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Data and analytics consultancy in Portsmouth

Portsmouth sits in Hampshire, with an economy built on defence and security, ports, terminals and maritime, and industrial machinery and engineering. We deliver Power BI, Microsoft Fabric and Azure work here remote-first, with on-site workshops at the points where being in the room changes the outcome, and we publish three local analyses rather than claiming an office we do not occupy.
United KingdomHampshireGBP
  • Dominant sectors: defence and security, ports, terminals and maritime, and industrial machinery and engineering
  • Azure residency: UK South (London)
  • Supervisory authority: the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
Region
Hampshire
Population
~210,000
Currency
GBP (£)
Articles
3
Portsmouth analyses

Three local analyses

Each one takes the local sector mix seriously: the metrics that break here, the architecture those industries need, and the regulatory obligations that apply.
Local economy

The local economy

Portsmouth's defence concentration means much analytics work has to be delivered inside accredited environments, with security classification and export control shaping the architecture before anything analytical is decided. Programme earned-value reporting and fleet availability are the recurring requirements.

The University of Portsmouth supplies engineering and computing graduates into a defence-heavy local market.

Economic anchors

  • naval base and defence engineering activity
  • ferry and cargo port operations
  • defence systems and aerospace suppliers

Where the clients sit

  • Portsmouth city centre
  • the Naval Base and Dockyard
  • Lakeside North Harbour
  • Portsmouth International Port

How buying works here

Three to eight weeks from first conversation….

Relatively fast and relationship-led, with procurement entering late unless the value is high. Day rates and fixed prices are both normal, and buyers expect them early rather than after three meetings.

Supplier and contracting information

Who has to say yes

  1. Budget holder, usually a finance director, CIO or head of data
  2. IT and information security review, increasingly including a supplier questionnaire
  3. Procurement, for value above the delegated authority threshold
  4. Legal, for the master agreement rather than the statement of work

Have ready

  • Certificate of incorporation and latest filed accounts
  • Professional indemnity, public liability and employer's liability insurance certificates
  • Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus, effectively mandatory for public-sector work
  • Data processing agreement under UK GDPR Article 28
  • Completed security questionnaire, often a standard set the client reuses

Contract language: English.

Next step

Analytics work in Portsmouth

A 45-minute technical review with an engineer who knows what defence and security and ports, terminals and maritime data looks like. We will tell you what we would build, in what order, and roughly what it costs.

How this usually runs here
A technical call, then a written proposal with a fixed price or a day rate. Procurement joins above roughly £50,000.

Answered within one working day, by the engineer who would do the work