Fees scale with your size
Bands are set by revenue, so a £10m firm pays £10m prices for the same method a £200m firm gets. The promise is the same expertise sized to the firm — not a cheaper version of it.
Fixed price, no scoping phase
Every engagement has a defined method, timeline and deliverable. You can start within days of saying yes, and you know the number before you commit.
Skin in the game on cost work
Cost & Contract Reset can carry a success element — for example 10% of verified year-one savings. Part of the fee only exists if the saving does.
Designed to pay for itself
We track identified value against fee on every engagement, with a 10× target. The Diagnostic or Growth Accelerator fee is credited against your first month of a fractional retainer.
Which band you sit in
Small
c. £5–20m revenue
No CIO; IT run by a manager or an MSP.
Confidence that spend is sane, quick wins, vendor and contract reset.
Start with
Diagnostic
Lower mid-market
c. £20–100m revenue
An IT team, but no board-level technology leader.
Roadmap, growth enablement, programme grip.
Start with
Diagnostic or Growth Accelerator
Mid-market
c. £100–300m revenue
A CIO/CTO gap, or a major programme in flight.
Fractional leadership, ERP and integration delivery, cost take-out.
Start with
Growth Accelerator or fractional retainer
Indicative fees by engagement
The figures below are typical fees for the engagements described. The actual fee for any piece of work can move up or down depending on the scope, urgency, complexity and what is already in place. We confirm a fixed price before any work begins.
| Engagement | Small £5–20m | Lower mid £20–100m | Mid-market £100m+ |
|---|---|---|---|
Diagnostic 2–3 weeks Rapid review of technology operating health: spend, platforms, team, security basics and vendor contracts. Identifies savings, risks, untapped potential and quick wins. You get: Board-ready report: findings, quantified opportunities, 90-day quick-win plan, 12-month roadmap. | £7,500 | £12,500 | £20,000 |
Growth Accelerator 3–4 weeks Finds revenue potential in what you already own: digital channels and portals, sales and service automation, data and AI opportunities, products your platforms could support but don't. You get: Revenue-opportunity map with sizing, priority business cases and a delivery plan. | £10,000 | £16,000 | £25,000 |
Cost & Contract Reset 2–3 weeks A focused pass over vendor contracts, licences, cloud and infrastructure spend and duplicate systems. Targets savings that can be banked within the year. You get: Savings schedule with owners and dates, plus renegotiation support. | £7,500 | £12,500 | £18,000 + success fee |
Programme Rescue Scoped For a stalled or over-budget ERP or platform programme: independent review, reset of scope, vendors and governance, then delivery grip until it is back on track. You get: Reset plan, restructured delivery, board reporting. | from £15,000 | from £25,000 | from £40,000 |
Fractional CIO / CTO Monthly retainer A seat on the leadership team one or two days a week, owning the roadmap, vendors, delivery and board reporting. Six-month minimum, then rolling. You get: Ongoing leadership with a built-in exit — including help hiring a permanent leader when the time is right. | £6,000 / mo (1 day/wk) | £8,500 / mo (1 day/wk) | £8,500–17,000 / mo (1–2 days/wk) |
Diagnostic
2–3 weeks
Rapid review of technology operating health: spend, platforms, team, security basics and vendor contracts. Identifies savings, risks, untapped potential and quick wins.
- Small
- £7,500
- Lower mid
- £12,500
- Mid-market
- £20,000
You get: Board-ready report: findings, quantified opportunities, 90-day quick-win plan, 12-month roadmap.
Growth Accelerator
3–4 weeks
Finds revenue potential in what you already own: digital channels and portals, sales and service automation, data and AI opportunities, products your platforms could support but don't.
- Small
- £10,000
- Lower mid
- £16,000
- Mid-market
- £25,000
You get: Revenue-opportunity map with sizing, priority business cases and a delivery plan.
Cost & Contract Reset
2–3 weeks
A focused pass over vendor contracts, licences, cloud and infrastructure spend and duplicate systems. Targets savings that can be banked within the year.
- Small
- £7,500
- Lower mid
- £12,500
- Mid-market
- £18,000 + success fee
You get: Savings schedule with owners and dates, plus renegotiation support.
Programme Rescue
Scoped
For a stalled or over-budget ERP or platform programme: independent review, reset of scope, vendors and governance, then delivery grip until it is back on track.
- Small
- from £15,000
- Lower mid
- from £25,000
- Mid-market
- from £40,000
You get: Reset plan, restructured delivery, board reporting.
Fractional CIO / CTO
Monthly retainer
A seat on the leadership team one or two days a week, owning the roadmap, vendors, delivery and board reporting. Six-month minimum, then rolling.
- Small
- £6,000 / mo (1 day/wk)
- Lower mid
- £8,500 / mo (1 day/wk)
- Mid-market
- £8,500–17,000 / mo (1–2 days/wk)
You get: Ongoing leadership with a built-in exit — including help hiring a permanent leader when the time is right.
Retainers are based on a £2,000 day rate, discounted for the small-firm band. All fees exclude VAT and expenses.
Not sure which band you sit in?
Thirty minutes is usually enough to tell you the right starting point, the fee, and whether there is enough value on the table to be worth it.
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