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Pricing
Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute first chat. Small, well-defined work is quoted at a fixed price; larger work starts with a short fixed-fee discovery, then runs as fixed-scope releases or time and materials with a budget cap. Support is monthly.
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Engagement models
| Ref | Model | Basis | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| E1 | Free first chat30 minutes with an engineer. You leave with an honest view of whether it is worth doing and roughly what it would take. | Free | Anyone with a problem software or AI might solve |
| E2 | Paid discoveryA short, fixed-price piece of work that produces a written specification, risks, a first-release plan and a fixed estimate. Yours to keep, whoever builds it. | Fixed fee | Projects bigger than a few weeks |
| E3 | Fixed-scope projectA fixed price against a written scope. Changes are estimated and agreed before they are built. | Fixed price | Well-defined work: an automation, an MCP server, an MVP |
| E4 | Time and materialsFortnightly sprints with a working preview, a visible backlog and a budget cap you control. | Day rate | Evolving products and longer programmes |
| E5 | Support planSecurity updates, monitoring, backups, fixes and a set number of improvement hours each month. | Monthly | Live software that needs looking after |
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What affects the cost
The cost depends on what you need. These are the four things that move it.
Scope
How much it has to do: the screens, the people using it and the steps it handles. A smaller first release costs less and gets you using it sooner.
Integrations
How many other systems it connects to, such as your accounts, CRM, shop or booking tool, and how easy those systems are to work with.
Data and compliance
Moving existing data across, handling personal data under UK GDPR, and any sector rules or security reviews your organisation needs.
Timescale
A fixed deadline can mean more people working at once. A steady pace usually costs less overall.
Every project is quoted after a free first chat.
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Questions
Why do you not publish prices?
Every project is quoted individually after a short chat, because cost depends on scope and the systems involved. Small, well-defined work can be a fixed price.
Do you charge for the first call?
No. The 30-minute first chat is free and there is no obligation.
Who owns the code?
You do. Code lives in your repository from the first day, and on full payment the intellectual property in work built for you is yours.
Can we start small?
Yes, and we usually recommend it: one automation, one MCP server or one MVP, measured, before anything bigger.
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Talk it through with us
A free 30-minute first chat, with no obligation. Tell us what is getting in the way; we tell you honestly what we would do, roughly what it would take, and whether it is worth doing at all.