Avanade agrees to buy Manchester automation firm Robiquity

Avanade agrees to buy Manchester automation firm Robiquity

10 November 2026: Avanade, the Microsoft services company founded by Microsoft and Accenture, has agreed to acquire Robiquity, a Manchester firm that builds automation and AI on Microsoft's Power Platform, Copilot and Azure. Robiquity announced the deal on 10 November; neither side has disclosed a price.

A decade from robots to agents

Robiquity was founded in Manchester in 2016 and started in robotic process automation, the software robots that click through legacy screens. It has since moved to Microsoft's low-code Power Platform, Copilot, Azure and what it calls agentic AI. Growth Capital Partners backed its expansion.

BusinessCloud reports that Robiquity's clients include EVRi, NHS Scotland, the Ministry of Justice, Virgin Media O2, WebBeds and Greater Manchester Police, that its team holds more than 200 Microsoft certifications, and that it delivers through a model it calls the Solution Factory.

"Joining Avanade is a natural next step for our business, creating exciting opportunities for our clients and our people," said Tom Davies, Robiquity's chief executive.

What Avanade brings

Robiquity describes Avanade as helping more than 7,000 organisations with Microsoft technology and as operating as Microsoft's "Client Zero". It counts 60,000 Microsoft professionals, 165,000 certifications and the largest community of Microsoft MVPs. Chris Howarth, Avanade's chief executive, said Robiquity "has built something special", praising its Microsoft expertise and its culture of continuous learning, and said that is what clients need "as they look to move from AI ambition to real, lasting impact."

The traffic runs both ways, according to Robiquity's announcement. It gains Avanade's reach, industry knowledge and place in the wider Microsoft ecosystem, while Avanade gains more capacity in agentic AI, low-code development and automation delivery. Davies said joining will let Robiquity take its expertise to more clients and markets "while building on the culture and approach that have shaped Robiquity."

For Avanade the purchase adds a UK delivery team already working in the public sector and in logistics, in the part of the Microsoft stack where clients are now buying Copilot agents rather than workflow bots.

What clients of Robiquity should ask

The announcement says Avanade "has agreed to acquire" Robiquity, so the deal has not closed, and no closing date or conditions are given. For a public body or a company with a contract running through Robiquity, the practical points are when its contract moves to Avanade, whether the named people on the account stay, and whether day rates and the Solution Factory delivery model survive inside a much larger firm.

Robiquity says its clients will gain access to a broader range of expertise while keeping "the approach, relationships and focus on outcomes" that shaped the firm. That is a promise, not a term of the deal.

Company profile on TrustList: Robiquity

Sources

• Robiquity: Avanade to Acquire Robiquity, Bringing AI-First Automation to More UK Businesses at Speed and Scale, 10 November 2026, 10 November 2026
• BusinessCloud: Avanade swoops for Manchester AI firm Robiquity, 10 November 2026, 10 November 2026