Company policies

How we run 64TEQ.

The written policies behind the way we work, in plain English. Buyers ask for these in supplier questionnaires and tenders; anyone is welcome to read them. Each is approved by a director, dated and reviewed every year. Where the law does not compel a company of our size to publish one, we publish it anyway because we would rather you could see how we operate than take our word for it.

Modern slavery statement

64TEQ Limited is below the £36 million turnover at which the Modern Slavery Act 2015 requires a statement. We publish one because our supply chain is exactly the kind the Act was written for: computer hardware is made in long, international chains where forced labour is a documented risk, and pretending that is someone else's problem is not how we want to trade.

Our business and supply chain

We are a UK reseller and technology partner. We do not manufacture anything. Hardware reaches us through authorised UK distributors from manufacturers such as HP, HPE, Dell, Lenovo, Cisco and Apple. Cloud and software come from Microsoft and other vendors. Managed services are delivered with our partner Next2IT. Our direct suppliers are UK businesses; the risk sits further up the chain, in component manufacture and assembly.

What we do about it

• We buy only through authorised distribution, never grey market, so that every product has a traceable route back to a manufacturer that publishes its own modern slavery statement and supplier code of conduct. We read those statements when we choose which vendors to lead with.
• Our own suppliers and partners are asked to confirm that they comply with the Act and that their staff are employed lawfully, paid at least the legal minimum and free to leave.
• Anyone who works with us can raise a concern under our speaking up policy below, without fear of reprisal, and we will act on it.
• The directors review this statement and the risks behind it each year. If we found modern slavery in our supply chain we would stop buying from the supplier concerned, report it to the authorities and say so here.

We have not identified any instance of modern slavery in our business or supply chain. This statement covers our current financial year and is approved by the board of 64TEQ Limited.

Bandish Nayee, Founder and Director, 64TEQ LimitedApproved 16 September 2026. Next review September 2027.

Anti-bribery and corruption policy

We do not offer, give, ask for or accept bribes, in any form, anywhere, for any reason. That includes facilitation payments, the small "get things moving" payments that are normal in some places and illegal under the Bribery Act 2010 everywhere we operate. This policy applies to everyone who works for 64TEQ and to anyone acting on our behalf.

Gifts, hospitality and vendor incentives

Our industry runs on relationships and on manufacturer incentive schemes, so we are specific about what is fine and what is not.

• Modest, occasional hospitality that is openly given, proportionate and not offered around a decision is fine: a working lunch, a place at a vendor's event. Anything beyond that, and any gift from a supplier or to a client, is recorded in our gifts register and needs a director's agreement before it is given or accepted. If in doubt, it is declined.
• Manufacturer and distributor incentives, rebates and promotions are accepted only where they are the vendor's published programme, are paid to the company and not to an individual, and never change the advice we give a client. If a programme would push us to recommend something a client does not need, we do not take part.
• We do not make political donations. Charitable giving is decided by the directors and recorded.
• We take extra care with anyone connected to a public body, where the rules are stricter and even modest hospitality can be improper.

Public sector and tenders

Where we bid for public work we follow the buyer's rules on contact and hospitality to the letter, and we declare any conflict of interest before it becomes one.

If something is not right

Anyone offered or asked for anything that feels wrong should refuse, if they safely can, and tell a director the same day. Concerns can also be raised under our speaking up policy. We keep accurate books and records so that no payment can be hidden. Breaching this policy is gross misconduct for staff and grounds to end a relationship with a supplier or partner. The directors review it every year.

Bandish Nayee, Founder and Director, 64TEQ LimitedApproved 16 September 2026. Next review September 2027.

Environmental policy

We are a small, remote company whose own footprint is mostly home working, some travel and a lot of cloud services. The far bigger environmental effect of what we do sits in the hardware we help clients buy, run and retire, so that is where the policy concentrates.

What we commit to

• Buy less, and later. Our tools and advice are built to extend the life of equipment clients already own: the device refresh planner, the end-of-support checker and the "what you already own" tool exist so that a refresh happens when it is needed, not when a sales cycle says so.
• Retire equipment properly. When we take old equipment away it goes to a licensed carrier and a certified IT asset disposal partner, with reuse ahead of recycling and a data destruction certificate for every device. Nothing goes to landfill.
• Prefer efficient kit and cloud. Where two products do the same job we lead with the one with the better energy rating and the longer manufacturer support life. We help clients consolidate under-used servers and licences rather than add to them.
• Travel with intent. Most of our work is done remotely. When we travel to clients or community sessions we default to rail in the UK and we do not fly domestically.
• Comply, and keep learning. We meet the environmental law that applies to us, including our obligations under the WEEE Regulations as a distributor of electrical equipment, and we review this policy and our measurable footprint each year.

Carbon reduction plan

We are below the size at which public procurement requires a Carbon Reduction Plan under PPN 06/21. If we bid for a contract that requires one we will publish it here in the required format, with a baseline year and a route to net zero, before submitting the bid.

