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Pricing

Pricing: how engagements are priced

Fees agreed in writing after scoping for scoped deliverables, day-rate or retainer for ongoing governance, and outcome-based fees on full programme delivery. Every fee is confirmed in writing after a free 30-minute call, and if there is a fit After the call, you get a written proposal with the price.

How we work & fees

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Independent

We don't sell hardware, so our advice stays independent. We sell our time and our work: independent advice and, when you want it, installation, rental equipment and managed services.

Hardware you buy direct

Fees exclude hardware, software licences, third-party costs and travel & expenses. You buy hardware and software licences direct from your chosen supplier, on your own contract.

Pricing models

Three ways we charge

ModelUsed for
Fees agreed in writing after scopingScoped deliverables such as a discovery stage, supplier selection and RFP support, or pilot design. The price is agreed in writing before work starts.
Day-rate or retainerAdvisory days and ongoing governance, including a light monthly retainer for teams that need expertise without a hire.
Outcome-basedFull programme delivery, where part of the fee is tied to agreed acceptance criteria.

You can start at any of these entry points. Advisory fees are indicative, shown in GBP based on where you are viewing from.

Entry pointModelDurationFee
Discovery & scoping stageFees agreed in writing after scopingtypically 1 to 5 days on site£3k to £30k
Advisory dayDay-ratePer day£1,200 / day
Advisory retainerMonthly retainerRolling£1,200 / day

Fees by region

RegionDay rateProject range
United Kingdom£1,200 a day£3,000 to £30,000
Europe (EU, Switzerland, Norway)€1,400 a day€3,500 to €35,000
US and Canada$1,600 a day$4,000 to $40,000
Middle East and Australia$1,600 a day$4,000 to $40,000
Rest of world$1,400 a day$3,500 to $35,000

Indicative only. Fees are agreed in writing after scoping. The first 30-minute call is free.

Our fees are only part of it. See what the technology itself costs. Have a quote already? Ask for a free second opinion on your quote.

By service

What each engagement includes

Durations are shown only where they are already set out for that service. Everything else is sized on the scoping call.

Supplier selection & RFP support

Independent requirements, shortlist, RFP, scoring and TCO, run from the buyer's side of the table.

What's included

  • Requirements and use-case workshops with operations, IT/OT, procurement and safety
  • Market scan narrowed to a short-list, with the reasons written down
  • RFP pack, weighted scoring agreed before responses arrive, and reference calls
  • PoC or bake-off design where needed, plus contract and SLA review

Deliverables

  • Requirements specification & use-case catalogue
  • Short-list rationale and RFP pack
  • Scored supplier matrix and five-year TCO per short-listed supplier
  • Reference-call notes, contract & SLA review notes and a recommendation report
Pricing model
Fees agreed in writing after scoping
Typical duration
Typically 3 to 6 weeks
Fee
£3k to £30k
Full scope of supplier selection & RFP support →

Pilot design & oversight

Written pass/fail criteria before any equipment goes in, then independent oversight of the supplier pilot.

What's included

  • Written pass/fail criteria, baseline and test method, agreed before any equipment goes in
  • Independent oversight of the supplier pilot
  • Measurement against the agreed criteria under real conditions

Deliverables

  • Pilot success criteria and test method
  • Go / no-go report
  • If the pilot fails: the criteria, measured results and root-cause findings, with no rollout spend
Pricing model
Fees agreed in writing after scoping plus day-rate
Typical duration
Typically with timings agreed per site
Fee
£3k to £30k
Full scope of pilot design & oversight →

Business case

Stage 1 of the programme: a board-ready case that sits before any supplier selection or pilot spend.

What's included

  • A savings model rebuilt on your labour rates, loss data and utilisation
  • Payback with sensitivities on adoption and accuracy
  • An independent budget covering full TCO, not just tag price
  • A risk register, baseline measurement plan and gate criteria

Deliverables

  • Savings model with payback
  • Full-TCO budget and risk register
  • Baseline measurement plan and gate criteria
  • An executive slide pack for sign-off. If the case does not stack up, you stop there and keep the model
Pricing model
Usually delivered within discovery & scoping stage, or as advisory days
Typical duration
typically 1 to 5 days on site (discovery & scoping stage)
Fee
Within a discovery stage, scoped per project (£3k to £30k), or at the advisory day rate (£1,200 a day)
What to check in your business case →

Programme rescue & recovery

For a deployment that has stalled, gone over budget or under-performs: diagnose, re-scope and finish, or stop spending.

What's included

  • Structured diagnostic across scope, technology fit, supplier and integrator performance, integration, operational fit and commercial position
  • Root-cause analysis and a time-boxed recovery plan
  • Supplier renegotiation of terms, scope, SLAs and milestones on your behalf, where required
  • Re-delivery, where required

Deliverables

  • Written go / no-go recommendation from the diagnostic
  • Recovery plan with new milestones, acceptance criteria and ROI model
  • Renegotiated commercial terms (where in scope)
Pricing model
Fees agreed in writing after scoping for diagnosis and planning; time-and-materials or success-based for execution
Typical duration
Paid 1-week diagnostic, then recovery planning of 2-3 weeks; supplier renegotiation 4-8 weeks and re-delivery 12-36 weeks, depending on scope
Fee
Scoped on a call
Full scope of programme rescue & recovery →

RFID consulting

The same independent method applied to passive (RAIN / UHF) and active RFID. Any step can run on its own.

