What's included in the AI Audit?

The AI Audit is a comprehensive assessment of your business processes. It includes 2-3 stakeholder interviews, a full process map, an AI Readiness Scorecard, 15-20 ranked automation opportunities with projected ROI, a quick wins list you can act on immediately, and a detailed implementation roadmap. You receive an executive summary presentation within one week.

How quickly will I see ROI?

Most clients see measurable results within the first month of implementation. Quick wins from the audit can often be implemented within the first week. On average, our clients achieve 171% ROI, with many seeing positive returns within the first 90 days of their engagement.

Do I need technical knowledge?

Not at all. We handle all the technical work. Your team just needs to tell us how your business works and what problems you want to solve. We also provide training so your team feels confident with the new systems.

What industries do you work with?

We specialise in three verticals: sales teams, marketing teams, and professional services (legal, accounting, consulting). Our methodology works across most B2B industries.

How is this different from buying AI tools ourselves?

Buying tools is the easy part. We bring the strategy, implementation expertise, and ongoing optimisation that turns AI tools into real business results. Think of us as your outsourced AI department.

What happens after the audit?

You receive a detailed report with prioritised recommendations. You can implement quick wins yourself, or engage us on a monthly plan to build and manage your AI automations.

Comparison · How we differ

SeptemAI vs traditional AI consultancy

For UK operations directors, heads of finance, and COOs at scale-ups and mid-market businesses evaluating an AI initiative. If you are weighing a fast £997 audit against a six-figure Big 4 engagement, this page is the honest, neutral breakdown: scope, deliverables, timeline, cost, and who ends up owning the work.

Side-by-side comparison

Dimension	SeptemAI AI Audit	Boutique AI Agency	Big 4 Consultancy
Starting price	£997	£15K–£40K	£80K–£250K+
Time to roadmap	2 weeks	6–10 weeks	12–20 weeks
Deliverable focus	Implementation-ready	Mostly strategic	Strategy + change-management
Stakeholders interviewed	2–3 (focused)	5–10	10–30
You own the roadmap after delivery	Yes — full IP transfer	Depends on contract	Typically no — IP often retained
Implementation roadmap	Ranked by ROI	Depends on scope	Often partner-led extension
Quick wins this week	Included	Sometimes	Rare
Tooling agnostic (no resale incentive)	Vendor-neutral	Sometimes	Often partner-locked
Refund on audit	30-day money-back	Non-standard	Non-standard
Best fit	Scale-up & mid-market £3M–£50M	Mid-market £30M–£200M	Enterprise £200M+

Starting price

SeptemAI AI Audit: £997
Boutique AI Agency: £15K–£40K
Big 4 Consultancy: £80K–£250K+

Time to roadmap

SeptemAI AI Audit: 2 weeks
Boutique AI Agency: 6–10 weeks
Big 4 Consultancy: 12–20 weeks

Deliverable focus

SeptemAI AI Audit: Implementation-ready
Boutique AI Agency: Mostly strategic
Big 4 Consultancy: Strategy + change-management

Stakeholders interviewed

SeptemAI AI Audit: 2–3 (focused)
Boutique AI Agency: 5–10
Big 4 Consultancy: 10–30

You own the roadmap after delivery

SeptemAI AI Audit: Yes — full IP transfer
Boutique AI Agency: Depends on contract
Big 4 Consultancy: Typically no — IP often retained

Implementation roadmap

SeptemAI AI Audit: Ranked by ROI
Boutique AI Agency: Depends on scope
Big 4 Consultancy: Often partner-led extension

Quick wins this week

SeptemAI AI Audit: Included
Boutique AI Agency: Sometimes
Big 4 Consultancy: Rare

Tooling agnostic (no resale incentive)

SeptemAI AI Audit: Vendor-neutral
Boutique AI Agency: Sometimes
Big 4 Consultancy: Often partner-locked

Refund on audit

SeptemAI AI Audit: 30-day money-back
Boutique AI Agency: Non-standard
Big 4 Consultancy: Non-standard

Best fit

SeptemAI AI Audit: Scale-up & mid-market £3M–£50M
Boutique AI Agency: Mid-market £30M–£200M
Big 4 Consultancy: Enterprise £200M+

Ranges reflect publicly-available UK pricing for comparable scope. We do not disparage competitors — different engagement shapes solve different problems.

