New enquiry? Start with a fixed-fee WOME Procurement Triage Review (£450 + VAT), credited against any larger package commissioned within 30 days.
How we engage
Most engagements follow three steps, each with a defined cost and deliverable. The Initial Discussion is the standard entry point; scoping turns a requirement into a fixed plan before any larger commitment.
| Product | Price | Duration | What it covers |
|---|
| WOME Procurement Triage ReviewFixed-fee entry point. Details & request → | £450+ VAT | 3 working days | An independent first look at a WOME, AQAP, STANAG, NSPA or ammunition-procurement question: a 2 to 4 page risk note or a 30 to 45 minute advisory call, with a recommended next step. NDA on request. Credited in full against a larger package commissioned within 30 days. |
| Extended DiscussionDeeper technical scoping conversation. | £750+ VAT | 2 hours | Two-hour call for requirements spanning more than one workstream, multiple stakeholders, or significant technical depth. Written summary and indicative scope outline. |
| Light ScopingSingle-workstream engagement. | £950+ VAT | 5 working days | Fixed-fee consulting plan: requirement statement, deliverables, methodology, milestones, named-tier price, assumptions, risk register, data-gap declaration. 3–5 pages. One revision. |
| Full ScopingMulti-workstream engagement. | £2,750+ VAT | 10 working days | All Light Scoping plus stakeholder mapping, two-tier price options, phased delivery plan, governance proposal, KPI definition, change control. 8–12 pages. Two revisions. |
| Programme ScopingMulti-stream, multi-vendor programmes. | From £6,500+ VAT | 15–20 working days | All Full Scoping plus vendor / capability landscape, comparative options analysis, governance and reporting architecture, indicative statement-of-work templates, risk heat-map. |
Consulting day rates
Four practice tiers spanning strategic advisory, technical WOME work, NATO procurement analysis, and investigative research. Per day, exclusive of VAT and travel & subsistence. Minimum engagement: half a day (50% of the full day rate).
| Tier | GBP / day | EUR / day | USD / day |
|---|
| Associate ConsultantResearch, dossier preparation, analyst support, OSINT collection. | £650+ VAT | €770 | $840 |
| Senior ConsultantWOME analysis, NATO procurement review, regulatory mapping, programme studies. | £1,150+ VAT | €1,360 | $1,490 |
| Principal SpecialistSenior technical authority, ammunition technical intelligence, NATO QA gap analysis. | £1,500+ VAT | €1,770 | $1,945 |
| Director / Strategic AdvisorBoard-level advisory, strategy, NATO / MOD engagement, public-statement work. | £1,950+ VAT | €2,300 | $2,530 |
Fixed-price consulting products
The smallest scope accepted in each category. Smaller pieces of work are handled inside a retainer or pre-paid block.
| Product | Price | Turnaround | Scope & deliverables |
|---|
| Procurement Bid ReviewSingle submission, vendor or buyer side. | £4,500+ VAT | 10 working days | Structured assessment of one defence procurement bid against AQAP / STANAG / contract specification. PDF report, marked-up submission, recommendations register, one 90-minute findings call. |
| Independent Technical ReviewVendor capability or single technology / system. | £8,500+ VAT | 15 working days | Independent assessment against published standards with safety, plausibility, and data-gap commentary. For buyer-side acquisition decisions or vendor-side white-paper validation. |
| NATO QA Gap AnalysisOrganisation against AQAP-2110 / ISO 9001 Cl. 7.2. | £12,500+ VAT | 20 working days | Full QA framework audit against the current AQAP suite, STANAG 4107 and ISO 9001:2015. Findings report, corrective-action register, executive briefing pack. |
| Regulatory Compliance DossierSingle technology, single jurisdiction. | £9,500+ VAT | 15 working days | Export-control assessment (ITAR / EAR / UK Export Control Act) for a defined technology, end-user and jurisdiction, with treaty-obligation mapping and precedent analysis. Not legal advice. |
| Investigative Research DossierOSINT investigation, single subject or thematic. | £6,500+ VAT | 10 working days | STANAG 2022 source-rated dossier with bias register and data-gap declaration. Suitable for due-diligence, journalism, and prosecution-support contexts. |
| Strategic Monitoring RetainerAnnual subscription, monthly reporting. | From £18,000+ VAT | per year | Tailored monitoring of a defined topic, programme, or competitor set. Monthly written report, quarterly review call, ad-hoc alerts on triggering events. |
Discounts & loadings
Applied to day rates by written agreement.
