OneAdvanced launches IQ AI platform for regulated sectors

OneAdvanced has launched IQ, an AI-enabled system of work for organisations in regulated and essential service sectors. The platform is designed to bring workflows, data and applications together in a single environment.

The Birmingham-based software provider says IQ is built on a shared data layer with integrated APIs and pre-built connections, with all data processed and hosted in the UK. The product has been shaped by its work in government, healthcare and logistics, including with the Department for Transport, the Ministry of Justice, the NHS, Amazon, FedEx and DHL.

The launch comes as businesses continue to invest in artificial intelligence while struggling to move beyond isolated deployments. OneAdvanced argues that fragmented workflows, siloed data and disconnected applications have limited AI use, particularly in settings where compliance, oversight and operational resilience are critical.

IQ is intended to allow AI to operate across workflows rather than within separate systems. The platform also embeds ISO 42001 policies into day-to-day work, which OneAdvanced describes as a way to apply governance and rules within routine business processes.

OneAdvanced positions the product as a response to concerns over data control, vendor dependence and compliance obligations. Those issues have become more prominent for public sector bodies and other heavily regulated organisations weighing the benefits of AI against the risks of using external providers and moving sensitive information across borders.

Governance focus

According to OneAdvanced, organisations have struggled to get sustained results from AI because the surrounding systems are often disconnected. It argues that the accumulation of point solutions and the lack of context can weaken output quality, while weak governance can allow errors to spread quickly.

IQ is designed to address that by bringing processes, policies, data and AI into one platform. OneAdvanced says this should allow organisations to apply AI and agentic functions across multiple workflows and datasets while remaining within internal policies and sector-specific guardrails.

The platform is also intended to produce deterministic results where required. That is likely to matter in sectors such as healthcare, justice and transport, where automated recommendations or actions may need to be tightly controlled and auditable.

Andrew Henderson, chief technology officer at OneAdvanced, set out the company’s view of how the product differs from standalone AI tools.

“IQ represents a fundamental shift to systems of embedded intelligence – where workflows, data and people are connected, so AI operates directly in the flow of work. This is not about adding another tool. It is about rethinking how work gets done,” Henderson said.

Regulated sectors

OneAdvanced is one of the UK’s larger sector-focused software providers and has long concentrated on industries with complex operational requirements. Its reference to existing work with government departments, the NHS and large logistics groups underlines its effort to position IQ in environments where operational continuity and data governance carry significant weight.

The platform is described in three parts: connected, trusted and intelligent. In practice, that means unifying workflows, teams and data in one system, applying security and sovereignty controls, and embedding AI-assisted workflows and AI-driven insight into routine work.

OneAdvanced says the underlying shared data layer carries business and sector context across interactions. That context is essential, it argues, if AI systems are to produce reliable outputs aligned with how an organisation actually works rather than simply responding to prompts in isolation.

Simon Walsh, chief executive officer at OneAdvanced, said disconnected systems and poor data quality could undermine the use of AI in business operations.

“Organisations cannot function effectively with disconnected systems, disparate data sources and workflows that function in silos, then add AI into the systems, this will wreak havoc – if your data, policies, system connections are a mess, so too will your agentic outputs. IQ applies domain specific context, policies and rules, delivering trustable outputs within your business logic,” Walsh said.

The launch reflects a broader shift in the AI software market away from standalone assistants and towards products tied more closely to business processes, internal datasets and compliance frameworks. For suppliers serving public services and regulated industries, the question is increasingly not only what a model can do, but how it fits within the rules, systems and records that shape everyday work.

OneAdvanced says IQ was built from customer work over recent years to create what it describes as a connected and trusted approach to AI, with data sovereignty and operational resilience treated as central requirements.