--- title: IT Consultancy in Market Harborough - Crushed Ice Ltd description: Strategic technology advice for business leaders - independent IT consultancy with no vendor bias. Serving businesses in Market Harborough and surrounding areas. url: https://crushedice.uk/services/it-consultancy/northamptonshire/market-harborough --- # IT Consultancy in Market Harborough - Crushed Ice Ltd > Strategic technology advice for business leaders - independent IT consultancy with no vendor bias. Serving businesses in Market Harborough and surrounding areas. --- ## About IT Consultancy IT consultancy from Crushed Ice is strategy-first and vendor-neutral. We help business owners and directors make the right technology decisions: which systems to invest in, what to retire, how to structure IT for sustainable growth, and how to reduce costs without compromising capability. Unlike large consultancies, our advice is delivered by the engineers who would actually implement the work, so recommendations are grounded in what works in practice, not theoretical frameworks or vendor partnerships. We engage for a focused one-day IT audit, a specific project, or on an ongoing fractional CTO basis. The scope is whatever makes sense for your situation. **Also known as:** Technology Consultant, IT Advisor, IT Strategy Consultant, Digital Strategy Consulting, CTO as a Service, IT Management Consultant, Fractional CTO ## IT Consultancy in Market Harborough Crushed Ice provides it consultancy to businesses throughout Market Harborough. Whether you're based in the town centre or surrounding areas, our team delivers the same level of service - remotely or on-site as needed. **Areas covered:** Town Centre, Little Bowden, Great Bowden, Farndon Fields, The Square, St Mary's Road, Market Harborough Business Park, Rockingham Road, Welland Park Road, Lubenham ## What's included ### IT Strategy & Roadmap A clear, actionable technology roadmap tied to your business goals and budget. Something you can act on, not a document that sits in a drawer. ### Vendor-Neutral Advice We have no commission arrangements or vendor partnerships. Every recommendation is based purely on what's right for your business. ### Cost & Licence Review A full audit of your software licences, SaaS subscriptions, and support contracts. It is not unheard of to find savings of 15 to 25% of IT spend that can be reduced or reallocated, and in some cases over 50% of spend has been eliminated without losing a single capability that the business actually needed. ### Procurement Support Specification writing, supplier shortlisting, and tender evaluation so you make informed decisions when investing in new technology. ### IT Audit A comprehensive audit of your current IT estate: security posture, infrastructure health, licence compliance, and alignment with your business needs. ### Fractional CTO Board-level technology leadership on a part-time or project basis. For businesses not yet at the scale for a full-time CTO but who need that strategic voice. ## How it works **1. Discovery** We spend time understanding your business: how you work, what systems you rely on, what's causing friction, and where you want to be in 12–36 months. We talk to your leadership team, not just your IT person. **2. IT Audit & Assessment** We review your current technology estate systematically: infrastructure, security, software licensing, vendor contracts, and team capability. We document what we find clearly, without jargon. **3. Strategy & Recommendations** We present our findings alongside clear, prioritised recommendations: what to fix immediately, what to plan for, and what to invest in. Everything is business-case driven: impact vs cost vs risk. **4. Implementation Support** We can remain engaged through implementation, whether overseeing a third party, project managing an IT refresh, or implementing the work ourselves through our managed IT and software services. ## Real-world scenarios ### Preparing for Investment or Acquisition **Scenario:** A software company going through due diligence for a Series A round needed an independent IT and security review to satisfy the investor's technical due diligence requirements. **Outcome:** Crushed Ice delivered a full IT audit with findings and remediation priorities. The company addressed the critical items before the investor review, and the round closed without IT being raised as a concern. ### Technology Budget Planning **Scenario:** A growing professional services firm had no clear IT budget or roadmap. Spending was reactive: requests came in, decisions were made in isolation, and the FD had no visibility of upcoming IT costs. **Outcome:** We created a three-year IT roadmap with phased costs, depreciation schedules for existing assets, and a clear rationale for each recommended investment. The FD described it as "the first time IT spending actually made sense to me." ### Software Selection & Procurement **Scenario:** A healthcare services provider needed to replace their ageing CRM and case management system. They had been approached by three vendors and had no way of evaluating the proposals objectively. **Outcome:** Crushed Ice produced a requirements specification, evaluated all three vendors against it, and recommended one, along with key contractual points to negotiate. The business went into the decision with confidence. ### Post-Merger IT Integration **Scenario:** Two regional businesses merged and found themselves running duplicate systems: two separate Microsoft 365 tenants, two accounting platforms, and two separate IT support arrangements. **Outcome:** We mapped both IT estates, designed the merged architecture, and project-managed the consolidation over four months, reducing monthly IT costs by 35% and giving leadership a single view of their combined operation. ## Frequently asked questions ### What's the difference between IT consultancy and IT support? IT support keeps your existing systems running day-to-day. IT consultancy takes a step back and asks whether you're running the right systems in the right way. A good IT consultant will tell you what to change, why, and how. An IT support team will keep what you have working. The two are complementary, and Crushed Ice provides both. ### How much does IT consultancy cost? It depends on the scope. A focused IT audit or strategy day can be arranged as a standalone engagement. Ongoing fractional CTO or advisory services are typically structured as a monthly retainer. We always provide a clear proposal before any engagement begins, with no open-ended billing. ### Are you vendor-neutral? Yes. We don't have commission arrangements or preferred vendor partnerships that influence our recommendations. If Microsoft 365 is right for you, we'll recommend it. If Google Workspace makes more sense, we'll tell you that instead. Our credibility depends on giving advice that actually works for our clients. ### Can you project-manage IT changes after the consultancy? Absolutely. Many clients engage us first as consultants to define what needs doing, then retain us to oversee or implement the changes. Our in-house capability covers software development, IT infrastructure, phone systems, and cloud migration, so recommendations don't stall at the planning stage. --- **Phone:** +44 (0)1234 672 612 **Email:** hello@crushedice.uk **Service page:** [IT Consultancy in Market Harborough](https://crushedice.uk/services/it-consultancy/northamptonshire/market-harborough) --- *Crushed Ice Ltd - Unit 11, Olney Business Park, Osier Way, Olney, Buckinghamshire, MK46 5FP*