TERSYS

What TERSYS does

Tersys Limited is a privately held UK IT and management consultancy founded in 2009 by Michael Squire, a Fellow of the British Computer Society with over 30 years of pharmaceutical industry experience. Headquartered in North Devon, England, the firm operates throughout the United Kingdom and internationally, serving private, public, and third sector organizations with a particular specialization in highly-regulated manufacturing environments, especially the pharmaceutical sector. Its core service portfolio spans IT leadership and strategy, project and programme management consulting (ERP, supply chain management, MIS, identity and access management, CRM), operations and supply chain director-level consulting, IS/IT director advisory, continuous improvement and Lean Six Sigma coaching, bespoke training and mentoring, and business continuity planning and IT resilience against cyber threats.

The firm's go-to-market is sales-led and built on direct consulting engagements, with services delivered on a project basis or via part-time or full-time consulting director placements. Revenue is generated through professional services fees, with no publicly disclosed pricing and quote-based engagement models. Tersys deliberately operates as a niche, lean, and agile boutique, scaling capacity for larger engagements through a network of trusted partners rather than headcount expansion. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent organization, no subsidiaries, and no recorded M&A or restructuring activity, reflecting a founder-controlled operating model anchored on personal expertise and industry networks rather than institutional capital.

The company's competitive position rests primarily on the credentials of its principals—Michael Squire (FBCS, former governance roles at IMIS and SFIA) and Godfrey Tucker (Certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with director-level pharmaceutical operations experience)—and on cross-disciplinary expertise combining IT governance with operational and supply chain transformation. There is no proprietary technology platform, no AI or machine learning capability, and no mobile or web application product. Marketing is minimal, relying on a static website and professional referrals rather than active campaigns, consistent with a relationship-driven boutique advisory model.

Name

TERSYS

Legal name

Tersys Limited

Website

https://tersys.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tersys Limited is a UK-based IT and management consultancy founded in 2009, providing cyber security, data protection, business continuity, and operational transformation advisory to private, public, and third sector organizations, with deep specialization in pharmaceutical and highly-regulated manufacturing environments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management (BPAHAIAI)

Keywords

• IT management consulting
• Cyber security consulting
• Business continuity services
• Lean Six Sigma consulting
• Project programme management

Headquarters

HQ city

North Devon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services delivered through project engagements, part-time or full-time consulting director/manager roles, and bespoke training and mentoring services. Revenue is generated through consulting fees for IT leadership, project/programme management, operations/supply chain consulting, and training services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Tersys provides IT and management consultancy services to organizations in the private, public, and third sectors, focused on cyber security, data protection, business continuity risk, and major change/transformation programmes. Engagements are delivered by senior practitioners on a flexible part-time or full-time basis, covering IT leadership, project and programme management, operations and supply chain consulting, continuous improvement (including Lean Six Sigma), training and mentoring, and business continuity/IT resilience.

Product overview

Tersys Limited operates as an IT and management consultancy firm offering a portfolio of advisory and implementation services. The company's service offerings include IT Leadership, Project and Programme Management Consulting (covering ERP, Supply Chain Management, MIS, Identity & Access Management, CRM), Operations/Supply Chain Director Consulting, IS/IT Director Consulting, Continuous Improvement Director Consulting, Training and Mentoring, Lean Six Sigma training and coaching, and Business Continuity Planning and IT Resilience services. The firm works with trusted partners to maintain agility and scalability while serving clients across private, public, and third sectors internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Leadership Strategic IT guidance for organizations, covering cost-effectiveness, service improvement, data protection, cyber security systems and practices implementation, and standardization. Targeted at private, public, and third-sector organizations needing senior IT direction.
• Project & Programme Management Consulting Leadership and management of major change initiatives, including ERP implementations, Supply Chain Management, Management Information Systems (MIS), Identity & Access Management, and CRM projects, delivered through project and programme leadership in diverse multi-disciplinary teams.
• Operations/Supply Chain Director/Manager Consulting Strategic and operational consulting provided on a full-time or part-time basis addressing supply chain, operations, planning, performance measures, SIOP, quality, regulatory, and ERP requirements. Designed for organizations needing senior operations leadership without a permanent hire.
• IS/IT Director Consulting Practical IT guidance delivered as required, from supplier contract negotiation through to leadership team strategic support, on a short or longer-term basis. Acts as a fractional IS/IT director for organizations needing on-demand senior IT advisory.
• Continuous Improvement Director Consulting Cost-effective access to high-value continuous improvement expertise, particularly geared to SMEs, focused on operational excellence and process improvement. Designed to give smaller organizations senior CI leadership at reasonable cost.
• Training & Mentoring Bespoke training and mentoring services tailored to client needs, designed to build internal capabilities and enable knowledge transfer. Delivered as a standalone service or alongside consulting engagements.
• Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Training, coaching, and on-the-job practical leadership in Lean Six Sigma process improvement techniques, delivered by certified Master Black Belt practitioners to drive measurable cost and service benefits across manufacturing, supply chain, and transactional environments.
• Business Continuity Planning and IT Resilience Implementation of sound practices, policies, and systems to defend against malicious cyber attacks and increase resilience to facilitate recovery should an IT-related disaster hit the organization. Encompasses business continuity planning alongside IT resilience.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Trusted PartnerscoreOthersTersys works with trusted partners to maintain agility and cost-effectiveness while having the ability to scale to meet sizeable challenges. These partners enable the company to handle larger engagements while remaining lean and agile.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Global management and IT consultancy with deep pharma/life sciences and cyber practices; competes for the same enterprise transformation budgets but at vastly greater scale and breadth than Tersys.
• Wipro Consulting: Global IT and business process consultancy serving regulated industries including pharma with cyber, ERP, and transformation capabilities similar in scope to Tersys.
• Infosys Consulting: IT and management consultancy with significant pharma presence, delivering ERP, supply chain and digital transformation work that overlaps with Tersys's programme management service line.
• Capgemini: Global IT services and consulting firm with strong manufacturing and life sciences practices delivering ERP, digital transformation, and cyber resilience engagements comparable to Tersys's offerings.
• PA Consulting: International consulting firm with deep regulated-industries expertise and a strong technology/digital practice; competes for similar transformation, cyber and operational improvement mandates.
• CGI Group: Large IT and business consulting firm with strong UK presence, offering IT strategy, cyber, and systems integration to regulated and public-sector clients comparable to Tersys's target segments.
• Deloitte: Big Four firm with large pharma/life sciences and cyber risk services; addresses overlapping needs around IT strategy, ERP, and regulatory compliance for regulated manufacturers.

Direct peers

• Kinapse (now part of Syneos Health): Pharma-specialist consultancy providing operational, IT and regulatory advisory to life sciences companies — a directly comparable pharma-domain boutique.
• Baringa Partners: UK-headquartered independent consultancy covering energy, financial services and other regulated industries with technology, risk and operations practices overlapping Tersys's niche.
• Stoneseed: UK-based IT and programme management consultancy offering fractional CIO/CTO and PMO services to SMEs — a close comparable in size, model, and target customer for Tersys.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tersys-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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