Services / Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence

Unleash AI-driven transformation.

Governed AI workflows for teams that need better decisions, faster document handling and clear human review.

01 Position

AI that changes how work gets done.

Start with decision qualityWe choose use cases where better routing, summarization or extraction changes a real operational metric.
Keep humans in controlReview paths, exceptions and auditability are designed before automation is expanded.
02 Capabilities

Five AI capabilities. One accountable team.

From strategy through production, we build AI into the workflows, controls and systems that already run the business.

AI only creates value when it changes how work gets done. That is why we build the workflow, controls and integrations around it.

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03 Tech stack

Modern. Production-grade. Vendor-agnostic.

We engineer across the cloud, model, and data stack our clients actually run — no lock-in by default.

AI · ML

Python · PyTorch

Practice spine.

AI · ML

LangChain · LangGraph

Agents & orchestration.

Models

OpenAI · Anthropic · Azure

Frontier model providers.

Models

Hugging Face · Vector DBs

Open-weight & retrieval.

Backend

Node · .NET · Java

FastAPI for AI services.

Cloud · Data

AWS · Azure · GCP

Snowflake · Databricks.

Frontend

React · Next

04 Industry applications

Different sectors.
Different constraints.

The industry changes. The operational problems rarely do: fragmented data, manual workflows and systems that do not fit the way people work.

4,000+ projects delivered across regulated, operationally complex industries.

05 How we deliver

Discover. Design.
Build. Scale.

A four-stage process that takes AI from idea to production with a measurable impact gate at every step. Same playbook, every engagement.

Stage 01

Discover

Frame the right problem. Quantify the opportunity. Establish the success metric — before we write a line of code.

2 - 4 weeks
Stage 02

Design

Architect for outcome. Choose the smallest valuable footprint and the right model for the constraint.

3 - 6 weeks
Stage 03

Build

Engineer with rigor. Test continuously. Ship to production with confidence — not with caveats.

8 - 24 weeks
Stage 04

Scale

Operate, measure, and grow — with the governance to compound the result over years, not quarters.

Ongoing
07 Why SBL
20yrs

Twenty years of domain delivery and six years of advanced AI/ML — combined into a single engineering capability, certified at CMMI Level 3.

"They have a high level of expertise working with a range of historic documents. Since 2015, we have completed 247 projects with them."
Rose Staveley-WadhamData Operations Manager · FindMyPast
08 Engagement models

Choose the right shape for the work.

Start with advisory, a fixed build, a dedicated team or managed operation. The model changes; delivery governance stays consistent.

01

AI consulting sprint

Clarify opportunities, data readiness, risk, governance and the smallest useful release before committing to a build.

Best for roadmap, business case and executive alignment
02

Fixed-scope AI build

Deliver a defined AI workflow, integration or automation with clear scope, milestones and acceptance criteria.

Best for launch windows and first production releases
03

Dedicated AI team

A long-running SBL team aligned to your roadmap, operating with shared ceremonies, reporting and delivery controls.

Best for multi-quarter product and platform work
04

Specialist augmentation

Add AI engineers, data specialists, QA or delivery leads where your internal team needs focused capacity.

Best for capability gaps inside active programs
05

Managed AI operations

Operate, monitor and improve the system after launch with observability, support routines and change governance.

Best for production systems that need accountable ownership
09 Let's talk

Get a free
consultation.

Tell us about your AI ambition. We'll respond within one business day with a recommended path forward — outcome-led, not deck-led.

Reply within 24 hoursNDA on requestSenior team, call oneOutcome-led, not deck-led