diff --git a/backend/categorisation/local_handler/docker-compose.yml b/backend/categorisation/local_handler/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9529fdb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/categorisation/local_handler/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+version: "3.9"
+
+services:
+  categorisation-lambda:
+    build:
+      context: ../../../
+      dockerfile: backend/categorisation/handler/Dockerfile
+    ports:
+      - "9000:8080"
+    env_file:
+      - ../../../.env
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diff --git a/backend/categorisation/local_handler/invoke_local_lambda.py b/backend/categorisation/local_handler/invoke_local_lambda.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9eb5adda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/categorisation/local_handler/invoke_local_lambda.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import json
+import requests
+
+LAMBDA_URL = "http://localhost:9000/2015-03-31/functions/function/invocations"
+
+payload = {
+    "Records": [
+        {
+            "body": json.dumps(
+                {
+                    "portfolio_id": 556,
+                    "plans_to_consider": [],
+                    "plan_priority_order": [],
+                }
+            )
+        }
+    ]
+}
+
+response = requests.post(LAMBDA_URL, json=payload)
+
+print("Status code:", response.status_code)
+print("Response:")
+print(response.text)