How we engage
Three ways in.
No procurement theatre.
A paid discovery sprint, a fixed-scope build, or an ongoing retainer. Whichever it is, you get a written plan within 48 hours of the first call — and you keep it either way.
Pick the smallest one that answers your question.
Discovery sprint
You know the problem, not yet the solution.
A short, paid engagement that ends in a document you could hand to any vendor — not just us.
- Current-state review and constraints
- A recommended approach with the trade-offs written down
- Scope, sequence, and an estimate you can budget against
- A working prototype where the risk is technical
Fixed fee, agreed before we start. Credited against the build if you continue with us.
Fixed-scope build
The scope is clear enough to commit to.
A defined piece of work with a defined price. Weekly demos of working software, no surprise invoices.
- Written scope, acceptance criteria, and a date
- Weekly demo of software you can actually use
- Change requests priced individually, never absorbed silently
- Repository access from week one
Fixed price against a written scope. Changes are quoted separately, in writing, before work starts.
Retainer
The thing exists and needs to keep improving.
A recurring block of senior capacity for ongoing development, platform operations, or support.
- An agreed capacity each month
- A named team that stays consistent
- Prioritised together, reviewed monthly
- Cancellable with notice — no multi-year lock-in
Monthly, based on committed capacity. Notice period agreed up front; no auto-renewing multi-year terms.
Four steps, and you can stop after any of them.
You get in touch
- A form, an email, or our agent
- No qualification gauntlet before a human replies
Scoping call
- Senior people, not a sales layer
- We say if it is not a fit for us
Written plan in 48 hours
- Approach, sequence, team, and estimate
- Yours to keep either way
Start
- Discovery, build, or retainer
- Repository and demo access from week one
You should be able to fire us cleanly.
A vendor who is hard to leave is a vendor with no pressure to stay good. So we build the exit into the engagement: your accounts, your repositories, your keys, and documentation written for whoever comes next.
If you decide to move on, the handover is a scheduled session — not a negotiation.
Because a number without a scope is a guess, and a guess would be a bad basis for your budget. We publish how we price — fixed fee for discovery, fixed price against written scope for builds, monthly capacity for retainers — and give you the actual number within 48 hours of a scoping call.
Start with a conversation.
No qualification gauntlet, no discovery call about your discovery call. Tell us the problem and we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right team.