Tessella
{{Short description|International analytics and data science consulting services company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Tessella
| logo = Tessella-part-of-Capgemini-400-x-400.png
| type = Part of Capgemini
| foundation = Oxfordshire, England (1980)
| key_people = Kevin Gell, Founder; Andy Vickers, Chief Executive Officer
| industry = Software science, engineering
| homepage = {{URL|https://capgemini-engineering.com/}}
}}
Tessella was an international analytics and data science consulting services company owned by Capgemini. It is now the Hybrid Intelligence team, within Capgemini Engineering.
History
Tessella was founded in 1980[https://www.tessella.com/about Tessella History] by Kevin Gell. Tessella moved to its first permanent office in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1987. Tessella established a United States operations in 2004 in Newton, Massachusetts. Tessella purchased Analyticon, a technical consultancy in the space and defence industries, in 2005.[https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/tessella-acquires-analyticon/ Tessella acquires Analyticon] In 2009 Tessella expanded its services to include consulting.[https://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/new-look-tessella-announces-additional-client-services/ New look Tessella announces additional client services] In July 2012 Tessella existing management team completed a management buy out.[https://web.archive.org/web/20130225053704/http://www.tessella.com/2012/07/press-release-management-buy-out-at-tessella/ Tessella MBO] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225053704/http://www.tessella.com/2012/07/press-release-management-buy-out-at-tessella/|date=2013-02-25}} Mobeus Equity Partners supported the buyout and founder Kevin Gell retained a significant minority stake and continued to serve as a board member. After the MBO, Tessella expanded its consulting and technology services to explicitly include analytics[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okAOl-Xj_ho Analytics Interview with CIO Magazine] as a core capability. In December 2015 Altran acquired Tessella.[https://www.tessella.com/news/altran-acquires-tessella Altran acquired Tessella] In April 2020 Capgemini acquired Altran[https://www.altran.com/uk/en/news_press_release/altran-reaches-a-new-milestone-in-its-development-by-becoming-part-of-capgemini-group/ Capgemini acquired Altran] and Tessella became part of Capgemini Engineering. On 1 April 2022, Tessella ceased to be its own legal entity and is now fully integrated within Capgemini Engineering as the Hybrid Intelligence team.
Awards and honours
- 2015 UK IT Awards Highly Commended in the Not for Profit category[https://tessella.com/news/commended-uk-awards/ Tessella and STFC framework wins industry approval]
- 2014 UK IT Awards Innovative Mobile App of the Year[https://www.tessella.com/news/theres-probably-no-finer-proof-that-the-uk-it-awards-throw-up-some-interesting-and-varied-victors-than-the-2014-winners-of-our-innovative-mobile-app-award-a-15645034 2014 Innovative Mobile App of the Year]
- 2014 Bio-IT World Best Practices Award[https://www.tessella.com/news/astrazeneca-system-tessella 2014 Bio-IT World Best Practices Award]
- 2013 European Rail Congress Awards[https://www.tessella.com/news/churros-short-listed-congress-awards 2013 European Rail Congress Awards]
- 2011 The National Archives and Tessella win the Queen's Award for Enterprise Innovation[https://www.tessella.com/news/tessella-presented-queens-award The National Archives and Tessella win the Queen’s Award for Enterprise]
- 2009 Bio-IT World Best Practices Award[https://www.tessella.com/news/perfect-ten-bio-it-world-announces-winners-of-2009-best-practices-awards Bio-IT World Best Practices Award]
- 2012-17 Best Places to Work Ranks Tessella as Outstanding[https://www.tessella.com/news/tessella-awarded-highest-accreditation-level-best-companies-work Best Companies]