Tier 2 Consulting

What Tier 2 Consulting does

Tier 2 Consulting is a UK-based bespoke agile software development consultancy headquartered in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, founded in 2002. The firm serves medium-to-large enterprise customers and UK public sector / government bodies across insurance, life sciences and healthcare, automotive, property, and higher education, with disclosed logos including Suzuki GB (20-year relationship), GSK, PredictImmune, Motability Operations, Ed Broking, EDMI Europe and King's College London. Its core delivery spans four solution lines — Application Modernisation (refactoring legacy monoliths into microservices), Custom Application Development (Java/Spring Boot/Quarkus/Angular), Integration (Apache Camel and Red Hat Fuse), and Cloud Migration (containerisation onto Red Hat OpenShift on AWS/Azure) — executed through four phases: Discovery, Project Delivery (Scrum), Support & Maintenance (SLAs up to 24/7), and Technical Consultancy. The company holds the UK & Ireland's only Red Hat Premier Middleware & Container Specialist Partner designation, with 17 years of Red Hat expertise and more than 20 Red Hat technical certifications across the team.

The technology backbone is industry-standard open-source Java/UI on Spring Boot, Quarkus, Angular, Hibernate, Apache Camel and JBoss EAP, deployed as containerised workloads on Kubernetes via Red Hat OpenShift, with complementary certifications in Pure Storage Portworx for container data management. Functional differentiators include accessibility-compliant development to WCAG AAA, agile methodology adapted to regulated and public-sector governance, and integration expertise using Apache Camel and asynchronous messaging in secure environments. Tier 2 also delivers ISO13485 / FDA 21 CFR Part 11 / OWASP-compliant software in life sciences, evidenced by the PredictSURE IBD portal.

Revenue is generated principally through professional-services engagements (project delivery, staff augmentation, fixed-price and time-and-materials consulting) supplemented by subscription resales of Red Hat products (JBoss EAP, OpenShift, RHEL, Ansible Automation Platform) and recurring post-implementation support contracts. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales via free consultation calls, complemented by content marketing (technical blogs, white papers, case studies, webinars, LinkedIn), and UK public-sector access is formalised through the Crown Commercial Service Digital Outcomes & Specialisms framework and (since 2024) G-Cloud 14. The company has been wholly owned by Prolifics Application Services Inc since 2023 and is being integrated into the unified Prolifics Group UK brand in 2025; no external funding rounds are disclosed and no revenue figures are published.

Name

Tier 2 Consulting

Legal name

Tier 2 Consulting Limited

Website

https://tier2consulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tier 2 Consulting is a UK-based boutique consultancy (Stevenage, 11–50 staff) delivering bespoke agile software development, application modernisation, integration and cloud migration on Red Hat OpenShift, Spring Boot and Apache Camel to enterprise and UK public-sector clients across insurance, life sciences, automotive and government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development Consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Management Consulting Services (54161), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAEAJ

Integration, API & Middleware Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Technology & Digital Consulting

SECONDARYBPAEAKAA

DevOps Consulting & Transformation

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/DevOps, Platform Engineering & SRE Services

SECONDARYBPACADAD

Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure Staffing

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Professional & Technical Staffing (IT/Engineering/Healthcare/Finance)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• Application modernisation
• Cloud migration services
• Red Hat consulting
• Enterprise integration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Stevenage

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development Services: Tier 2 provides bespoke agile software development services including discovery, project delivery, support and maintenance, and technical consultancy. Revenue is generated through professional services engagements including staff augmentation, fixed-price projects, and time-and-materials consulting.
2. Red Hat Software Resales: Tier 2 resells Red Hat subscriptions including JBoss EAP, Red Hat Fuse, OpenShift, Ansible, and RHEL, providing customers with enterprise software, support SLAs, guaranteed patches, and legal assurance. This provides a single point of contact for all Red Hat needs alongside development and consultancy services.
3. Support and Maintenance Services: Tier 2 offers post-implementation support and maintenance services with clearly-defined service levels up to 24/7. They provide flexible support options including Insurance Policy Support (fixed annual cost), Service Credits (call-off agreement), and Backstop Support (3rd line support and knowledge transfer).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Tier 2 Consulting is a bespoke agile software development consultancy that designs, delivers, and supports custom cloud-native applications for medium-to-large enterprises and UK public sector organisations. Their portfolio spans Application Modernisation (refactoring legacy monoliths to microservices on Kubernetes/OpenShift), Custom Application Development (Java/Spring Boot/Angular), Integration (Apache Camel/Red Hat Fuse middleware), and Cloud Migration (AWS, Azure, OpenShift). They additionally resell Red Hat subscriptions and provide ongoing Support & Maintenance under defined SLAs up to 24/7.

