About Us
Contexium, the localization platform
We are on a mission to make development partnerships work
At Contexium we bring together experts in technology, the overseas aid, humanitarian and social impact sectors to help organisations find funding, build trusted partnerships and cut through compliance with our practical, digital toolkit.
Why are we doing this?
The development sector runs on partnerships. Funders need credible delivery partners. Consultancies and NGOs need funding they can actually win. Local organisations need a seat at the table. Everyone needs to trust the organisation on the other side of the agreement.
But the barriers are real. Funding opportunities are scattered and hard to find, due diligence is slow and repetitive, and compliance requirements are duplicated across every new relationship – costing time, money and momentum that should be going into delivery.
Contexium is removing these barriers one by one. Our AI-powered tools help organisations discover the right funding, demonstrate compliance once through a single verified passport, and connect with partners – local and international – quickly and with confidence.
The result is a sector where organisations, funders and partners can work together easily, simply and on equal terms.
The Team
Contexium is powered by MetricsLed. Since its founding in 2012, MetricsLed has become a trusted technology partner to the international aid and development sector, supporting the delivery of complex programmes around the world with practical, reliable solutions.
Through this work, MetricsLed has seen first-hand that the most effective and sustainable results come when local organisations are able to play a leading role in their community’s development. These lessons are not limited to overseas aid. Across the UK and other sectors, there is growing recognition that local providers, charities, and social enterprises are often best placed to deliver meaningful, lasting impact.
Contexium represents the next step in this journey. It was created to meet a growing demand: enabling local organisations to participate more directly and effectively in funded programmes and partnerships. What began as a response to the localization agenda in international development has become a model that is relevant wherever funders and local providers need to work together.
By combining MetricsLed’s technological expertise with this focus on local delivery, Contexium offers a platform that helps organisations connect, collaborate, and deliver impact from the ground up.
Bernard Carr:
Leading the development of Contexium, Bernard Carr has over 15 years of experience, the last 8 of which have been in technology for development. Bernard has extensive experience in data-driven decision-making, SaaS product development, and strategic consulting, helping organisations optimise operations and scale their impact. Having lived and worked in multiple countries across Africa and Asia, Bernard is a believer in the potential and need of localization within the development sector as well as the challenges which stand in its way.
MetricsLed:
MetricsLed provides software platforms that enable front-line staff to accelerate project delivery and break free from the inefficient grind of back-office administration. MetricsLed has developed a strong reputation within the international development and aid sector as a trusted technology provider.
Calling on their expertise in providing secure and efficient solutions to the development sector, MetricsLed has provided the infrastructure and expertise on which Contexium has been built to give users a high quality experience as well as peace of mind.
For more information on MetricsLed, see here.