| Modifier | Effect |
|---|
| Block rate (10+ days) | −7.5% on day rates committed in advance |
| Framework / panel engagement | −10% inside a multi-year master agreement |
| Annual retainer (24+ days) | −12.5% plus first-call priority access |
| International engagement (SGS) | +15% on day rates plus travel & subsistence where delivered outside UK / EU |
| Out-of-hours / weekend | +50% loading |
| Short-notice (under 72 hours) | +25% for the first engagement week |
| Discount stacking cap | Combined discounts capped at −22.5% on day rates |
Training: course design
One-off fixed-price course design. Delivery is priced separately below.
| Course length | Fixed price | What's delivered |
|---|
| Half-day awareness3-hour briefing format. | £1,500+ VAT | Trainer guide, 30-slide deck, handout pack, one revision. |
| One-day specialistStandalone WOME / regulatory / OSINT topic. | £3,500+ VAT | Trainer guide, 60-slide deck, delegate workbook, exercise set, one revision. |
| Three-day foundationMulti-module structured course. | £9,500+ VAT | Trainer guide, module decks, workbook, knowledge-check assessments, two revisions. |
| Five-day advancedCranfield-comparable depth. | £16,500+ VAT | Full module decks, comprehensive workbook, formative + summative assessments, case studies, CPD accreditation support. |
| E-learning / SCORM modulePer finished learning hour. | £7,500+ VAT | SCORM 1.2 / 2004 package, video, branching scenarios, knowledge checks, LMS-ready. Complex simulation +50–100%. |
Training: delivery
Three delivery models plus executive briefings and one-to-one coaching. Figures exclude VAT, venue hire and travel.
| Format | GBP | EUR | USD | Inclusions & group size |
|---|
| Open enrolmentPer delegate, per day. | £895+ VAT | €1,055 | $1,160 | Minimum 6 delegates to run, maximum 18. Workbook, refreshments, CPD certificate. Venue billed separately. |
| Closed cohortClient-site, per day, up to 15. | £4,950+ VAT | €5,840 | $6,420 | Single organisation, client-site delivery, supplied workbooks. Trainer travel at cost. Delegates 16–25: +£165 / delegate / day. |
| Executive briefingBoard / C-suite, half day (3 hours). | £3,500+ VAT | €4,130 | $4,540 | Up to 12 attendees. Tailored to the client's strategic question. Briefing pack, 90-minute facilitated discussion, follow-up note. |
| One-to-one coachingIndividual development, monthly. | £2,250+ VAT | €2,655 | $2,915 | Two 90-minute sessions per month, asynchronous review of submitted work, monthly progress note. 3-month minimum. |
Virtual / hybrid delivery: −20% on the equivalent in-person rate (minimum 8 delegates for virtual open enrolment). International delivery outside UK / EU (SGS-fronted): +25% on the delivery price, with travel, visa and insurance at cost.
Scheduled open-enrolment courses
Per-delegate pricing for the published course calendar.
| Course | Length | Per delegate | Cadence |
|---|
| WOME Foundations | 2 days | £1,790 | Quarterly cohorts, London + virtual |
| NATO Procurement & AQAP Compliance | 3 days | £2,685 | Bi-annual cohorts, London + virtual |
| OSINT for Defence Analysts | 2 days | £1,790 | Quarterly cohorts, virtual-first |
| Explosive Safety & Regulatory Update | 1 day | £895 | Bi-annual update cycle, virtual |
| Investigative Research & Source Evaluation (STANAG 2022) | 2 days | £1,790 | Annual cohort |
Website design & build
Delivered in-house on the same self-hosted stack that powers this site.
| Package | Fixed price | Build time | Scope |
|---|
| Specialist Brochure5–8 pages, professional services. | £4,950+ VAT | 4–5 weeks | Bespoke design, CMS or static-site generator, contact form, SEO baseline, full legal pack, one revision. |
| Defence / Consultancy Standard10–20 pages, custom CMS. | £12,500+ VAT | 6–8 weeks | All Brochure plus insights / blog architecture, structured-data SEO suite, case-study templates, Cloudflare CDN, two revisions. |
| Bespoke Authority Site25–40 pages, full content architecture. | £28,500+ VAT | 10–14 weeks | All Standard plus multi-pillar taxonomy, interactive elements, gated lead-gen, newsletter integration, full GEO / AEO schema, three revisions. |
| Enterprise / Multilingual40+ pages, multilingual, integrations. | From £55,000+ VAT | 14–20 weeks | All Bespoke plus multilingual content, CRM and marketing-automation integration, custom API endpoints, advanced security audit, account manager. |
Website maintenance
Monthly retainers.
