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Specialists, not bolt-on

Independent AI and automation specialists.

We do not sell software. We help you work out where AI and automation will actually be valuable for your business, and where they will not.

Diagnosis first. Build only if it pays back. Or email David directly

Currently running Active

Customer enquiry workflow

Web form → reply ready in your inbox, judged for tone and facts before it lands.

Live · Customer enquiry workflow Judged

01 · Trigger Enquiry received from web form at 14:02

01 · TRIGGEREnquiry receivedWeb form · 14:02
02 · READSummarise and extractKey facts pulled
03 · DRAFTWrite the replyMatched to your voice
04 · JUDGECheck tone and factsGuardrail · approving
05 · DELIVERDraft in your inboxReady for one-click send
No licence · no per-seat fee · no vendor lock-in
Start here · £500, all-in

Getting the most from AI?

Book the AI Opportunity Snapshot. Two hours with David, then a written map of your three biggest AI and automation opportunities, what each is worth, and where to start.

What we do

AI and automation isn't something we also do. It's the only thing we do.

We know how these tools actually work, not just how they're sold. We pick AI and automation where they earn their place, build them carefully, and stay close to what each one is actually doing.

Assess
A1 AI and Automation Audit One week. Three workflows worth doing first.

One week. Two days of our time. The three workflows worth doing first, an AI maturity scorecard, and a 30-day plan you can act on without us.

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A2 AI Consulting An hour, two, or three. Open advisory.

An hour, two, or three. Open advisory on AI and automation. No formal report, no commitment beyond the hour.

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Build
B1 Automation Build Custom workflows, shipped and monitored.

Custom workflows, shipped and monitored. End-to-end builds you actually own, hosted on infrastructure you control.

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B2 AI Integration Task-specific agents. Judged before they act.

Task-specific agents wired into your workflows. Judged before they act, so the AI never sends something you wouldn't.

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B3 Automation Health Check Review what you already have.

Review the automations you already have. Fix what's broken, replace what's risky, and leave you with a system that won't surprise you.

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Run
R1 Ongoing Partnership Your automation and AI advisor on call.

Your automation and AI advisor on call. Stop guessing, start asking someone who knows your business and your stack.

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R2 Managed Automation We keep your automations running.

We keep your automations running every day. Monitoring, fixes, and updates included so you don't notice the system, only the result.

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R3 AI Training Use AI tools with confidence.

Use AI tools with confidence. From ChatGPT to anything custom you have. We teach your team where the tools help and where they hurt.

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Every UK business deserves to understand and own the software and AI that runs it.

David Perkins, founder of Perkins SmartOps

Founder

David Perkins. Process auditing is the day job. AI is the toolset.

Fifteen years auditing how businesses actually run, across professional services, government, and tech. Same discipline applied to picking which AI fits each job, building it on your stack, and handing back a system that keeps running if I vanish tomorrow. No vendor commission. No software to sell.

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