Product overview

Tier 2 Consulting is a bespoke agile software development consultancy that offers a portfolio of interconnected services rather than a single unified product. The core offering spans four solution areas: Application Modernisation (refactoring legacy monoliths to microservices), Custom Application Development (Java/Spring Boot/Angular-based bespoke software), Integration (Apache Camel/Red Hat Fuse-based middleware integration), and Cloud Migration (containerisation and Kubernetes/OpenShift deployment). These solutions are delivered through four service phases: Discovery (requirements gathering and roadmap), Project Delivery (Scrum-based agile development), Support & Maintenance (SLA-backed post-implementation support), and Technical Consultancy (staff augmentation, architecture, UI/UX design, skills transfer). The company has a distinct specialisation in Red Hat technology — as the UK's only Red Hat Premier Middleware & Container Specialist Partner — offering Red Hat Subscriptions resale and deep expertise in Red Hat Application Foundations (JBoss EAP, Fuse, AMQ, 3Scale, Data Grid, SSO/Keycloak, Spring Boot, Quarkus), OpenShift Container Platform, Ansible Automation Platform, and RHEL. The firm operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Prolifics Application Services Inc, serving clients across biotech, insurance, automotive, and public sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Application Modernisation Modernisation of existing applications through refactoring legacy monoliths to microservices architecture, upgrading languages and frameworks (Java, .NET to Spring Boot, Quarkus), and migrating workloads to cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure using container technology. Sold to enterprise and public sector clients with legacy estates.
• Custom Application Development Design, delivery, and support of bespoke software solutions using modern, open-source, cloud-native technologies and an agile project approach. Development stack based on Java, Spring Boot, Quarkus, Angular, REST APIs, Apache Camel, Hibernate, JUnit 5, and Spock. For organisations needing tailored business applications.
• Integration Integration services using Apache Camel and asynchronous messaging technologies (ActiveMQ, Red Hat Fuse) to connect software applications, services, APIs, data, and devices using container-based cloud-native approaches. Includes integration architecture design, installation, configuration, development, upgrades, migrations, and health checks.
• Cloud Migration Managed cloud migration strategy planning and execution, including Kubernetes cluster planning and implementation (Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, Red Hat OpenShift), application migration from data centres to cloud platforms, and containerisation of applications. For enterprises and public sector organisations moving workloads to AWS, Azure, or Red Hat OpenShift.
• Support & Maintenance Post-implementation support and maintenance with clearly defined service level agreements up to 24/7 availability. Includes Insurance Policy Support (fixed annual cost), Service Credits (call-off agreement), and Backstop Support (third-line support with knowledge transfer). For clients needing ongoing operational support for custom-built applications.
• Technical Consultancy Consulting services covering the full project delivery lifecycle, including developer staff augmentation (front-end, back-end, full-stack), architecture and design, requirements analysis, UI/UX design, skills transfer workshops, and consultative support. Includes Red Hat implementation reviews for JBoss EAP, Fuse, AMQ, and OpenShift.
• Red Hat Subscriptions Resale Resale of Red Hat subscriptions including JBoss EAP, Red Hat Integration, OpenShift Container Platform, RHEL, and Ansible Automation Platform. Provides enterprise-grade support, guaranteed updates, security patches, and legal assurance. Tier 2 acts as Red Hat Premier Partner advising on subscription bundles and estate management.
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Services Red Hat OpenShift planning, deployment, and management services delivered by a Red Hat Container Specialist partner. Includes Discover OpenShift planning, cluster design, installation, configuration, onboarding for dedicated customers, CI/CD pipeline setup, and application modernisation to cloud-native architectures.
• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Services Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform implementation services including installation, configuration, playbook design and implementation, continuous knowledge transfer, mentoring support, and integration with existing deployment and CI/CD pipelines.
• Red Hat Application Foundations Services Expertise in Red Hat Application Foundations technologies including JBoss EAP, JBoss Web Server (Tomcat), Red Hat Fuse/Apache Camel, Red Hat AMQ, 3Scale API Management, Red Hat Data Grid, Spring Boot, Red Hat SSO/Keycloak, Quarkus, and Node.js. Services include health checks, design/implementation, skills transfer, and cloud migration.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Engineering Services RHEL engineering services including Satellite installations, upgrades and patching, health checks and tuning, and migration to RHEL from other platforms such as CentOS.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered the TradEd insurTech platform in seven months, revolutionising wholesale broker operations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Pure Storage (Portworx)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Tier 2 Consulting is a certified partner for Portworx by Pure Storage, delivering fully integrated solutions for persistent storage, data protection, disaster recovery, DBaaS, and automated capacity management for Kubernetes applications. This partnership brings cutting-edge Portworx Container Data Management Platform to UK customers.
• Crown Commercial ServicecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2024Tier 2 is a named supplier on the Crown Commercial Services Digital Outcomes and Specialisms (DOS) Procurement Framework, and Prolifics Group UK (including Tier 2) secured G-Cloud 14 approved supplier status. These frameworks allow public sector organisations to access Tier 2's middleware consultancy, project delivery capabilities, and cloud support services.
• Prolifics Application Services IncflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Tier 2 Consulting was acquired by Prolifics Application Services Inc, a global digital transformation company, in 2023. In 2025, Tier 2 Consulting, Prolifics Testing, and Prolifics UK came together to operate as one integrated UK business: Prolifics Group UK. The integration combines deep technical expertise, trusted client relationships, and innovative thinking to create a stronger, more scalable technology partner.
• Artificial LabsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Tier 2 Consulting formed a partnership with Artificial Labs, an innovative UK-based InsurTech company at the forefront of automated underwriting technology. This partnership represents a new chapter for Tier 2 in combining their agile software development expertise with InsurTech innovation.
• Ed Broking LLPminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Tier 2 worked closely with Ed Broking to deliver the first iteration of the award-winning TradEd Platform - a radical new insurTech system that is revolutionising the wholesale broker's role. The project was delivered in seven months.
• Red HatcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2014Tier 2 is the UK's first and only Red Hat Premier Middleware & Container Specialist Partner with 17 years of Red Hat expertise. They help organisations design and deliver cloud-native solutions using Red Hat technology including OpenShift, JBoss EAP, Fuse, AMQ, and Ansible. Tier 2 resells Red Hat subscriptions providing customers with enterprise software, support SLAs, and a single point of contact for all Red Hat needs.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy delivering custom software, modernisation, and cloud-native engineering to enterprise clients. Comparable in agile delivery, cloud migration, microservices modernisation, and Java/open-source stack.
• Accenture: Global professional services firm with major cloud, application modernisation, and Red Hat OpenShift practices. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for enterprise custom development and integration engagements.
• IBM Consulting: Global consulting arm of IBM and the parent of Red Hat. Comparable as the incumbent in the Red Hat ecosystem, offering overlapping middleware, OpenShift, and cloud-native transformation services at much larger scale.
• Capgemini Engineering: Global IT services and engineering consultancy with deep Red Hat partnership credentials and cloud-native delivery practices. Comparable as a much larger incumbent competing for the same enterprise Red Hat modernisation work.

