diff --git a/crates/nodata/src/services.rs b/crates/nodata/src/services.rs
index 5d9d396..aa927fb 100644
--- a/crates/nodata/src/services.rs
+++ b/crates/nodata/src/services.rs
@@ -1 +1,45 @@
+pub mod consumers;
 pub mod staging;
+pub mod handler {
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+
+    use super::{
+        consumers::{Consumer, PartitionKey, Topic, TopicOffset},
+        staging::Staging,
+    };
+
+    #[derive(Clone)]
+    pub struct Handler {
+        staging: Arc<Staging>,
+    }
+
+    impl Handler {
+        pub fn new(staging: Staging) -> Self {
+            Self {
+                staging: Arc::new(staging),
+            }
+        }
+
+        pub fn handle_offset(
+            &self,
+            topic: &Topic,
+            partition_key: &Option<PartitionKey>,
+            consumer: &Consumer,
+            offset: TopicOffset,
+        ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+            let events = self.staging.get_topic_offset(
+                topic,
+                partition_key.clone(),
+                consumer.offset,
+                offset,
+            )?;
+
+            // TODO: handle events
+            for event in events {
+                tracing::trace!("handling event: {:?}", event);
+            }
+
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nodata/src/services/consumers.rs b/crates/nodata/src/services/consumers.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..311374f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nodata/src/services/consumers.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+use std::{
+    collections::BTreeMap,
+    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
+};
+
+use crate::state::SharedState;
+
+use super::handler::Handler;
+
+pub type ConsumerId = String;
+pub type ConsumerIndex = String;
+pub type Topic = String;
+pub type PartitionKey = String;
+pub type TopicOffset = usize;
+
+// Consumer will at some point contain an interface to send events over a channel to a lib
+#[derive(Default, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct Consumer {
+    pub offset: TopicOffset,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Consumers {
+    storage: Arc<RwLock<BTreeMap<ConsumerId, BTreeMap<ConsumerIndex, Consumer>>>>,
+    subscriptions: Arc<RwLock<BTreeMap<Topic, Vec<ConsumerId>>>>,
+    handler: Handler,
+}
+
+// message arrives in queue
+// message is stored in staging
+// after staging, topic and key as a partition is notifing active consumers.
+// active consumers now listen and receive events, if they process ok, the offset of a consumer will move ahead in the partition
+// so we keep a system of record of each consumer
+impl Consumers {
+    pub fn new(handler: Handler) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            storage: Arc::default(),
+            subscriptions: Arc::default(),
+            handler,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_consumer(
+        &self,
+        id: impl Into<ConsumerId>,
+        index: impl Into<ConsumerIndex>,
+        topic: impl Into<Topic>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let id = id.into();
+        let index = index.into();
+        let topic = topic.into();
+
+        {
+            let mut storage = self.storage.write().unwrap();
+
+            if !storage.contains_key(&id) {
+                storage.insert(id.clone(), BTreeMap::default());
+            }
+
+            let consumer_group = storage.get_mut(&id).unwrap();
+            if !consumer_group.contains_key(&index) {
+                consumer_group.insert(index.clone(), Consumer::default());
+            }
+        }
+
+        {
+            let mut subscriptions = self.subscriptions.write().unwrap();
+            if !subscriptions.contains_key(&topic) {
+                subscriptions.insert(topic.clone(), Vec::default());
+            }
+
+            let subscription_consumers = subscriptions.get_mut(&topic).unwrap();
+            if !subscription_consumers.contains(&id) {
