customers is very positive. Customers like how intuitive the system is and the ease at which they can receive information back from ENTRUST.

Sue Allred

Senior Registrar, ENTRUST

We finally have reliable information. Well done!

Hein Velema

CEO Fraser Yachts

Better collaboration at St Peter's using SharePoint Online with Office 365.

St Peter's Hospice

Spark Data provided a complete re-platform for the BCWA health insurance products.