Technology Discovery · Without the Tax

Know exactly where to invest
your digital budget.
In days, not months.

Recon conducts structured discovery sessions with your CIO, IT Lead and service leads — then produces a prioritised report with specific business cases, ROI models and procurement routes, ready to take to your board. No commercial relationships with any vendor.

✓ Board-ready report included ✓ Vendor-independent advice ✓ G-Cloud 14 procurable ✓ No setup required
£2.61M
Annual saving found
London Borough · 4 sessions
241%
3-year ROI
Same discovery
2–4 days
Vs 6–18 weeks
Senior consultancy
£120k+
Consultancy cost
replaced per engagement
Choose your sector to begin

Sessions save automatically. Share a link for colleagues to complete their session in their own time.  ·  🔒 UK data residency · Not used to train AI · GDPR compliant

What the output looks like
Example — London Borough of Hackney · CIO + IT Lead + 2 Service Leads · April 2026
1
AI Contact Centre Deflection — Genesys Cloud CX + Azure OpenAI
HIGH
£780k
Annual saving
8 mo
Payback
374%
3yr ROI
CIO session + R&B session
2
Council Tax ML Debt Scoring & IDP Exemption Processing
HIGH
£420k
Annual saving
6 mo
Payback
398%
3yr ROI
R&B session + IT session
6
Power Platform Automation — AP, HR & FOI Processing
MED
£195k
Annual saving
4 mo
Payback
556%
3yr ROI
IT session + Synthesis
How it works
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SESSION 1
CIO / Director of Digital
Strategy · priorities · EOL risks · budget cycle · savings targets. Recon identifies which service areas need their own session.
~35 min
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SESSION 2
IT Lead / Infrastructure
Full systems estate · integrations · EOL risks · cloud maturity · technical debt register
~35 min
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SESSIONS 3+
Service Leads — unlimited
One session per service area. Recon recommends which areas to cover based on what the CIO said. Add as many as the discovery needs.
~25 min each
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FINAL SESSION
CIO Synthesis
Review findings · validate evidence · confirm priorities · challenge assumptions · sign off business cases
~20 min
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OUTPUT
8-Tab Discovery Report
Every use case grounded in named stakeholder evidence. TCO, ROI, tech recommendations, next steps. Board-ready in minutes.
Instant generation
Unlimited service lead sessions · Recon recommends which areas to cover after each CIO session
Pricing & tiers
Free Trial
£0
No commitment · No card · No data stored
A live half-day session with James — CIO, IT Lead, and one Service Lead. Walk through the report together and see exactly what Professional delivers.
3 structured sessions (CIO, IT Lead, Service Lead)
Use Case Register — full output
Current State assessment
Subscription business case
TCO, ROI, Tech Recs (locked)
Unlimited service lead sessions
Async shared sessions
Unlimited discoveries
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Professional
£4,500
/month
£45,000/year · 30-day cancel · G-Cloud 14
Unlimited discoveries, unlimited service leads, full 8-tab reports. Run across your whole organisation — as many service areas as the programme needs.
Unlimited service lead sessions — CIO-driven recommendations
CIO + IT Lead + Synthesis included
Full 8-tab interactive report
TCO · ROI model · Tech recommendations
Unlimited discoveries
Async shared sessions (link-share)
Download & export reports
4-hour email SLA · G-Cloud 14 direct award
Active subscription — [email protected] for support
Enterprise
£9,500
/month
Annual term · G-Cloud 14 · Dedicated CSM
For Combined Authorities, NHS ICBs, and Central Government departments running discovery at scale across multiple organisations or programmes.
Everything in Professional
Dedicated Customer Success Manager
White-labelled report output
Custom session types
Bulk & parallel discoveries
Custom knowledge corpus injection
REST API access
1-hour SLA
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🔒 UK data residency· Not used to train AI· NHS DSPT aligned· GDPR compliant· G-Cloud 14 listed
PROFESSIONAL
Voice
New Discovery Saved ✓
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Invite your team
Email personalised session links to colleagues
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Share / Resume Link
Copy link to resume on another device
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Budget Context
Set MTFP target, financial year, approval process
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API Key
Change Anthropic API key
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Saved Discoveries
View, resume, or delete saved sessions
Sessions save automatically
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Discovery Report

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Summary
Use Case Register
TCO Analysis
Technical Recommendations
Operating Model & ROI
Current State
Next Steps
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