AI for business

Private AI and hardware

Don't rent intelligence. Own it. We build private AI that runs on hardware in your office or data centre - so your data never leaves, costs stay predictable, and the capability you build compounds in value.

We run it ourselves

Our own business runs on AI assistants and private agents. We deploy what we use every day.

Security first

Every rollout starts with permissions, testing and monitoring - so AI only sees what it should.

Your data stays yours

Business plans, local models and on-premise options keep your data out of other people's training sets.

Guided or done for you

We can coach your team to do it, or implement it quickly and support it for you.

Why private AI

Your data stays yours

Documents, emails and client data are processed on your own hardware - nothing is sent to a third-party AI.

Predictable costs

Fixed hardware and support costs instead of per-seat, per-token bills that grow with use.

Compliance made simpler

UK GDPR and client confidentiality are easier to evidence when data never leaves your control.

Capability you own

Your knowledge base, workflows and agents are assets that improve over time - not a subscription you lose when you stop paying.

What we install

Local AI models

Open models running on your own GPU hardware, sized to your workloads.

Secure AI chat

A private, ChatGPT-style interface for your team, with single sign-on and access control.

Knowledge search

Your documents indexed in a private vector database so answers are grounded in your own information.

Automation and agents

An on-premise workflow engine so AI can act on email, chat and business systems - within guardrails.

AI-capable hardware

Workstations and servers specified, supplied, installed and monitored by us.

Security wrapped around it

24/7 monitoring, endpoint protection, DNS filtering and data loss prevention.

Plans

Prices exclude VAT. Every plan starts with a readiness check so AI is switched on securely.

Most popular

Hybrid - local MCP

Best for: AI leads, key workers and small teams

£125/ device / month + VAT
plus £4,200 + VAT one-off supply and install
  • Everything in cloud connected
  • Pre-configured AI-capable PC running a full MCP stack
  • Local, private memory for unlimited chat and context history
  • 5 extra integrations (API, MCP or tools) per user
  • 24/7 SOC monitoring, EDR, DNS and IP filtering and data loss prevention

On-premise AI (SME)

Best for: Teams that need data to stay on site

£185/ device / month + VAT
plus £6,750 + VAT one-off supply and install
  • Everything in hybrid
  • Full on-premise stack: local models, secure chat, workflow automation, vector and graph knowledge base
  • Isolated file, email and comms setup for AI co-worker agents
  • 4 ready-made agent templates - chat, email, Teams, WhatsApp, voice and more
  • Set up so your team can build new agents with ease

Enterprise hardware

Best for: Larger teams and GPU servers

By quotation
Sized and priced to your requirements
  • GPU servers sized to your users and workloads
  • High availability and backup
  • Integration with your identity, security and data platforms
  • Dedicated AI engineer

AI hardware you can own

From around £3,000 to £300,000. Start with localised departmental hardware during the build phase, then scale to a private GPU cloud, local data centre or high-end workstation once the business case is proven. Every machine below can be bought direct; we add the Build, Deploy, Connect and Train.

AI Mini - own-it entry from about £1,500

AMD Strix Halo mini PCs. Ideal for the build phase: put one under a desk, prove the use cases, then scale.

GMKtec EVO X3
Entry

GMKtec EVO X3

Ryzen AI Max 395 - up to 128GB - compact

From £1,499+ VAT, indicative
Minisforum MS-S1 Max

Minisforum MS-S1 Max

Ryzen AI Max+ 395 - 64GB / 2TB - 126 TOPS

From £2,359inc VAT
Beelink GTR9 Pro

Beelink GTR9 Pro

Ryzen AI Max+ 395 - 128GB / 2TB - dual 10GbE

From £1,899inc VAT, indicative
Business

HP Z2 Mini G1a

Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 - 128GB / 2TB - Wolf security

From £5,304inc VAT

AI Supercomputer desktop from about £6,700

Strix Halo 495 with 192GB unified memory - enough to run very large local models on a desktop.

Minisforum MS-S1 Max P495
192GB

Minisforum MS-S1 Max P495

Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 - 192GB / 2TB - 131 TOPS

From £6,679inc VAT

NVIDIA DGX Spark class from about £3,500

The GB10 Grace Blackwell personal AI supercomputer and its partner builds - 128GB unified memory, up to 1 petaFLOP.

