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Advisory Services for UK Public Sector

Five services across the Cube8 AI Enablement Lifecycle. Each scoped to be procurable on its own. Each board-ready in deliverables. Fully independent — no technology resale, no vendor commissions.

Phase 0 · Foundations

Start With Executive AI Foundations

Many engagements start here. A four-day executive programme that gives leadership teams the literacy, governance language and strategic framing they need before any advisory work begins.

Phase 0
Executive AI Bootcamp
28 sessions across AI fundamentals, risk & regulation, strategy & governance, procurement & roadmap. Delivered as 4 consecutive days, 2+2 days, or 8 half-day evening sessions. Public cohorts and private cohorts.
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Phases 1–5 · Advisory Services

Five Services Across the AI Enablement Lifecycle

Sequenced to follow naturally from each other, but each is a self-contained engagement. Procure one, several, or the full sequence. Every engagement produces a SAGF scorecard.

Phase 1
AI Readiness & Maturity Assessment
An independent snapshot of where your organisation sits across functions, data, people, process and ecosystem. Produces a SAGF Maturity Scorecard and a prioritised set of next steps.
Duration: 3–4 weeksFormat: Fixed-scope, fixed-feeFrom: £25,000 +VAT
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Phase 2
AI Strategy & Roadmap Definition
Define the target state and the path to it. Mission, governance architecture, capability build plan, prioritised use cases, and a 12–36 month roadmap. Board-ready output.
Duration: 6–10 weeksFormat: Fixed-scope, fixed-feeFrom: £40,000 +VAT
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Phase 3
AI Security, Governance & Assurance
Bake in the security model, governance design, policy regime and audit framework before implementation. The work that makes the move from pilot to production safe, compliant and defensible.
Duration: 6–12 weeksFormat: Fixed-scope or threadedFrom: £45,000 +VAT
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Phase 4
AI Adoption & Implementation Oversight
Independent oversight of AI projects from procurement to deployment. Cube8 oversees; we never implement, resell, or take commissions. Procurement support, supplier governance, deployment-readiness gates, post-pilot decision packs. Available as engagement or retainer.
Duration: 3–9 months embeddedFormat: Engagement or retainerRate: £1,500/day +VAT
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Phase 5
AI Value Assurance & Outcomes Tracking
Track AI investments after deployment. Capture outcome metrics, demonstrate value, surface emerging risk, and evolve governance. Quarterly assurance cycle, retainer, or point-in-time review.
Duration: Quarterly cycle or 2–3 weeks point-in-timeFormat: Retainer or fixed-feeFrom: £15,000 +VAT (point-in-time)
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The Cube8 AI Enablement Lifecycle

Six Phases. One Structured Approach.

Not every engagement covers all six phases. Each phase stands alone or combines into a longer relationship. We scope to the situation.

0

Foundations — Executive AI Bootcamp

Build executive AI literacy, governance language and strategic framing. Four days, 28 sessions.

1

AI Readiness & Maturity Assessment

Snapshot the current state across functions, data, people, process and ecosystem. Score against the SAGF.

2

AI Strategy & Roadmap Definition

Define the target state. Mission, governance design, capability build plan, prioritised use cases, 12–36 month roadmap.

3

AI Security, Governance & Assurance

Bake in the security model, governance design, policy regime and audit framework before implementation.

4

AI Adoption & Implementation Oversight

Independent oversight from procurement through deployment. Cube8 oversees; never implements or resells.

5

AI Value Assurance & Outcomes Tracking

Track deployed AI investments. Outcome metrics, value reporting, risk validation, governance evolution.

On vendor relationships

Cube8 holds certifications across the major AI providers. These relationships exist to keep our team current on the technology and the ecosystem. They do not influence advisory recommendations and produce no commission, referral, or resale revenue. Our advice is always in the interest of the organisation, never a supplier relationship.

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Tell us what you're working on. We'll respond with the right phase to start at, an indicative shape, and a scoping call if it's a fit.

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