+                subscription_consumers.push(id.clone());
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_consumer(
+        &self,
+        id: impl Into<ConsumerId>,
+        index: impl Into<ConsumerIndex>,
+    ) -> Option<Consumer> {
+        let storage = self.storage.read().unwrap();
+        let consumer_group = storage.get(&id.into())?;
+        let consumer = consumer_group.get(&index.into())?;
+
+        Some(consumer.to_owned())
+    }
+
+    pub fn notify_update(
+        &self,
+        topic: impl Into<Topic>,
+        key: Option<PartitionKey>,
+        offset: impl Into<TopicOffset>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let topic = topic.into();
+        let offset = offset.into();
+
+        let subscriptions = self.subscriptions.read().unwrap();
+        let subscription = match subscriptions.get(&topic) {
+            Some(s) => s,
+            None => {
+                tracing::debug!(topic = &topic, "no subscription for topic");
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+        };
+
+        let mut storage = self.storage.write().unwrap();
+        for consumer_id in subscription {
+            match storage.get_mut(consumer_id) {
+                Some(consumer_groups) => {
+                    for consumer in consumer_groups.values_mut() {
+                        // TODO: Implement retry logic, etc.
+                        self.handler.handle_offset(&topic, &key, consumer, offset)?;
+                        consumer.offset = offset;
+                    }
+                }
+                None => {
+                    tracing::trace!(
+                        topic = &topic,
+                        consumer_id = &consumer_id,
+                        "found no consumer"
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+pub trait ConsumersState {
+    fn consumers(&self) -> Consumers;
+}
+
+impl ConsumersState for SharedState {
+    fn consumers(&self) -> Consumers {
+        self.consumers.clone()
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use crate::services::staging::{Staging, StagingEvent};
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn can_add_consumer() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let consumer_id = "some-consumer-id";
+        let consumer_index = "some-consumer-index";
+        let topic = "some-topic";
+
+        let consumers = Consumers::new(Handler::new(Staging::default()));
+
+        consumers.add_consumer(consumer_id, consumer_index, topic)?;
+        let consumer = consumers.get_consumer(consumer_id, consumer_index);
+
+        assert_eq!(Some(Consumer { offset: 0 }), consumer);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn can_notify_consumer() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        let consumer_id = "some-consumer-id".to_string();
+        let consumer_index = "some-consumer-index".to_string();
+        let topic = "some-topic".to_string();
+        let offset = 10usize;
+
+        let staging = Staging::default();
+        // Publish 10 messages
+        for _ in 0..10 {
+            staging
+                .publish(StagingEvent {
+                    topic: topic.clone(),
+                    key: "".into(),
+                    id: None,
+                })
+                .await?;
+        }
+
+        let consumers = Consumers::new(Handler::new(staging));
+
+        consumers.add_consumer(&consumer_id, &consumer_index, &topic)?;
+        let consumer = consumers.get_consumer(&consumer_id, &consumer_index);
+        assert_eq!(Some(Consumer { offset: 0 }), consumer);
+
+        consumers.notify_update(&topic, None, offset)?;
+        let consumer = consumers.get_consumer(&consumer_id, &consumer_index);
+        assert_eq!(Some(Consumer { offset: 10 }), consumer);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nodata/src/services/staging.rs b/crates/nodata/src/services/staging.rs
index 6bd9d0c..7816279 100644
--- a/crates/nodata/src/services/staging.rs
+++ b/crates/nodata/src/services/staging.rs
@@ -5,21 +5,33 @@ use std::{
 
