International consulting firm, Cambridge Management Consulting (Cambridge MC) has acquired Alpine Resourcing (Alpine), a London-based professional services firm that specialises in the UK public sector.
This new deal gives Cambridge MC greater scale in central government with Alpine providing resourcing, technology-focused consultancy, and leadership advisory services to both central and local government. Its clients include major government departments, regulators, arm’s-length bodies, and policing organisations, as well as several London boroughs and local authorities. The firm is a supplier to a number of Government Frameworks, including those overseen by the Government Commercial agency, and holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 27001 certification.
The acquisition brings Alpine’s central government services together with the existing Cambridge MC government practice that Craig Cheney, Managing Partner – Public Sector & Education, oversees. The combined teams will now be able to support public bodies at every level of government. Alpine’s clients will also have access to Cambridge MC’s wider capabilities, which include AI and digital transformation, cyber security, digital infrastructure, procurement, commercial services and strategy services.
Craig Cheney, Managing Partner – Public Sector & Education, oversees at Cambridge Management Consulting (Cambridge MC)
Cambridge MC’s decision to scale up its government capability comes at a time when public sector organisations face growing pressure to modernise services, manage ageing technology, digitalise and integrate AI, and deliver more on a constrained budget. The deal is part of a broader, long-term vision for Cambridge MC to support the UK public sector as it navigates these complex challenges.
This is the second acquisition made this year. In March, Cambridge MC acquired telecommunications cost-reduction specialist, The Carrier Club, strengthening its ability to help organisations reduce their telecoms and network infrastructure costs.
Bridgette Cameron, CEO, Alpine, said: “I’m incredibly proud and excited that Alpine is now part of an organisation with such breadth, scale and opportunity. It brings greater strength, wider expertise, more opportunities and an even broader network of support, allowing us to build on what we already do so well, and offers so much more to the people, customers and interim managers we have built such strong relationships with over the past 23 years since Alpine was formed. I look forward to what the two organisations, who share the same values, can achieve together.”
Craig Cheney, Managing Partner – Public Sector & Education, said: “Alpine has built strong, long-standing relationships across central government, and its team understands how departments and agencies work. Bringing that experience together with our local government practice means we can now support public bodies at every level, from Whitehall departments to local councils.
“Public sector leaders are being asked to modernise services, replace ageing technology, and make sense of AI, all while budgets remain under constant pressure. Alpine’s clients will now have access to the full breadth of Cambridge MC’s expertise, delivered by people who have done these jobs themselves.”
Tim Passingham, Founder and Executive Chairman, Cambridge MC, said: “The public sector faces some huge challenges. It has to deliver better services to more people, often on older systems and with less money. We want to be a practical partner to government as it works through those challenges, and acquiring Alpine gives us the scale in central government to do that.
Tim Passingham, Founder and Executive Chairman at Cambridge MC
“Alpine is our second acquisition this year, following The Carrier Club in March. It is part of a planned programme of growth that will continue to strengthen what we can offer to all our clients and further our purpose of helping our clients have a better impact on the World.”
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone involved in securing this acquisition, with particular appreciation to Philip Ellis of Optima CF. His guidance, sound advice and consistent focus across the many moving parts of the transaction were invaluable in ensuring the process progressed smoothly and successfully.
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Cambridge Management Consulting (Cambridge MC) is an international consulting firm that helps companies of all sizes have a better impact on the world. Founded in Cambridge, UK, initially to help the startup community, Cambridge MC has grown to more than 250 consultants working on projects in 27 countries. Our capabilities focus on supporting the private and public sector with their people, process and digital technology challenges.
What makes Cambridge Management Consulting unique is that it doesn’t employ consultants – only senior executives with real industry or government experience and the skills to advise their clients from a place of true credibility. Our team strives to have a highly positive impact on all the organisations they serve. We are confident there is no business, enterprise or part of government that we cannot help transform for the better.
Cambridge Management Consulting has offices or legal entities in Cambridge, London, New York, Paris, Dubai, and Helsinki.
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