What's included

  • Feasibility: physical assessment, item and volume analysis and a cost envelope
  • Tag and reader selection matched to your items and how they move
  • Read-rate survey on site, on your items, under live-shift conditions
  • Install cost: a portal and reader count justified line by line

Deliverables

  • Feasibility decision document (which can conclude “do not proceed”)
  • Tag and reader recommendation
  • Read-rate survey results against criteria written before the test
  • Justified portal and reader count for the install budget
Pricing model
Fees agreed in writing after scoping for scoped deliverables; any step can be scoped on its own
Fee
Scoped on a call
Full scope of RFID consulting →

Infrastructure, installation & PMO

Independent anchor-design audit, physical installation and PMO ownership, accountable to the accuracy KPI.

What's included

  • Supplier-design audit: on-site walkthrough, predictive RF modelling and a written design report with device-count justification and acceptance test plan
  • Independent physical install: cabling, mounting, synchronisation calibration and multi-time-of-day commissioning under production load
  • PMO ownership of the deployment against milestones

Deliverables

  • Design report with device-count justification
  • Acceptance test plan
  • Commissioned installation validated against the accuracy KPI
Pricing model
Design audit and physical install: scoped per project; PMO: day rate or milestone-priced
Typical duration
Design audit: two to four weeks per site. PMO: typically 3-6 months single-site, 6-18 months multi-site
Fee
Fees agreed in writing after scoping within £3k to £30k per project, or £1,200 a day. Details on Infrastructure, installation & PMO
Full scope of infrastructure, installation & PMO →

Managed services

Reviews, maintenance planning, optimisation advice and supplier oversight for a live system that your team runs. You keep the hardware, platform and data.

What's included

  • Regular health reviews and maintenance planning
  • Accuracy tuning and optimisation
  • Support and supplier oversight, while your team runs the system
  • Reporting & ROI tracking, compliance and security support

Deliverables

  • Monthly performance & uptime report
  • Quarterly business review with recommendations (Professional and above)
  • Compliance documentation & audit support (Enterprise)
Pricing model
Confirmed in a written managed-services proposal, based on the level of cover you choose (Essential, Professional or Enterprise)
Fee
Scoped on a call
Full scope of managed services →

AMR & AGV fleet advisory

Choose, integrate and scale mobile robot fleets without lock-in. Advisory and integration only.

What's included

  • Fit assessment: AMR vs AGV vs autonomous forklift, per flow
  • Business case and five-year TCO
  • Supplier and fleet-manager selection, interoperability (VDA 5050) and integration architecture
  • Safety and standards readiness, simulation, pilot and acceptance tests

Deliverables

  • Fit assessment and five-year cost model
  • RFP, scripted demos and scoring matrix
  • Integration architecture and safety readiness checklist
  • Pilot KPIs and acceptance tests
Pricing model
Discovery and scoping stage, supplier selection, pilot design and oversight, and advisory days
Typical duration
Discovery stage typically 1 to 5 days on site, supplier selection typically 3 to 6 weeks, pilot design and oversight with timings agreed per site
Fee
See the discovery, supplier selection and pilot ranges above
Full scope of AMR & AGV fleet advisory →

Location dashboards & analytics

Location KPIs in the BI tool your business already reports in, built on an independent data model.

What's included

  • KPI selection: each with a named owner and the decision it supports
  • Capture and normalise location events into one event schema
  • Derive business events and join them to WMS, MES, ERP or EMR records
  • Deliver by streaming, scheduled batch loads, or both

Deliverables

  • Agreed KPI definitions
  • independent event model and data pipeline
  • Dashboards in your BI tool
Pricing model
Scoped and priced up front, on its own or as part of a wider programme
Fee
Scoped on a call
Full scope of location dashboards & analytics →
What drives cost

What moves a fee up or down

  • Number of sites. Extra sites add survey, design and acceptance work.
  • On-site RF survey. Whether the work needs measurements on your floor, under production load.
  • Security constraints. Air-gapped or access-restricted estates.
  • Integration depth. Integration into more than one system of record.
  • Device count. For installation, the number of anchors, readers or locators the design justifies.
  • Level of cover. For managed services, the service level and response times you choose.
  • Commercial complexity and scope. For programme rescue, how much renegotiation and re-delivery is needed.
  • Travel. On-site survey and workshops are part of most programmes. Travel is agreed up front.

What you keep if you stop at a gate: the artefacts from that stage (requirements, scored shortlist, TCO, RFP pack, pilot criteria).

Start here

A free 30-minute call

The first 30-minute call is always free of charge and free of obligation. Bring your use case, your constraints and your numbers. You will leave with a clear, accurate read on what is worth doing, whether or not you work with us. After the call, you get a written proposal with the price.

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Common questions

Pricing FAQ

Why do some service cards say “Scoped on a call”?

Fees are project-based and confirmed in writing after a scoping workshop and project analysis. Where a service has no published range, the fee depends too much on scope to quote in advance. Indicative ranges for the most common engagements are shown above and on How we work & fees. After the call, you get a written proposal with the price.

Is the scoping call free?

Yes. The first 30-minute call is always free of charge and free of obligation.

Do you sell or resell hardware?

No. Our recommendations are driven only by what fits your use case.

What is not included in the fee?

Hardware, software licences, third-party costs and travel & expenses. You buy hardware and licences direct from the supplier, on your own contract, and travel is agreed up front.

What if we stop after one stage?

Every programme runs against clear gates. If you stop at a gate, you keep the artefacts from that stage, such as the requirements, scored shortlist, TCO, RFP pack and pilot criteria.

Can we start small?

Yes. You can start with a short discovery stage or advisory block, scoped and priced for your project, and expand once there is a clear business case.

Which currencies do you quote in?

We can quote in GBP, EUR or USD.

What language are engagements run in?

English by default. We work worldwide and can run engagements in your language.

Ready when you are

Book a free scoping call.

After the call, you get a written proposal with the price.

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Last updated: 5 October 2026