 use crate::state::SharedState;
 
+use super::consumers::{Consumers, PartitionKey, Topic, TopicOffset};
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct StagingEvent {
     pub topic: String,
     pub key: String,
     pub id: Option<String>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Default, Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone, Default)]
 pub struct Staging {
     // Temporary until we've got an actual file disk store
     #[allow(clippy::complexity)]
-    store: Arc<RwLock<BTreeMap<String, BTreeMap<String, Vec<StagingEvent>>>>>,
+    store: Arc<RwLock<BTreeMap<Topic, BTreeMap<PartitionKey, Vec<StagingEvent>>>>>,
 }
 
 impl Staging {
-    pub async fn publish(&self, staging_event: impl Into<StagingEvent>) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            store: Arc::default(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn publish(
+        &self,
+        staging_event: impl Into<StagingEvent>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<TopicOffset> {
         let staging_event: StagingEvent = staging_event.into();
         let mut store = self.store.write().unwrap();
         tracing::trace!(
@@ -28,23 +40,27 @@ impl Staging {
             "moving event to staging"
         );
 
-        match store.get_mut(&staging_event.topic) {
+        let offset = match store.get_mut(&staging_event.topic) {
             Some(part) => match part.get_mut(&staging_event.key) {
                 Some(existing_key_part) => {
                     if staging_event.id.is_none()
                         || !existing_key_part.iter().any(|p| p.id == staging_event.id)
                     {
                         existing_key_part.push(staging_event);
+                        existing_key_part.len() - 1
                     } else {
                         tracing::debug!(
                             topic = staging_event.topic,
                             id = staging_event.id,
                             "event already found, skipping"
                         );
+
+                        existing_key_part.len() - 1
                     }
                 }
                 None => {
                     part.insert(staging_event.key.to_owned(), vec![staging_event]);
+                    1
                 }
             },
             None => {
@@ -57,10 +73,12 @@ impl Staging {
                     staging_event.topic.to_owned(),
                     BTreeMap::from([(staging_event.key.to_owned(), vec![staging_event])]),
                 );
-            }
-        }
 
-        Ok(())
+                1
+            }
+        };
+
+        Ok(offset)
     }
 
     pub async fn get_topics(&self) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<String>> {
@@ -79,6 +97,61 @@ impl Staging {
 
         Ok(items.cloned().collect::<Vec<_>>())
     }
+
+    pub fn get_topic_offset(
+        &self,
+        topic: impl Into<String>,
+        partition_key: Option<impl Into<PartitionKey>>,
+        start: impl Into<TopicOffset>,
+        end: impl Into<TopicOffset>,
+    ) -> anyhow::Result<Vec<StagingEvent>> {
+        let topic = topic.into();
+        let partition_key = partition_key.map(|p| p.into()).unwrap_or_default();
+        let start = start.into();
+        let end = end.into();
+
+        if start == end {
+            return Ok(Vec::new());
+        }
+
+        if start > end {
+            anyhow::bail!(
+                "start cannot be greater than end, (start={}, end={})",
+                start,
+                end
+            )
+        }
+
+        let store = self.store.read().unwrap();
+
+        let partitions = match store.get(&topic) {
+            Some(partitions) => partitions,
+            None => {
+                anyhow::bail!("topic doesn't exist in storage: {}", &topic);
+            }
+        };
+
+        let partition = match partitions.get(&partition_key) {
+            Some(partition) => partition,
+            None => {
+                anyhow::bail!(
+                    "partition doesn't exist in storage, (topic={}, partition={})",
+                    &topic,
+                    &partition_key
+                );
+            }
+        };
+
+        if partition.len() < end {
+            anyhow::bail!(
+                "partition len is less than the offset, (partition_len={}, offset={})",
+                partition.len(),
+                end
+            )
+        }
+
+        Ok(partition[start..end].to_vec())
+    }
 }
 
 pub trait StagingState {
diff --git a/crates/nodata/src/state.rs b/crates/nodata/src/state.rs
index c62f778..ef655df 100644
--- a/crates/nodata/src/state.rs
+++ b/crates/nodata/src/state.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::{ops::Deref, sync::Arc};
 use anyhow::Context;
 use sqlx::{Pool, Postgres};
 
-use crate::services::staging::Staging;
+use crate::services::{consumers::Consumers, handler::Handler, staging::Staging};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct SharedState(Arc<State>);
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ impl Deref for SharedState {
 pub struct State {
     pub db: Pool<Postgres>,
     pub staging: Staging,
+    pub consumers: Consumers,
+    pub handler: Handler,
 }
 
 impl State {
@@ -41,9 +43,14 @@ impl State {
 
         let _ = sqlx::query("SELECT 1;").fetch_one(&db).await?;
 
+        let staging = Staging::default();
+        let handler = Handler::new(staging.clone());
+
         Ok(Self {
             db,
-            staging: Staging::default(),
+            consumers: Consumers::new(handler.clone()),
+            staging,
+            handler,
         })
     }
 }