| Tier | GBP / month | Included hours | What's covered |
|---|
| CareHosting, updates, backups. | £165+ VAT | 30 min | Cloudflare-fronted hosting, monthly updates, weekly backups, security monitoring, monthly uptime report, email support. |
| OperateCare plus content + analytics. | £395+ VAT | 2 hours | All Care plus monthly content edits, Analytics / Search Console review, one-page monthly performance report. |
| ManageOperate plus production + SLA. | £1,250+ VAT | 8 hours | All Operate plus monthly content production, staging environment, 4-hour critical SLA, quarterly strategy call. |
| PremierCritical-revenue platform, full SLA. | £2,950+ VAT | 20 hours | All Manage plus monthly content sprint, 2-hour SLA, Core Web Vitals optimisation, account manager, monthly executive report. |
Google SEO
One-off audits and monthly retainers.
| Service | GBP | Scope |
|---|
| SEO Audit (SME)Site under 100 pages, one-off. | £1,950+ VAT | Technical + on-page audit, keyword opportunity map, competitor SERP scan, 30-page PDF with priority actions. 5 working days. |
| SEO Audit (Enterprise)Site 500+ pages, one-off. | £6,500+ VAT | All SME audit plus log-file and JavaScript-rendering analysis, full schema review, internal-link graph, content-gap analysis, 60+ pages, findings call. 15 working days. |
| Local / Single-LocationSMB, local-pack focus, monthly. | £695+ VAT | Google Business Profile optimisation, local citations, monthly content, ranking + traffic report, quarterly call. 6-month minimum. |
| National SMEMid-market, multi-keyword, monthly. | £1,995+ VAT | Technical optimisation, two content pieces / month, on-page improvements, internal linking, monthly report, quarterly call. 6-month minimum. |
| Mid-Market Full ServiceMulti-pillar national / specialist, monthly. | £3,950+ VAT | All National plus digital PR / link-building, content-cluster strategy, advanced schema, monthly strategy call, conversion optimisation. 12-month minimum. |
| Enterprise Technical SEOLarge, technical-heavy site, monthly. | From £6,950+ VAT | Custom scope, technical lead, content team, monthly digital PR, log-file monitoring, schema governance, account manager. 12-month minimum. |
AI-SEO: generative and answer-engine optimisation
Visibility in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Google AI Overviews and Copilot.
| Service | GBP | What's delivered |
|---|
| LLM Visibility AuditOne-off baseline measurement. | £2,950+ VAT | Citation baseline across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Google AI Overviews and Copilot. 100 priority prompts, competitor share-of-voice, entity review, PDF + findings call. |
| GEO StarterSME, single brand, monthly. | £2,495+ VAT | Monthly llms.txt + robots.txt management, schema rollout, two answer-first content pieces, citation tracking dashboard, quarterly review. 6-month minimum. |
| GEO + Google SEO CombinedIntegrated programme, monthly. | £4,950+ VAT | National SME Google SEO plus GEO Starter as one programme with a shared content roadmap. Priced below two standalone retainers. |
| Mid-Market GEOMulti-brand, multi-language, monthly. | £6,950+ VAT | All GEO Starter plus five answer-first pieces / month, prompt-gap engineering, digital PR for high-grade citations, entity-graph build, monthly call. |
| Enterprise GEO GovernanceEnterprise, regulated industry, monthly. | From £12,500+ VAT | All Mid-Market plus governance framework, AI-search risk register, brand-safety monitoring, content moderation, dedicated GEO lead, executive report. 12-month minimum. |
Partnership Support retainers
Ongoing low-friction access without a fresh scoping cycle each time. Minimum 3-month commitment, then month-to-month with 30 days notice.
| Tier | GBP / month | Included hours | Overage | What it covers |
|---|
| BronzeLightweight support, quick questions. | £750+ VAT | 2 hrs / mo | £350/ hour | Email responses within 2 working days, up to two short calls per month, quick reports up to 2 pages. Unused hours roll 30 days. |
| SilverRegular advisory access. | £1,950+ VAT | 6 hrs / mo | £325/ hour | All Bronze plus monthly 60-minute review call, reports up to 5 pages, document review up to 5,000 words, 1-working-day response. Roll 60 days. |
| GoldEmbedded advisor relationship. | £3,750+ VAT | 12 hrs / mo | £300/ hour | All Silver plus bi-weekly 30-minute calls, reports up to 10 pages, document review up to 15,000 words, same-day response, private analyst-notes archive. Roll 90 days. |
Partnership Support pre-paid blocks
Down-payment model for irregular but predictable advisory needs.
