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Yearly Retainers.

A year of engineering time booked once and drawn down as you need it

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Yearly Retainers. A block of engineering time booked for the year and drawn down as you need it. Budgeted once, at a better rate than buying it month by month, and there the moment something comes up.

What we do here.

Buying engineering time a year at a time suits businesses that budget annually. It is signed off once, usually at a better rate than buying month to month, and the time is there when something comes up.

The hours do not have to be spread evenly. Most businesses have busy periods and quiet ones, and drawing more in one quarter than another is normal and expected.

The time covers any of our work, so development, infrastructure, AI, support and design all draw on the same block. You are not committing a year ahead to one type of work, and if what you need changes during the year, we adjust rather than holding you to a plan that no longer fits.

How we deliver it.

  • Discover and scope. We review your processes, systems and goals, then agree the scope, budget and timeline with you.
  • Build and ship. We build and test your system in planned stages, with progress reviews at each agreed milestone.
  • Train and hand over. We deploy, document and train your staff, then provide ongoing support once the system is live.
  • Get you running and keep you running. We handle the whole project, from planning and building your systems to getting them live. After launch we stay on to support, maintain and update everything, so your team never manages the technology.
  • Work with your team. You know the problem but not the technical solution. We validate the idea, build the system and train the people who will run it. After launch, we step back or provide continued support where needed.
  • Join your team. You have staff and a roadmap, but a skills gap is slowing down your progress. We place one of our experienced engineers within your team to close it, for an agreed fixed period or on an ongoing basis.

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FAQs

How is this different from a monthly retainer?
The block is bought for the year, so it is budgeted once and usually at a better rate. It suits businesses that plan annually rather than month to month.
Do the hours have to be spread evenly?
No. Most businesses have busy periods and quiet ones, and drawing more in one quarter than another is normal.
What can the time be used for?
Any of our work. Development, infrastructure, AI, support or design, so you are not committing a year ahead to one type of work.
What if our needs change?
We adjust. A year is long enough that they usually do, and holding you to a plan that no longer fits helps nobody.

Let us build your future

Bring us a plan or just an idea. We will arrange a discovery meeting with you to go through it.

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