Complete software delivery
Bring your idea or requirements. We handle the planning, development, infrastructure, testing and delivery, so you can focus on your business.
OpenAI Codex agents, directed and reviewed by our team.
One partner. The whole lifecycle.
Solution packages
One rate for every package: €40 per started hour of human work.
VAT, cloud infrastructure and compute charges are not included.
For a complete software solution
For a product you already lead
For a specific challenge or scope
All packages cost €40 per started hour of human work: planning, orchestrating AI agents and tools, and testing. Agent runtime is not billed as human working time.
The introductory discussion is free. Discovery is paid at the same hourly rate, with its scope and estimate agreed before it begins.
VAT, cloud infrastructure and compute charges are not included. We provide a solution map and estimates before agreeing the execution contract.
Not sure which package fits? Start a conversation and we will help you choose. Client IP ownership and NDA protection apply to every package.
The complete solution
Consultancy, hands-on execution and delivery, connected in one engagement.
Turn your idea into requirements, a delivery plan and a technical design aligned with your business goals.
Explore product discoveryBuild applications, integrations and business workflows, with coordinated implementation and code review.
Explore software deliverySet up environments, automate build and deployment pipelines, and establish monitoring and recovery practices.
Explore DevOps & automationPlan and execute automated and manual testing, check acceptance criteria, and track defects through resolution.
Address access, secrets and vulnerabilities. Build controls and supporting evidence around your agreed compliance requirements.
Explore infrastructure & securityDeliver technical documentation, user guidance and runbooks, with handover, maintenance and improvements as part of the agreed scope.
From first contact to getting started
Start with a free introductory discussion. Paid discovery gives you a solution map and estimates before an execution contract.
Send a few non-confidential lines about your goal. We will contact you for an introductory discussion. No package selection is needed.
We sign an agreed NDA, provided by you or by us, before confidential details are shared. We agree the scope and estimate for paid discovery before it begins.
During paid discovery, we explore your needs and an initial approach, brainstorm internally, and prepare a solution map with scope, human effort and cost estimates.
We review the proposal together in a follow-up meeting and sign the execution contract before implementation begins.
Why Cardinal Solutions?
One partner to connect your business goals with every part of delivery.
Our delivery experience spans infrastructure and pharmaceuticals. We keep client identities and project details confidential.
We use OpenAI’s frontier models through Codex agents to help plan, build, test, document and automate. Cardinal Solutions directs that work, reviews the results and remains responsible for coordinating delivery.
Tasks, tools and access are selected for your requirements, with clear responsibilities and review points.
We review AI outputs, validate changes and manage release decisions against the agreed quality and security criteria.
Requirements, code, infrastructure, tests and documentation stay connected, so each stage supports the next.
Ownership & confidentiality
Clear ownership and a signed NDA, whichever package you choose.
Your existing intellectual property stays yours. We assign to you all IP rights in the bespoke code, designs and documentation we create for your project, with ownership set out in our agreement.
Third-party and open-source components remain subject to their respective licences.
We sign an agreed non-disclosure agreement (NDA), provided by you or by us, before confidential project details are shared. A brief, non-confidential introduction is enough to get started.
Arrange an NDA and introductionWe use OpenAI Codex agents under Cardinal Solutions’ supervision. Our use of AI is subject to the confidentiality terms agreed with you.
Tell us about any restrictions on the information your project can share with external AI services. We address those requirements during discovery and set out the agreed approach in the engagement terms.
Start with a conversation
Tell us what you would like to achieve. A few non-confidential lines are enough; you do not need to choose a package. We will contact you for a free introductory discussion.
We sign an NDA before confidential details are shared. Discovery is a paid next step, with scope and estimate agreed before it begins.
Start a conversation
Email Cardinal contact@cardinal-solutions.comNo detailed brief or attachments needed. We will sign the NDA before discussing confidential information.