Engagement
The right commercial structure depends on how well-defined the work is. We would rather put you in the model that fits than the one that bills best.
Models
Programmes often move between these. Exploration under time and material, then a fixed-cost build once the specification firms up, is a common and sensible progression.
Pay for use
Engineering billed against time actually spent. Suits work where the scope will genuinely evolve — early exploration, integration with an unknown third-party module, or a programme whose requirements are still moving.
Delivery on cost
A defined deliverable at an agreed price. Requires a specification solid enough to estimate against, and we will tell you honestly when yours is not there yet rather than pricing in the risk quietly.
Dedicated experts team
A named team working exclusively on your programme from our facility, operating as an extension of your organisation. Continuity of people, and institutional knowledge that accumulates rather than resetting each project.
How we scope
No proposal is worth much without this step, and we do not charge for it.
You send whatever exists — a specification, a block diagram, a competitor teardown, or a paragraph describing the problem.
We come back with questions. Usually the ones that expose whether the requirement is actually settled.
You receive an assessment of scope, technical risk and the fastest credible route to a working prototype.
We recommend an engagement model and price it. If fixed cost is not appropriate yet, we say so.
Describe the programme and we will tell you which structure we would propose, and why.