Consulting services

We deliver consulting services across Healthcare, Life Sciences, and Engineering, supporting organisations where digital transformation, innovation, and delivery quality directly impact outcomes, safety, and long-term performance.

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Who this is for

Our consulting services are designed for organisations that:

  • Are delivering complex digital transformation, R&D, or innovation programmes

  • Operate in regulated, safety-critical, or highly technical environments

  • Need experienced teams who can integrate quickly and take ownership

  • Value calm judgement, delivery confidence, and accountability

We work best with clients who want partners, not frameworks, and who care about doing things properly.

What we deliver

Our consulting offering spans the full transformation lifecycle, with depth across Digital Health, Life Sciences, and Engineering-led programmes.
  • Digital transformation strategy and roadmap definition

  • Operating model design and organisational alignment

  • Technology and systems strategy (EPR, platforms, infrastructure)

  • R&D and innovation programme shaping

  • Product strategy and lifecycle planning

  • Stakeholder alignment and governance design

  • Risk identification, mitigation, and delivery planning

  • Independent advisory and assurance across complex programmes

  • Business case development (SOC, OBC, FBC) aligned to HM Treasury standards

  • Cost modelling, benefits realisation, and ROI definition

  • Procurement strategy and commercial model design

  • Supplier evaluation, selection, and due diligence

  • Tender documentation (ITT, RFP) and evaluation frameworks

  • Contract structuring and negotiation support

  • Alignment to public sector frameworks (G-Cloud, DOS, CCS)

  • Assurance and governance support through approval processes

  • End-to-end programme and project delivery

  • Programme leadership and senior delivery oversight

  • PMO setup, governance, and reporting structures

  • Systems implementation (EPR, LIMS, digital platforms, engineering systems)

  • Data migration, integration, and infrastructure readiness

  • Change management, training, and user adoption

  • Testing, validation, and go-live support

  • Post-implementation optimisation and continuous improvement

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How we work

  • Outcome-led delivery models

  • Senior oversight and accountability

  • Teams embedded into client environments

  • Strong alignment to governance, assurance and safety standards

  • A focus on leaving organisations stronger, not dependent

Our consultants are used to operating in high-trust, high-stakes environments, where experience and judgement matter.

Why ARCA?

We’re not generalists. Our consulting capability is built on years of hands-on delivery across Healthcare, Life Sciences, and Engineering, supporting complex digital, data, and systems-led programmes.

Clients work with us because we bring:

  • Deep domain and technical understanding

  • Delivery-first thinking

  • Calm, experienced leadership

  • Teams that integrate quickly and perform effectively

Assurance & Frameworks

ARCA is an approved supplier

Meet our consulting team

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David Wylie

CONSULTING
Director & Co-Founder

Dave co-founded ARCA after 17+ years of working in the Digital Health sector, supporting NHS and private healthcare organisations through large-scale change and transformation programmes, with a particular focus on Electronic Patient Records.

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Lisa Waller

CONSULTING
Partner - HEALTHCARE

Lisa is an experienced digital health consultant with extensive NHS leadership experience across strategy, EPR and transformation. She leads ARCA’s Digital Health capability, guiding clients through complex change with clarity and rigour.

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Allan Smith

CONSULTING
Delivery DIRECTOR - Healthcare

Allan has 20+ years of healthcare IT experience, combining hands-on delivery with strategic consulting across large-scale NHS digital transformation programmes. He has worked on multi-trust EPR programmes and brings deep expertise in healthtech strategy and enterprise architecture.