Open Place Directory

The single source of truth for reliable, compliant local and hyper-local service data.

Open Place Directory is compliant with the Open Referral UK Data Standard.

Comprehensive, Reliable, Open Data

Consolidate all local and hyper-local services into one trusted source to achieve superior data quality and significantly reduce maintenance costs.

Built-in Open Referral UK compliance ensures instant, seamless data sharing across all compliant software, delivering full interoperability out of the box.

OPD is a robust, easy-to-use solution that integrates simply with our directory infrastructure, allowing us to manage essential local services.

Local Authority Customer

The Open Place Directory advantage

Engage the Community

Empower Service Provider representatives and Data Collection Volunteers to work directly with your central Assurance Team, ensuring service data is constantly updated and accurate through distributed community engagement.

Support Multiple Front Ends

Open APIs provide quick and easy access to service data, supporting diverse use cases—including Adults, Children's, Families, and Community Directories—via any front-end service finder or referral tool.

Deliver Better Outcomes

By connecting the right people with the right services, comprehensive and reliable data helps reduce loneliness, provides essential support, and builds stronger, self-supporting communities.

Frequently asked questions

Is it possible to migrate my existing Service Data to Open Place Directory?

Yes, absolutely. Placecube offers dedicated tools and methods to cleanse and prepare your existing data into a compliant format, significantly simplifying the data import process.

Can you tell me more about Open Referral UK?

Open Referral UK (ORUK) is an open data standard that provides a consistent way to publish and describe information. This makes it easier for people to find what they need and supports connected local services.

More information can be found at https://openreferraluk.org.

Does Open Place Directory have a Service Finder front end?

Open Place Directory is designed to separate back-end data management from the front-end service finder, using open APIs to simplify integration with third-party software. We can, however, create a bespoke front-end service finder for you if needed.

Case studies

North Northamptonshire Council (NNC), a Digital Place subscriber, undertook a strategic project with Placecube to develop an end-to-end Blue Badge Application Management system. The council commissioned the solution to replace its aging Blue Badge system, which was scheduled for deprecation.

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The Police Digital Service (PDS), in partnership with Placecube, created a knowledge sharing platform designed to facilitate collaboration within the policing sector. Police forces and their partners are enabled to share research, best practice and work together on projects.

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Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils (B&MS) collaborated on a significant digital transformation initiative to rebuild and elevate the user experience of their critical housing services website.

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Knowledge Hub (khub.net) is an open digital platform for public service collaboration and knowledge exchange. It provides free or low-cost spaces and tools to over 5,000 UK and international organisations across central and local government, health, education, housing, police, fire services, charities and many more.

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