Code Reviews & Consulting
Fixed-price quote
Priced by scope and complexity once the work is understood. For code reviews, architecture advice, bug investigation, or short-term consulting. Work scoped and estimated in writing before commencement.
Transparent pricing
Pricing is scoped around risk, systems and outcome
PageTech is usually a fit where the problem is bigger than a single ticket: fragile workflows, unclear integrations, production reliability, maintainability or safe change. The first step is normally a scoped review or clearly bounded delivery plan, so you know what will be looked at, what you will receive, and what decisions the work should support.
Scope is agreed in writing. The same accountable contact stays with you from first discussion through sign-off.
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How pricing works
Not just time spent
Likely engagement types:
Diagnostic review
A bounded, scoped look at what's actually going on before anything is committed to. You get findings, risk, and options — not just an invoice.
Scoped delivery
Clearly bounded work with agreed deliverables, confirmed in writing before it starts.
Advisory / retainer support
Ongoing support for teams that need continuity rather than a one-off engagement.
What affects price
- Number of systems involved
- Risk level
- Integration complexity
- Access and documentation quality
- Urgency
- Handover needs
A written scope — and when a quote will be issued — is confirmed before any work starts.
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How it works
Fixed-price, scope-based
No day rate or hourly rate is published. Almost all business work begins with a written scope or clearly bounded review, and the price is agreed and fixed in writing before work starts — the categories below are the shapes that work usually takes.
Project Delivery
Fixed-price quote
Priced against a written scope once requirements are clear. For sustained development, larger projects, and multi-week sprints — focused on outcomes, not billed time.
Long-Term Projects
Negotiable
Anything beyond 6 months is open to negotiation. I may discuss a retainer, phased fixed-price milestones, or another structure based on your specific needs and commitment.
Out of Hours Support
Priced on request
Critical issues outside standard working hours (before 9am, after 5pm, weekends, or holidays). Available on request with a minimum of 2 working days' notice. Minimum engagement 1 hour for resolution and handover.
Flexible-Timing & Infill Work
Often better value
The opposite of out-of-hours: if your work can flex around my existing schedule rather than needing an immediate start, say so when scoping. Infill work that fills a gap between larger engagements is genuinely useful to me, and it’s usually quoted lower than urgent work — sometimes significantly lower.
How to choose the right engagement model
Choose your current need to see the recommended pricing path.
Focused review
Use a focused consulting engagement for code review, architecture checks, and high-clarity next-step guidance.
Delivery sprint
Use scoped project delivery when outcomes span multiple milestones and checkpointed build cycles.
Long-term continuity
For engagements beyond six months, agree a custom structure around continuity and value.
Urgent out-of-hours
Critical incidents outside standard hours use the out-of-hours support model with notice requirements.
Flexible timing / infill work
If timing can flex around my schedule, mention it when scoping — infill work is often quoted lower than urgent work.
Value
Why this pricing model
Industry Expertise
I bring years of business-domain knowledge to every project. I understand your industry's context, compliance requirements, and operational challenges. That means faster delivery, fewer false starts, and solutions that fit your actual business needs—not generic code.
What the code comes with
- Unit tests written alongside the code, with a written note of what they cover and what they do not
- Architecture documented so a developer who has never seen it can make the next change
- Failure paths handled explicitly, including what happens when a dependency is unavailable
- Assumptions and known limitations written down rather than left in someone's head
- Microsoft Graph API permission and integration patterns handled safely
- Microsoft Information Protection-aware implementation guidance
- Handover documentation written for your team, so the work does not depend on my availability
Lower Total Cost of Ownership
Careful work costs more up front and less to live with, because the expensive part of software is rarely writing it. What that buys here is specific: a 30-day defect warranty from sign-off, the source and its documentation handed over, and knowledge transfer included — so the next change does not have to come back to me.
What that buys in practice: Maintainability, Knowledge Transfer and Production Reliability. Not sure this pricing model fits your situation? Read whether PageTech Solutions is a good fit or how engagements run.
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Book a free 20-minute consultation to get a written scope and fixed price, or send your requirements by message.
Included
What's included
Every Engagement
- Scope and pricing agreed in writing before development starts
- Regular progress updates and checkpoints
- Automated tests, and a written record of what they check
- Clean, commented, maintainable code
- Documentation and handover
Post-Delivery
- 30-day defect warranty from sign-off
- All source code and documentation provided
- Knowledge transfer included
- Ongoing support available at additional cost
- Flexible engagement models
My approach
How scope is defined
Price is agreed and fixed after an initial scoping step — no day rate or hourly rate is published, because it depends on scope. After a discovery call, I provide a written scope that clarifies ownership and cost from day one:
- Scope: What you're getting and what's out of scope
- Deliverables: Specific outputs and acceptance criteria
- Timeline: Realistic dates and milestones
- Agreed fee: Fixed price with a clear breakdown, confirmed in writing
- Terms: Payment schedule and any conditions
Everything is confirmed in writing before development starts. If scope changes during the engagement, I discuss impact and revise the agreed price before additional work is committed.
Important
VAT
PageTech Solutions Limited is VAT-registered (VAT no. 514295790). All listed prices are shown exclusive of VAT. VAT is charged at the applicable rate on relevant invoices.
Commercials
Payment terms
- No deposit: Scoped fixed-price projects require no upfront payment — invoicing begins at agreed delivery milestones.
- Fixed-price invoicing: Invoiced against the milestones agreed in the written scope. Typically one invoice on completion for shorter engagements.
- Time and materials: Invoiced weekly or fortnightly in arrears, with a written summary of work completed in each period.
- Payment window: All invoices are NET 30 (30 calendar days from date of issue). BACS bank transfer preferred.
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Typical Project Sizes
Indicative scope guide — not a quote
By engagement type
Real delivery timescales based on engagement type. All estimates assume clear requirements at scoping. Every engagement type is priced as a fixed-price quote, confirmed in writing before work starts.
| Engagement type | Typical effort | Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Code or architecture review | 4–8 hours | Fixed-price quote |
| Bug investigation & fix | 4–16 hours | Fixed-price quote |
| VBA automation / Excel tool | 3–10 days | Fixed-price quote |
| Process automation (C#/.NET) | 5–15 days | Fixed-price quote |
| System integration (API) | 5–20 days | Fixed-price quote |
| Legacy modernisation (scoped) | 20–60 days | Fixed-price quote |
| Long-term retained delivery | Per agreement | Negotiated |
All timescales are indicative. Actual scope and pricing are always agreed in writing after discovery.
Discovery session: The initial scoping call is free of charge. If your requirements need deeper discovery — a technical audit, workshop, or detailed scoping document — that work is scoped and quoted separately before it begins.
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