Bandish Nayee, Founder and Director, 64TEQ LimitedApproved 16 September 2026. Next review September 2027.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

Everyone who works with 64TEQ, applies to work with us, buys from us or comes to a Curious Mindset session is treated with the same respect, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, the characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010, and regardless of anything else that has nothing to do with the work.

• We recruit and promote on ability and potential. Job adverts describe the work, not a type of person. We make reasonable adjustments for candidates and staff who need them and we ask rather than assume.
• Harassment, bullying and victimisation are not tolerated from anyone, including clients and suppliers towards our people. A complaint is investigated and acted on, and raising one in good faith never counts against the person raising it.
• The community we run is for technology leaders of every background. Sessions are held in accessible venues, are free to attend and are planned so that no one has to choose between the event and their caring responsibilities where we can avoid it. Speakers and panels are chosen for what they know, and we notice when a line-up looks like only one kind of person.
• Our website is built to be usable by people with disabilities; our accessibility statement says how and where to tell us if something is not.

The directors are responsible for this policy and review it every year, with any complaints and how they were handled.

Bandish Nayee, Founder and Director, 64TEQ LimitedApproved 16 September 2026. Next review September 2027.

Information security policy

We advise clients on security, so we hold ourselves to the same standards we would expect of them, written down here. We do not currently hold Cyber Essentials or ISO 27001 certification; we review that decision annually and will publish certificates on this page when we hold them. Our managed services partner Next2IT holds its own accreditations, which apply to the services it delivers.

How we protect information

• Identity. Two-step verification is enforced on every company account. Each person has their own login; shared accounts are not used. Access is the least each role needs and is removed the day someone leaves.
• Devices. Company laptops and phones are encrypted, protected by a screen lock, kept up to date with security patches and can be wiped remotely if lost. Personal devices are not used for client data.
• Data. Client information lives in our business systems, not in personal email or unmanaged file shares. We keep the minimum we need for the shortest time we need it (see the privacy notice). Passwords are kept in a password manager, never in documents or messages.
• Suppliers. Systems that hold our data, and partners who handle client data on our behalf, are chosen with security in mind and bound by contract. Our website stores nothing about visitors and the credentials it uses to talk to suppliers are held server-side, never in the page.
• People. Everyone is briefed on phishing, on handling client data and on this policy when they join and each year after.

If something goes wrong

Any suspected security incident is reported to a director at once. We contain it, work out what was affected, tell any client whose information was involved and, where personal data is at risk, report to the Information Commissioner's Office within 72 hours. We write down what happened and what we changed so it does not happen again.

Bandish Nayee, Founder and Director, 64TEQ LimitedApproved 16 September 2026. Next review September 2027.

Health and safety policy

With fewer than five employees the law does not require us to write this policy down. We do so because we take it seriously and because clients ask. We are a remote team: our people work from home, meet clients at their premises or at venues, and our registered office at Berkeley Square House is an address, not a workplace.

• The directors are responsible for health and safety at 64TEQ and for making sure everyone knows how to work safely and how to raise a concern.
• Working from home is still working, so each person has a display screen equipment check for their home set-up, the desk, chair, screen and lighting they need to work comfortably, and a conversation about hours and breaks. Nobody is expected to be reachable around the clock.
• When we hire venues for community sessions we rely on the venue's fire safety, first aid and capacity arrangements, and we check them when we book.
• On client sites we follow the client's own safety rules and induction. Nobody is asked to work at height, in a comms room or with live electrical equipment without the training and authorisation to do so; that work is done by the qualified engineers of our partners.
• Accidents, near misses and work-related ill health are reported to a director, recorded and looked into, and anything reportable under RIDDOR is reported.

The directors review this policy each year and whenever the way we work changes.

Bandish Nayee, Founder and Director, 64TEQ LimitedApproved 16 September 2026. Next review September 2027.

Speaking up

If anyone who works for or with 64TEQ believes something is wrong, whether that is a bribe, a safety risk, a data breach, discrimination or a supplier treating its workers badly, we want to hear about it. Tell a director directly, or if the concern is about a director, tell the other one. Concerns raised in good faith are investigated, the person raising them is protected from any comeback, and we say what we did about it. Where the law provides a route to an outside body, such as the Information Commissioner or the Health and Safety Executive, nothing here stops anyone using it.

Bandish Nayee, Founder and Director, 64TEQ LimitedApproved 16 September 2026. Next review September 2027.

What we ask of suppliers

We expect the businesses we buy from and partner with to meet the same standards described on this page: lawful employment and fair treatment of their people, no bribery, care for the environment, respect for equality and proper handling of any information we share. We ask them to confirm this when we start working together and we reserve the right to stop working with anyone who does not.

Bandish Nayee, Founder and Director, 64TEQ LimitedApproved 16 September 2026. Next review September 2027.