Data and AI consultancy that takes AI from pilot to production

Littlefish Group’s data and AI consultancy moves organisations from disconnected data and standalone AI projects to production-grade platforms with the engineering, governance and operational support that AI investment depends on. The work is structured around your existing data estate and the data and AI expertise already in your team, in both fully managed and co-managed engagement models.

We hold six advanced Microsoft specialisations including Specialist AI Platform on Azure, alongside delivery capability across Microsoft Fabric, AWS and Google Cloud Platform. Microsoft 365 Copilot, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform deployments are delivered by our dedicated AI Business Solutions team.

Our data and AI solutions

Generative AI

Strategy and development for generative AI, AI agents, AI chatbots and conversational AI, delivered independently of any single vendor stack. We define the use case, select the model and operate the result, with UK GDPR and AI governance built in from design.

Data Foundations

We assess data readiness and design the platforms AI runs on, including data lakes, lakehouses, warehouses and the integration layer between them. Our delivery covers Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, Databricks, AWS and Google Cloud Platform, selected against your existing estate and team skills.

Data Governance

We govern the quality, classification, retention, privacy and access of the data that AI depends on, building controls that hold up to audit. Our frameworks align to UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act, the NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit, NCSC guidance and FCA expectations.

Intelligent Automation

We deploy process automation on Microsoft Power Automate, Robotic Process Automation and intelligent workflow design, targeting the workloads where consistency and throughput matter most. Our consultancy identifies the processes that benefit from automation and integrates the result into your existing operational tooling.

Data gaps, workforce strain, and uncertainty in the age of AI

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    Uncertainty around where to invest in AI

    Boards approve AI budget but stall on which use cases to back, which platforms to commit to and how to sequence the work. Our advisors define the priorities against business outcomes, then map each one to data, platform and ownership requirements.

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    Data foundations not ready for production AI

    Disconnected systems, inconsistent quality and missing classification stall every downstream project from generative AI through to advanced analytics. Our data foundations and data governance consultancy resolves the underlying data before any AI build begins.

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    AI projects that don’t reach production

    Most AI pilots demonstrate technical capability but never reach production at scale. Our consultancy is built to take AI from use case discovery through to managed operation, with named owners on both sides and continuous governance review through delivery.

How we do things differently

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Accountable through to production

Every engagement runs to defined outcomes, with progress measured against the success criteria agreed at discovery. We take responsibility for getting the work into production, not just for advising on what should happen.

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Independent across Microsoft, AWS and Google Cloud

Platform decisions are made against your existing estate and your team’s skills, with no preference for any single vendor. We hold six advanced Microsoft specialisations and active partnerships with AWS and Google Cloud.

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Engineering and managed service in one team

Our advisors, engineers and service desk operate as a single team. The people who design the architecture are connected to the people who build it and the people who run it once it is live.

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Audit-defensible by design

AI governance, audit trails, bias controls and data sovereignty are part of the technical design from discovery onwards. Engagements are structured to pass UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act and sector audit at the point of go-live.

  • “Littlefish Group helped us understand where we could drive efficiencies as we scaled. It genuinely felt like they were in it with us – they wanted us to win. The team members on the service desk are second to none. Our NPS scores show that. I couldn’t ask for more supportive people than the team at Littlefish Group.”
    Karen Copley
    Head of IT Service Delivery
  • Operationally, Littlefish Group have been an excellent partner. From a collaboration perspective, we share the same goals. There’s never a time when they’re not contactable. Littlefish Group collaboratively work with our other providers, they’re always happy to take on other responsibilities, enhancing user experience via first time fixes and shift left responsibilities; their activities have been second to none.
    Huw Stephens
    CIO and Head of Treasury Business Solutions, HM Treasury
  • Through a highly integrated approach, Littlefish Group has brought together the core service pillars that underpin NHS Supply Chain’s digital operations. These include Service Integration and Management, Modern Workplace solutions, a 24/7 Service Desk, and a dedicated Service Management Office. Together, these services enable us to deliver meaningful improvements that boost operational efficiency, enhance end-user experience, and ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery.
    Matt Wynn
    Data and Technology Executive Director, NHS Supply Chain
  • “Littlefish Group provide a dependable and professional out‑of‑hours and weekend service desk service, which is critical to maintaining continuity of our NHS services. Their team understands the demands of a 24/7 healthcare environment and responds promptly and effectively to support clinical and operational staff when it matters most. The service they deliver is reliable, well‑managed, and aligned with the high standards required to support patient care and frontline services.”
    Kev Fisher
    Assistant Director of Digital Technical Services, University Hospital of Derby and Burton Trust
  • “Since the rollout of the solution, Muiríosa continues to transform what once was a static repository of information into a dynamic tool for communication and learning. Key documents, data and systems are now consolidated across Muiriosa’s 200 locations, ensuring information is accessible to everyone and maintaining transparency across the organisation.”
    Deborah Gleeson
    Information Officer, Muiriosa
  • We are now a couple of months into our independent operation, and we’ve already begun to see a big difference; the speed of our support tickets has improved. We’re able to leverage and use a lot more of the Microsoft ecosystem.
    Jasper Hegarty-Ditton
    Delivery Director, Data and Digital Transformation, LUU
  • “This is why we partnered with Littlefish, a managed IT and cyber services provider that is nimble and understands that our diverse structure means diverse solutions. We look forward to building this partnership over the coming months and years.”
    Richard Murphy
    Chief Information Officer, National Gas
  • “Since Littlefish have been appointed, they have been consistently delivering really excellent service to our staff. We have really tough expectations and have a sliding scale approach to customer satisfaction, so as the years go on, it gets harder. I’m really pleased to report that Littlefish have consistently met this scale.”
    Rob Langley
    Chief Information Officer, Cafcass
  • “It made sense to us to go to an organisation that could offer us a range of security services… we chose Littlefish because they could provide everything we needed. In an ever-evolving landscape, there’s always more to learn and new threats emerging, so I’m confident that Littlefish can help us with that.”
    Amanda Hodge
    ICT Manager
  • “We don’t see Littlefish as an ‘at arm’s length’ organisation, but as a partnership that works closely with us and that’s really important. We’ve really had great engagement in how they wish to understand our unique business and the way we operate and we’re starting to really reap the rewards of that engagement now.”
    Nigel Hall
    Director of IT and Analytics

Talk to us about data and AI consultancy

If you’re scoping a data platform build, evaluating a generative AI use case, preparing for a data governance audit or looking to outsource data and AI managed service, we’d welcome the conversation. Get in touch to discuss your requirements.

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