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No. D

Pricing / Engagement

Priced by scope,
not by the hour.

Four engagement models, all UK + global, all billed in GBP. Currency, IR35, and procurement details handled in onboarding.

01 / Two weeks, fixed

Discovery

£18,000

A paid sprint to scope, prototype, and plan. By the end you own a working prototype, an architecture memo, and a phased plan you can spend or shelve.

Fits

  • — Boards weighing AI investment
  • — Founders pre-build
  • — Engineering leaders auditing direction

Includes

  • — 2 senior engineers + designer
  • — Prototype on real data
  • — Architecture memo
  • — 90-day plan & estimate
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02 / Fixed scope, milestones

★ Most common

Project

From £80,000

A defined product launch — typically 8 to 14 weeks. We run discovery first, then quote a fixed fee against a milestone plan.

Fits

  • — New AI product launches
  • — Web platform replatforms
  • — Internal tooling MVPs

Includes

  • — Discovery included
  • — Milestone-based delivery
  • — Production hardening
  • — Hand-over playbook
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03 / Quarterly, rolling

Embedded

From £42,000 / month

A pod of senior engineers and a designer embedded in your roadmap for a defined quarter. Operates as part of your team.

Fits

  • — Scaling product teams
  • — Hiring lag
  • — Regulated environments needing senior craft

Includes

  • — 2–4 senior engineers
  • — 1 designer (part-time)
  • — Tech leadership
  • — Clean exit at end of quarter
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04 / Day rate, capped

Advisory

£3,200 / day

Independent advisory for boards, investors, and engineering leaders. Architecture audits, vendor due diligence, build-vs-buy memos.

Fits

  • — Board AI strategy
  • — Pre-investment due diligence
  • — Architecture audits

Includes

  • — Independent review
  • — Written deliverable
  • — Board-ready briefing
  • — Capped engagements
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FAQ

The honest answers.

Do you do equity?
No. We're a services business and we like getting paid in pounds.
Will you sign an NDA?
Yes — a mutual one. We don't sign anything that prevents us from describing the kind of work we do.
Do you work with VC-backed startups?
Yes, often. We've also worked with self-funded operators and listed companies. The criterion is seriousness, not stage.
Where are your engineers based?
London, Manchester, Lisbon, and Berlin. We work UK hours by default and overlap with US East and APAC for global teams.
Do you sign IR35 outside-determined contracts?
Yes, when appropriate — most engagements are statement-of-work and fall outside IR35.
Can you operate in regulated environments?
Yes. We've shipped into NHS-aligned, FCA-regulated, and SRA-regulated contexts. Bring the standard, we'll meet it.