When to choose SeptemAI

Three concrete decision triggers. If two or more apply, the £997 audit is the better starting point.

You need a ranked roadmap in 14 days

Choose us if you want an implementation-ready, ROI-ranked plan in two weeks — not a 90-page slide deck delivered in month four. We optimise for what your team can ship, not for the length of the appendix.

You need a business case before committing budget

Operations and finance leaders at mid-market businesses don't need a six-figure scoping exercise to identify where AI delivers ROI. The £997 audit gives you the quantified business case — payback is visible before the first implementation invoice lands.

You want the IP, not a dependency

Our deliverables are yours to keep, with no partner-locked tooling and no resale incentive. If you want to take the roadmap to your own engineers, your existing agency, or a freelancer, that is exactly the intended use.

Pricing at a glance

One-off audit, then optional monthly programmes when you are ready to build. Customised on request.

AI Audit

£997one-time

Find where you are losing money — 2-week ranked roadmap.

AI Starter

£1,499/mo

2–3 core automations built and deployed each month.

AI Growth

£2,999/mo

5–8 automations, weekly optimisation, dedicated manager.

AI Enterprise

£4,999+/mo

Unlimited automations, dedicated engineer, 24/7 support.

See the full pricing grid

Common questions from buyers

Is SeptemAI a better option than a Big 4 consultancy for a UK mid-market business?

It depends on scope and maturity. SeptemAI is designed for scale-ups and mid-market businesses (roughly £3M–£50M revenue) that need an implementation-ready AI roadmap within two weeks at a fixed price — not a six-figure strategy engagement. If your business needs enterprise-scale change management, global rollout co-ordination, or a partner firm for regulatory sign-off alongside the AI work, a Big 4 engagement may be more appropriate. For organisations that want to identify where AI delivers ROI quickly, act on quick wins within the first month, and retain full ownership of the roadmap, SeptemAI is typically the better fit.

How much does an AI readiness audit cost in the UK?

Costs vary significantly by provider. The SeptemAI AI Audit is priced at £997 for a one-week, fixed-scope engagement. Boutique AI agencies and specialist consultancies typically charge £15,000–£40,000 for a comparable readiness exercise. Big 4 firms (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG) and Tier-1 strategy houses price AI advisory engagements from £80,000 to £250,000+ for UK mid-market scope. The primary driver of cost at larger firms is the stakeholder interview process, change-management overhead, and the size of the delivery team — not necessarily the quality of the automation recommendations.

How long does an AI strategy engagement take, and how does that compare to the SeptemAI AI Audit?

The SeptemAI AI Audit delivers a prioritised roadmap within two weeks from kick-off. Boutique AI agencies typically require six to ten weeks for a comparable scoping exercise. Big 4 and Tier-1 strategy engagements routinely run twelve to twenty weeks before a roadmap is finalised — partly because of the number of stakeholders involved and partly because the engagement is structured to lead into a larger implementation contract. If you need a credible business case and a ranked list of automation opportunities before your next board meeting or budget cycle, the two-week timeline is often the deciding factor.

Who owns the AI roadmap and intellectual property after the engagement?

With SeptemAI, you own the full roadmap and all deliverables outright — there is no licence fee, no software dependency, and no obligation to continue working with us. You can take the recommendations to your own engineers, an existing agency, or a freelancer. Boutique agencies vary: IP ownership depends on the contract. Big 4 engagements typically retain the methodology, frameworks, and tooling behind the recommendations — the slide deck is yours, but the underlying model may not be. We flag this as the single most common source of buyer regret in post-engagement feedback from businesses that moved to us after a consultancy.

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