Operational Consulting Partners

What Operational Consulting Partners does

Operational Consulting Partners Ltd (OCP) is a privately owned, UK-based management consultancy founded in the late 1990s by three former senior leaders of Celerant Consulting and Hitachi Consulting—Dereck Clow, David Delvin, and David Vaughan. The firm describes itself as Europe's specialist Implementation Consultancy, focused on helping organizations close the gap between strategy and execution by staying engaged through implementation rather than simply advising and exiting. Its core intellectual property is the Four-Phase Implementation Approach (Scoping, Performance Diagnostic, Implementation, Sustainability), refined over roughly 25 years, which integrates technical process-improvement techniques (Lean, Six Sigma, RCM/FMEA, Integrated Asset Planning, SI&OP) with behavioral and change-management elements.

The firm delivers twelve capability lines—Operational Strategy, Process Optimization, Supply Chain Enhancement, Organisational Effectiveness, Cost Reduction, Integrated Planning, Project Execution, Lean/Operations Excellence, SI&OP, Performance Management Systems, Asset Management, and Project Management Office—across four primary verticals: Oil & Gas (including offshore/onshore E&P for International Oil Companies, independents, and service companies), Chemicals, Manufacturing, and Consumer Industries. Engagements are project-based with multi-year horizons and fees structured to be directly linked to the realization of client benefits (outcome- or performance-based), and senior partners participate in day-to-day delivery rather than delegating.

Commercially, OCP operates a direct enterprise field-sales model with a single UK headquarters in Richmond, Surrey; claims an EMEA and global engagement footprint; maintains a minimal marketing footprint (LinkedIn-led); has no disclosed revenue, funding rounds, or M&A activity; and relies on founder-led client relationships plus a dedicated Business Development Lead. Customer evidence references large IOCs, European refining operations, oilfield service companies, and whisky producers, with one partner having led the diagnostic phase on over sixty engagements and developed business cases exceeding €250 million in value for clients.

Name

Operational Consulting Partners

Legal name

Operational Consulting Partners Ltd

Website

https://operationalconsultingpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Operational Consulting Partners is a UK-based, founder-led boutique consultancy specializing in operational excellence implementation for Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Manufacturing, and Consumer Industries clients, using a proprietary four-phase methodology with outcome-linked fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Operations & Implementation Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Refinery & Petrochemical O&M / Maintenance Outsourcing (EUAEAGAG)

Keywords

• Operational strategy consulting
• Process optimisation services
• Supply chain consulting
• Lean six sigma consulting
• Implementation consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Richmond Upon Thames

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Project-based professional consulting engagements focused on operational strategy and implementation. Fees are structured to be directly linked to the realization of benefits and measurable outcomes for clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

OCP delivers partner-led operational implementation consulting through a proprietary Four-Phase Approach (Scoping, Performance Diagnostic, Implementation, Sustainability), offering a unified portfolio of thirteen service lines including Operational Strategy, Process Optimisation, Supply Chain Enhancement, Lean/Operations Excellence, SI&OP, Asset Management, and PMO services. Engagements are project-based, multi-year, and priced with fees directly linked to client benefit realization, targeting enterprise clients in Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Manufacturing, and Consumer Industries.

