Case Study:
Employee engagement

Real Life Options (RLO) is dedicated to supporting individuals with learning disabilities and autism. Having served communities across England and Scotland for over 25 years through 200 locations, RLO wanted to give back to their hardworking staff following the challenging pandemic period. I-Tel Group was approached to design and deliver personalised gift hampers for Christmas and Easter as part of their Employee Engagement initiatives.

The challenge

RLO aimed to provide Christmas gift hampers to over 2000 employees as a token of appreciation for their relentless service during the pandemic. Initial cost estimates for traditional hampers significantly exceeded the budget, prompting a need for a cost-effective, yet meaningful solution.

2000 employee engagement hampers

Delivered across 200 locations

Over 2 countries

Our solution

I-Tel Group leveraged its production capabilities and logistical expertise to create customised solutions for Real Life Options Christmas and Easter hampers:

 

Design and Production:

Developed a unique, fully branded gift box design tailored to RLO’s brand identity.

 

Sourcing and Assembly:

Curated and sourced high-quality, enjoyable items that fit within the budget, avoiding traditional, expensive hamper contents.

 

Warehousing and Distribution:

Utilised I-Tel’s warehousing facilities to store the hampers and managed the distribution directly to RLO’s employees across various locations.

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The results

The bespoke Christmas hampers were delivered on budget and were exceptionally well received by RLO’s staff, enhancing employee satisfaction and engagement.

 

Achieved significant savings compared to the initial budget, while delivering high-quality, personalised hampers.

 

The thoughtful, personalised hampers contributed to increased employee morale and loyalty.

 

The remarkable success of the Christmas hampers not only delighted Real Life Options but also paved the way for the launch of the Easter hampers, further solidifying our relationship and setting the stage for continued innovation in employee engagement solutions.

What our clients say

“Another thoughtful gift from my employer Real Life Options.”

Sharon McCutcheon

Marketing

Gareth Shaw, I-Tel Group

Gareth Shaw

Senior Procurement Consultant

Gareth has over 19 years’ experience in commercial procurement contract management across both public and private sector. Holding senior positions at the Ministry of Justice and Turner and Townsend Gareth has overseen several multi million-pound contracts.
Guiding I-Tel in best practice and sustainability while offering practical solutions to steer our procurement team towards red tape reduction and compliant, efficient services.

Gareth Thompson

Legal & Compliance

Gareth is a qualified, senior commercial solicitor with 30 years’ experience. As counsel to the directors Gareth brings a wealth of experience to enhance I-Tel’s legal compliance and ensure supply chain legitimacy.
Overseeing all our commercial agreements and supporting the individual requirements of our clients, Gareth brings tremendous credibility to the whole organisation.
Dee Sarikaya, Head of Marketing, I-Tel Group

Dee Sarikaya

Head of Marketing

An impressive background with blue chip companies Dee is a former global B2B Commercial manager for Dyson. A proven track record in marketing and communications Dee is responsible for I-Tel’s client onboarding and messaging.
With huge experience in strategic international campaigns and working effectively in cross-functional teams Dee brings strong commercial acumen alongside an excellent ability to interact and influence at all levels.
Paul Keenan, Head of Client Services, I-Tel Group

Paul Keenan

Head of Client Services

Paul has over 30 years’ experience in B2B sales in both the public and private sector and heads up our client services division. Overseeing high value public and private sector contracts Paul has in depth knowledge of the industry.
Key contact to senior management and C suite clients with a problem solving, customer service excellence ideology.
Andrew Plummer, Operations Director, I-Tel Group

Andrew Plummer

Operation Director

A co-founder from the outset Andy has headed the operations team for I-Tel group. An engineer by trade Andy has a vast experience in manufacturing, logistics and warehousing.
Overseeing the day to day complexities of our hybrid model and ensuring all the individual parts function to produce the seamless highly efficient business model we see today.
Melvin Gauci, MD, I-Tel Group

Melvin Gauci

Managing Director

Managing Director and founding partner at I-Tel Group. Mel has been instrumental in transforming the business from a start-up cartridge manufacturing facility to an innovative forward thinking procurement company.
With 15 years at the helm and in depth knowledge of I.T. infrastructure and data analysis I-Tel Group is today one of the latest key players in the indirect procurement space.

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