Enabling the smart cities of the future

We offer a range of consultancy services, backed by a world-leading Smart City testbed, showcase and other facilities, and we work with a wide network of technology and other partners to enable your Smart City vision to become a reality.

Smart City Consultancy (SMCCL) has over 10 years of Smart City project experience, and many decades of experience at a senior level working with corporate and SME businesses and is undertaking bid, project and event management activities across the UK.

About

Exhibit at a smart city conference featuring various autonomous robots, drones, and robotic devices displayed on tables and the floor with promotional banners for Smart City Consultancy and related drone and robotics projects.

Smart City Consultancy Limited was formed over a decade ago, specifically to address the opportunities we could foresee in the Smart Cities domain and we have been working at the forefront of this and related fields ever since, undertaking first-of-their kind projects and establishing ourselves as an industry leader in this space.

Our projects have included:

Working with the Open University on as part of an EU funded project to create, establish, launch and operate CityLabs, a place for SMEs to work with academic and industry experts to develop concepts into prototypes for new products and services in the digital economy, particularly focused on data driven and Internet of Things developments
End-to-end management of international events, such as SciRoc, establishing the inaugural SciRoc Smart Cities challenge within Milton Keynes in 2019 as part of an EU-funded Horizon project and delivering a hybrid event in Bologna in 2021 that, due to COVID-19 restrictions delivered competitions both on-site and virtually
Delivering the MK5G:Create project, a DCMS-funded designed to demonstrate how 5G connectivity could be deployed to deliver an enriched visitor experience in and around Stadium MK, home of the MK Dons; this work included the development of an advanced 5G network and other infrastructure and showcased how self-driving vehicles, robots and drones could be used in ground-breaking ways to fundamentally change the visitor experience

Today, we are focused on building on these and other activities to deliver transformational change in a variety of sectors, including intelligent transport, travel, hospitality, retail, healthcare and other settings.

Electric autonomous shuttle bus inside a shopping mall, with a digital display showing 'Ohmie LIFT' and advertisements on the rear, blue and green exterior design, and a yellow license plate reading 'KX24 BUH'.

A person in a wheelchair being assisted onto a bus by a man. The bus driver is visible inside, smiling.

A self-driving shuttle vehicle with teal and dark teal coloring parked inside a building with glass walls. The vehicle has a yellow sign on its side that reads "Milton Keynes. Better by design."

Two young boys in yellow jackets sitting on a bench inside a bus, looking out the window at autumn trees and parked cars.

A storefront labeled 'Smart City Experience Centre' with robots and a pink autonomous vehicle inside, visible through glass windows.

A small autonomous electric shuttle vehicle with a sleek black and green exterior, displayed indoors with large windows and modern decor. The digital sign on the front reads 'Ohio LIFT'.

Three people are inside a bus, seen through a window, engaged in a conversation. One person, possibly a driver, is in the middle, talking to a young woman on the left and a man on the right holding a Lego shopping bag.

Expertise

Working on behalf of a wide range of public- and private-sector clients in areas such as 5G communications, robotics, autonomous vehicle, drone and smart sensor technologies.

A self-driving electric shuttle vehicle on display indoors, labeled 'Ohio LIFT,' with a green and black exterior, positioned on a tiled floor near large windows.

Close-up of a white DJI Mavic Mini drone flying outdoors with a brick wall in the background.

A white robot with a black stripe and two screens on top in a hallway with white walls, large windows, and colorful light reflections on the floor.

A control room with various electronic equipment, screens, papers, and writing utensils on a desk.

Drone operation

Autonomous vehicles

Control systems

Service robotics

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Industries

Public-sector: we work with a number of public sector organisations to help them transform their services through adoption of the very latest Smart City technologies - this includes local government where we deliver intelligent transport solutions and hospitals where we are working to deploy robots to undertake everyday deliveries of medication and supplies

Equipment manufacturers: we work with equipment manufacturers to establish their brands within the UK, and grow their business in the areas of self-driving vehicles, robots and drones - helping the UK become a hub of innovation in the world of Smart City operations

Place-based innovations: we work with retail, hospitality and leisure organisations to deliver ground-breaking new solutions that enhance the visitor experience and simplify on-the-ground operations - we are deploying into shopping centres, stadiums, hotels and other private campus operations

Innovation, technology and research: we work with a range of academic partners and other research and technology organisations in order to bring new innovation to market and to downstream the very latest technologies into everyday operation

View of Big Ben clock tower and the Palace of Westminster in London, with surrounding buildings and cityscape.

Interior view of a modern shopping mall with a high arched, glass ceiling and multiple levels with stores and shoppers.

A historic stone building with gothic architecture, several spires, and arched windows, surrounded by a well-maintained lawn and a partly cloudy sky.

Factory floor with multiple orange industrial robotic arms and conveyor system in a manufacturing plant.

Academic institutions

Equipment manufacturers

Retail, hospitality & leisure

Public-sector

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The Smart City Experience Centre

The Milton Keynes Smart City Experience Centre is a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to showcasing and advancing smart city technologies. The centre invites the public to experience firsthand how autonomous vehicles, drones, and robotics are poised to transform urban living.