Designed for accountability
The ICO's accountability framework rewards systems with named processors, documented purposes, and records that can be produced on request.
Self-hosted AI / the UK
Self-hosted AI for UK companies, named, disclosed, and on your accounts.
Private AI deployed for British businesses under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Hosting in a London region, a documented data path, and a model provider that is named before anything is loaded.
From £2,900 / $3,500 / ₦2.5m floorseu-west-2 (London) optionClient-owned accountsFull handover
Example only / architecture varies by client
Designed for review against the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the ICOeu-west-2 (London) optionClient-owned billingFull handover
Why it matters here
UK procurement asks suppliers to name every path.
ICO guidance and a monitoring-focused employment practice code make disclosure the practical bar.
The Employment Practices Code
ICO's code on monitoring at work is part of the review environment for staff-facing systems, and the deployment's data path is written for exactly that review.
A UK region as the default
eu-west-2 (London) keeps the document store close, with the option to stay fully local when contracts demand it.
The three levels
The architecture follows the constraint.
There is no single correct answer. Quality, privacy, residency, and budget decide the path.
Your cloud, in London
App and document store in your account in eu-west-2 (London), with the model on your key. No GPU required.
For location requirements
An approved cloud region or managed service when residency and procurement matter.
For strict control
Model, embeddings, and retrieval on your hardware when external inference is not acceptable.
What it really takes
Measured workloads, not GPU shopping lists.
Hardware is sized after the workload is real. These are starting points, not quotes.
4 to 8 vCPU, 16 to 32 GB RAM
No GPU required for the app and document store. Model usage bills stay on the client account.
From 24 GB VRAM
A starting point for a small quantized text model. Model size, concurrency, and latency decide the real requirement.
Power, cooling, updates, backups
A GPU is one part of the environment. A partner data centre can be more realistic than an office server room.
Not the first promise
We size hardware after the workload is proven. No GPU inventory before a signed scope and deposit.
Straight answers
Common questions.
Where would UK client documents be hosted?
The default is eu-west-2 (London). UK GDPR and DPA 2018 considerations are part of the documented design.
Does the ICO need to approve the system?
No. The ICO does not pre-approve systems. The deployment is designed to be reviewable — named processors, documented purposes, access rules, and a runbook.
Is staff monitoring covered?
Where systems process staff data, ICO's monitoring guidance applies. The documented data path is built for that conversation with HR and employment counsel.
Do invoices come in pounds?
Yes. The ballpark starts at £2,900 for a first workflow, with USD and naira floors unchanged.
A named data path is the shortest route through UK procurement.
Why trust Pristine3D?
We build and operate production software.
Pristine3D Ltd builds and operates live digital products, and we run private AI workflows internally as part of our own operations. We scope around your real workflow: the documents you own, the questions your team asks, and the access boundary you approve. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, we work remotely with clients worldwide.
We already run live products
Based in Lagos, Nigeria, Pristine3D currently builds and operates smartcards.ng, venu.ng, photoshoot.ng, and ugc.ng in production.
We start with the actual workflow
One input, one output, one test set, and one person who owns the result. We scope a real workflow instead of a transformation programme.
The boundary stays visible
Cloud, model, storage, and messaging accounts stay in your name. The chosen data path, access rules, test record, documentation, and training are part of the agreed scope.
Pricing / fixed scope
Know the starting numbers before you ask.
The final quote follows the workflow. Infrastructure and model bills stay on your accounts.
One Workflow
Starting from$3,500 / ₦2.5m
2 to 3 weeksOne workflow for a small team, with training and handover.
See the one-workflow packageFirm-wide
Starting from$7,500 / ₦8m
4 to 6 weeksMultiple sources, roles, integrations, and admin handover.
See the deploymentAnnual support
Starting from$3,000 / ₦1.5m
per yearStandard care for one delivered workflow. Optional. Larger deployments and active monitoring are separately scoped.
See supportArchitecture review from $500. Standard annual support is $3,000 / ₦1.5m per year for one delivered workflow. New workflows, integrations, active monitoring, and infrastructure are separately scoped; infrastructure, model, storage, and messaging bills stay on client accounts. Full pricing and what changes the quote
Own your knowledge base
The model is not the product. The knowledge base is.
Documents, the retrieval index, access rules, and the workflows built around them are the asset, and they compound. We deploy so the knowledge base stays yours: on your accounts, in the environment you choose, under access rules your team defines. The model behind the answers is a connector, so the knowledge base moves with you, not with a vendor.
Your corpus, your index
The document store, metadata, and retrieval setup live on accounts you own. No vendor holds the corpus.
Models are swappable parts
Change the model provider, move regions, or go local without rebuilding the knowledge base or the workflow.
The knowledge base is the alpha
Every improvement to the corpus improves the answers, and the improvement stays with you, not with a vendor.
Keep exploring
Related setups.
Start with the constraint
What is your constraint?
Residency, procurement, staff-data rules, or a no-external-inference requirement. Describe it and we will map the architecture.