| Block | GBP one-off | Effective rate | Validity | Notes |
|---|
| Starter Block10 hours pre-paid. | £3,500+ VAT | £350 / hr | 12 months | On-demand access without a monthly retainer. Use any time within 12 months. |
| Standard Block25 hours pre-paid. | £8,250+ VAT | £330 / hr | 18 months | Volume-discounted. Suits predictable but irregular advisory needs. |
| Programme Block50 hours pre-paid. | £15,000+ VAT | £300 / hr | 24 months | Deepest discount. Includes one annual face-to-face strategy session (travel billed separately). |
Packaged bundles
Pre-packaged entry products, each priced around 10–15% below the equivalent menu cost of its parts. Customisable on request without losing the discount.
Bundle 01 · Discovery
Defence Decision Pack
£4,950
+ VAT · one-off
- Subject-specific OSINT dossier
- Regulatory exposure note
- NATO / MOD precedent scan
- 90-minute facilitated findings call
- Recommended next-engagement scoping
Bundle 02 · Most Popular
Capability Authority Pack
£18,500
+ VAT · quarterly
- Independent Technical Review of one capability
- 2-day client-site training cohort (up to 15)
- One sponsored white paper on ISC Defence Media
- 3 months Corporate subscription (5 seats)
- Quarterly executive briefing call
Bundle 03 · Annual
Premier Partnership
From £62,500
+ VAT · annual
- Annual Strategic Monitoring Retainer (12 reports)
- 24 days of consulting time (block rate)
- Annual Programme Sponsor slot (ISC Media)
- Enterprise subscription (25 seats)
- Premier-tier website maintenance
- Annual GEO + Google SEO programme
Standard commercial terms
The default frame for every engagement. Variations by written agreement.
- Currency & VAT
- Headline rates in GBP, exclusive of UK VAT (currently 20%). EUR / USD fixed at the European Central Bank monthly reference rate plus a 2% FX spread on the invoice date. UK clients invoiced GBP + VAT; EU business clients under reverse-charge rules; non-EU clients excluding VAT.
- Payment terms
- Fixed-price products: 50% on signature, 50% on delivery, net-14. Retainers: monthly in arrears, net-14. Day rates: invoiced monthly, net-14. Open-enrolment courses: full payment 7 days before. International engagements: 50% on signature, 50% on demobilisation, net-7.
- Travel & subsistence
- Billed at cost plus 10% administration. UK domestic at HMRC approved rates; international at economy airfare plus reasonable subsistence per UK government overseas rates.
- Cancellation
- Fixed-price: 50% non-refundable on signature, balance refundable up to 5 working days before start. Day-rate: under 24 hours 100%, under 48 hours 50%, under 5 working days 25%, beyond that no charge. Retainers: 30 days notice. Committed travel billed at cost regardless.
- Intellectual property
- ISC and SGS methodologies, templates and frameworks remain our property. Clients own bespoke outputs; we retain a non-exclusive licence to reference anonymised work in case studies unless excluded in writing.
- Confidentiality
- Standard mutual NDA available, default duration 5 years from disclosure. Client identity, scope and substantive findings are not disclosed without written consent.
- Quality & sourcing
- All analytical products pass an eight-pillar quality-control review plus AI-detection self-critique on text outputs. Evidence is rated to NATO STANAG 2022 (reliability A–F, accuracy 1–6), with a source register supplied on every formal deliverable.
- Insurance & liability
- Professional indemnity £2m per claim / £5m aggregate; public liability £5m; cyber liability £1m. Liability under any single engagement is capped at the greater of fees paid in the preceding 12 months or £100,000. Statutory liabilities are not capped.
- Governing law
- UK engagements under the law of England and Wales. International engagements default to English law with a London arbitration seat under LCIA Rules unless otherwise agreed. Business-to-business only.
- Scope of advice
- Outputs are analytical products and do not constitute legal, regulatory, financial or investment advice. All work is OPEN SOURCE / UNCLASSIFIED and AI-assisted unless agreed otherwise in writing. Instruct qualified professionals before acting on matters with legal or financial consequences.