Direct peers

• Codurance: UK-based software craftsmanship consultancy delivering bespoke agile software to enterprise clients. Comparable in custom development focus, agile methodology emphasis, and UK enterprise/government customer base.
• Equal Experts: UK-headquartered custom software consultancy specialising in agile delivery for enterprise and public sector clients. Comparable in size, target market, bespoke agile delivery model, and emphasis on senior consultant-led engagements.
• BJSS: Largest UK-based independent IT and software consultancy delivering custom enterprise and public sector programmes. Comparable in bespoke agile software delivery, UK public sector focus, and Red Hat/open-source stack expertise.
• Adaptavist: UK-based bespoke software and technology consultancy with a similar size and enterprise delivery model. Comparable as a mid-sized custom agile software partner with deep ecosystem (Atlassian) specialisation serving UK enterprise and public sector clients.

Regional players

• Version 1: UK and Ireland-based IT services and consultancy firm delivering enterprise application development and cloud transformation. Comparable as a regional custom software and cloud migration peer across the UK & Ireland market Tier 2 serves.

Others

• Red Hat (an IBM Company): Strategic technology partner rather than a competitor, providing the OpenShift, JBoss, Fuse, Ansible, and RHEL platform on which Tier 2's entire specialisation is built. Comparable because Tier 2's positioning, revenue (subscription resales), and certifications are all derived from this relationship.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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