NVIDIA DGX Spark
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NVIDIA DGX Spark

GB10 Grace Blackwell - 128GB - 1 PFLOP

From £5,249inc VAT
Value

MSI EdgeXpert MS-C931

GB10 Grace Blackwell - 128GB - 1 PFLOP

From £3,531inc VAT
Gigabyte AI TOP ATOM

Gigabyte AI TOP ATOM

GB10 Grace Blackwell - up to 128GB - 1 PFLOP

From £4,600inc VAT, indicative
ASUS Ascent GX10

ASUS Ascent GX10

GB10 Grace Blackwell - 128GB - 1 PFLOP

From £6,000inc VAT, indicative

Lenovo ThinkStation PGX

GB10 Grace Blackwell - 128GB - 1 PFLOP

From £5,100inc VAT, indicative

HP ZGX Nano G1n

GB10 Grace Blackwell - 128GB - 1 PFLOP

From £4,500inc VAT, indicative
Enterprise

Dell Pro Max with GB10

GB10 Grace Blackwell - 128GB - ConnectX-7 SuperNIC

From £11,893inc VAT, indicative

NVIDIA DGX Station class from about £116,000

GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra deskside supercomputers - 748GB coherent memory, up to 20 petaFLOPS. Pre-order / quote.

ASUS ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3
Flagship

ASUS ExpertCenter Pro ET900N G3

GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra - 748GB - 20 PFLOPS

From £116,450inc VAT

Total Group may earn affiliate commission on hardware bought through these links, including as an Amazon Associate from qualifying purchases. Hardware is supplied direct from the manufacturer or an authorised retailer; we add the Build, Deploy, Connect and Train.

Ways to get started 📄 PDF 📄 Order form

Three ways to start safely with one solution, then the full AI Readiness assessment when you are ready to look at the whole business. Prices exclude VAT.

Entry product

AI Readiness Core

A one-off check of the system you want to connect AI to, with an executive summary report.

£150one-off + VAT
Per solution or integration proposal
  • Risk assessment of the environment being connected
  • External penetration test of the asset being connected
  • Policy review
  • Audit log assessment
  • Cost guardrail review
  • Scoped to one solution or integration proposal, not a whole-company assessment
Entry product

AI Readiness Core as a Service

The Core assessment run continuously, with Secure Score monitoring and a full gap analysis report.

£136.25/ month + VAT
plus £520 setup
  • Risk assessment of the environment being connected
  • External penetration test of the asset being connected
  • Policy review
  • Audit log assessment
  • Cost guardrail review
  • Scoped to one solution or integration proposal, not a whole-company assessment
Entry productHigh risk

AI Integration

Whilst certainly not recommended, technically connecting AI is often simple. If standard connectors exist, we can deploy these for one of your systems (API or MCP) once your board has approved the access.

£150per integration + VAT
One-off, by a senior engineer
  • AI integration terms (disclaimer) signed
  • Access added as requested, on board-level approval
  • Charged per integration
  • No privacy assessment
  • No data loss assessment
  • No GDPR controls
  • No backup or DR controls
  • No cost guardrails (securities may be required)
Full assessment

AI Readiness

A full environment assessment and strategic engagement on how AI would best work for your business.

One-off

£6,250+ VAT
  • £950 per additional site + 10 IPs

As a Service

£450/ month + VAT
  • Up to 3 sites and 10 public IPs
  • £100 / month per additional site + 10 IPs
  • £2 / month per device above 1,000
  • Full environment assessment across the whole business
  • Everything in AI Readiness Core
  • Full internal and external penetration test, inside and out
  • Full vulnerability assessment, inside and out
  • Defender for AI usage reporting
  • Systems integrations audit (digital and consultative)
  • Data privacy risk assessment, including GDPR controls
  • Cost controls risk assessment
  • Core and default guardrail availability
  • Strategic engagement on how AI would best work for the business
  • Board retains liability for AI cost, data and all AI risks

Easy to connect is not the same as safe to connect

Connecting AI to your business systems has never been easier. Ready-made connectors, MCP servers and one-click integrations mean anyone in your team can link an AI tool to email, files, cloud storage or line-of-business apps in minutes.

That ease does nothing to reduce the cost or the data privacy risk. An AI tool connected without guardrails can read data it should never see, send it somewhere you have not approved, and run up cloud bills nobody signed off. The liability sits with your business, not with the AI vendor.

It only takes one prompt"I just asked AI to search the internet and download cat videos. I didn't know there were 20 million of them, and our Azure storage went up 1,000x overnight."

Is your board happy to pay the bill?

Before any AI connection goes live, your board should know what it can access, what it could cost and who carries the liability. AI Readiness Core checks exactly that for the system you want to connect, including a cost guardrail review.

Questions and answers

Are local models as good as the big cloud AIs?

For many business tasks - summarising, drafting, classifying and searching your own documents - modern open models are very capable. For the hardest reasoning we combine them with Claude in a hybrid setup.

What hardware do we need?

It depends on users and workloads. A single AI-capable workstation suits a small team; larger teams need a GPU server. We size, supply and support it.

Who maintains it?

We do - updates, model upgrades, monitoring and backups are part of the monthly service.

Start with a free AI readiness call

Tell us what you want AI to do for you and we will show you the safest, quickest way to get there - no obligation.

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