Product overview

Operational Consulting Partners is Europe’s specialist implementation consultancy offering a unified portfolio of operational consulting services rather than a software product. The core offering is the Four-Phase Implementation Approach methodology (Scoping, Performance Diagnostic, Implementation, and Sustainability), which is applied across twelve distinct consulting service offerings including Operational Strategy, Process Optimisation, Supply Chain Enhancement, Organisational Effectiveness, Cost Reduction, Integrated Planning, Project Execution, Lean/Operations Excellence, Sales Inventory & Operational Planning (SI&OP), Performance Management Systems, Asset Management, and Project Management Office. These services are delivered by a team of partners and consultants with over 50 years of combined consulting experience, focusing on high-leverage operational areas across Oil & Gas, Chemicals, Manufacturing, and Consumer Industries sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Operational Strategy Helps organisations test their operating model and pursue transformational change through structured processes, deep industry understanding, and constructive challenge to drive break-through improvements.
• Process Optimisation Uses end-to-end value-chain approaches and advanced techniques such as Lean Six Sigma to enhance efficiency, optimise cycle times, and reduce non-value adding activity.
• Supply Chain Enhancement Integrates and optimises end-to-end supply chains at strategic, tactical, and operational levels, managing trade-offs between service level, operational agility, and cost to serve.
• Organisational Effectiveness Clarifies roles and accountabilities, and provides training and coaching in tools and techniques to release capacity and improve workforce productivity.
• Cost Reduction Delivers cost reduction through visible and structured approaches that examine financial risk, brand reputation, business exposure, implementation complexity, and service disruption.
• Integrated Planning Takes end-to-end process views of activities and highlights connection points needed to maximise functional and geographical expertise across organisational silos.
• Project Execution Increases collaboration controls and visibility for CapEx projects to ensure timely delivery and cost performance through improved information flows and performance measurements.
• Lean / Operations Excellence Deploys Lean as a comprehensive thinking and operating system with practical tool deployment in the context of processes staff use during normal activities, rather than classroom theory.
• Sales, Inventory & Operational Planning (SI&OP) Integrates end-to-end sales and operational processes, managing trade-offs between service level, operational agility, and cost to serve for overall business optimisation.
• Performance Management Systems Creates highly visible performance management systems including KPIs, meeting frameworks, decision-making processes, and accountability matrices with clear line-of-sight on performance levels.
• Asset Management Uses RCM/FMEA techniques focused on criticality to get maintenance and associated costs under control and balanced to business requirements.
• Project Management Office (PMO) Provides tools and practical experience to drive complex change programmes, managing multi-geographic locations, varying stakeholder goals, and critical path navigation.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Kearney: Global management consultancy with a strong heritage in operations and supply chain (formerly A.T. Kearney). Competes with OCP in operational excellence, asset management, and supply chain transformation for industrial and energy clients.
• Boston Consulting Group: Global consultancy with significant Operations and Manufacturing practices. Overlaps with OCP on operational excellence, Lean, and supply chain mandates for large industrial clients across Energy and Chemicals.
• McKinsey & Company: Global management consulting giant with a large Operations Practice. Competes with OCP for enterprise transformation mandates, though at vastly larger scale and broader scope; McKinsey's scale both threatens and validates the operational consulting category.
• Bain & Company: Global management consultancy with strong Operations and Energy practices. Competes with OCP for senior-led transformation mandates, particularly in O&G and industrial sectors, though at much larger scale.
• Accenture Operations: Global consulting and operations services firm with deep industrial client base. Competes with OCP on operational transformation and Lean deployments; founded by ex-Celerant/Hitachi consultants now scaled into a global practice.

Direct peers

• PA Consulting: UK-headquartered boutique consulting firm with strong operations, manufacturing, and energy practices. Comparable in size, geography, and senior-partner-led delivery model, with overlapping Oil & Gas and Chemicals client bases and a similar emphasis on outcomes-driven engagements.
• Efficio: UK-based boutique consultancy specializing in procurement, supply chain, and operational efficiency. Highly comparable in business model, team size, and senior-partner-led delivery, with shared methodologies in Lean and operational transformation across industrial sectors.
• Alexander Proudfoot: Specialist implementation consulting firm with a direct heritage link to OCP (leadership team's prior employer). Closely comparable in implementation-led, results-based consulting model and focus on operational transformation in industrial settings.
• Roland Berger: European-headquartered strategy and operations consultancy with deep industrial sector coverage. Comparable in geographic focus (EMEA), client type (large industrial enterprises), and operational excellence / Lean service offerings.
• Celerant Consulting: Operations consulting firm where OCP's founders previously held senior leadership; now part of Accenture. Strong methodology and sector overlap, especially in European O&G and Chemicals, though now operating at significantly larger scale than OCP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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