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Context Engineering for AI that knows your business

AI is only as good as the information it can draw on. We design that: what your AI knows, where that knowledge lives, how it stays current, and how it reaches the right model or person at the right moment. Fixed-scope engagements, regular decision points, no blank cheque.

From Discovery to Delivery

Every engagement starts the same way: we learn how your business actually runs before we build anything. From there the work splits into focused services, each scoped to a clear outcome. Start with discovery, or pick the service that fits where you are.

Context Engineering
Getting the right information to your AI at the right time, in the right form, and within clear controls. It's where most of the engineering behind reliable AI actually lives.
AI Discovery & Assessment
Work out where AI actually earns its place in your business, and whether it's worth doing at all, before you spend on building anything. Fixed-scope and evidence-led.
Process & Data Analysis
Before you build AI on your business, find out whether the groundwork is ready for it. We map how your work really happens and what data sits underneath, then give a straight readiness verdict.
Intelligent Automation & Agentic Workflows
Agents and automation that act on your organisation's knowledge, reliably and within boundaries you set. We build around your real processes, not abstract frameworks.
Software Development
Senior people who build, advise, and strengthen your team. Production systems, the judgement to know what is worth building, and the handover to keep it running without us.
Legacy Modernisation
The data AI needs is often locked inside the systems least able to share it. We open those systems up in steps, no big-bang rewrites, so what they hold is finally within reach.

Why work with Outside Context?

We're an AI and software development consultancy based in Scotland. With 40+ years of combined experience across multiple industries, we see patterns and opportunities that single-industry consultancies miss.

The hard part of AI is rarely the model. It's the foundations underneath it: the data, the systems, and what the AI is actually working from. That's where we focus, and it's why our work tends to last.

With us, you get:

Cross-sector AI and software delivery experience
Senior people doing the work, from discovery through delivery
Fixed-scope engagements with regular decision points
Industry expertise across Manufacturing, Healthcare, Financial Services, and Energy
Outside Context Development

Our Process

A structured approach from discovery through delivery, designed to reduce risk and deliver measurable results.

01

Discovery

We identify a representative area of your business causing challenges, then build the picture through workshops, interviews, and on-site shadowing.

02

Analysis

We document processes, map systems and data sources, assess integration complexity, and distinguish AI opportunities from automation or process improvement.

03

Recommendation

Prioritised opportunity list with effort/impact assessment, ROI estimates, risk evaluation, and AI readiness scoring per opportunity.

04

Implementation

Fixed-scope delivery of the opportunities worth pursuing: proof of concepts, system integrations, or targeted automation. Built for production, not research projects.

You can engage us for the full journey or start with Discovery & Analysis to validate your approach with data-driven documentation before committing to implementation.

Let's Connect

Tell us the problem you're trying to solve. We'll give you a straight answer on whether AI is the right tool and where we'd start. No obligation, no blank cheque.

We will not share your information with any third parties

We will only use your email address to communicate with you in regards to your enquiry.