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Clear from the beginning

Website and digital platform costs.

We know it helps to understand the likely investment before starting a conversation.

These examples are a practical guide, not fixed packages. Every project is scoped individually, and we confirm the work, any separate costs and the final price before you commit.

Specialist platforms

A proven starting point, shaped around your work.

Atlas and Spark begin with a dependable structure. The price reflects the care needed to adapt, populate, test and launch it for your organisation or project.

Early adopter offer

Project Atlas

For research teams, funded projects and universities

Typical implementation £2,750 From £1,950

A specialist research project website structured around participation, activity, outputs, findings and developing impact.

  • Atlas platform setup and project branding adaptation
  • Core research project structure and CMS configuration
  • Launch support, handover and practical guidance
  • A clear route for the team to manage the site after launch

Available to a limited number of early users while Atlas becomes established. Future standard implementations are expected to start from £2,750.

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Spark

For charities, CICs and purpose-led organisations

Typical projects £2,500 - £5,000

An accessible, adaptable website for a charity, CIC, social enterprise, community organisation or funded programme.

  • Spark platform setup and a design shaped around your identity
  • Clear visitor routes, structured pages and CMS configuration
  • Accessible layouts, responsive testing and launch support
  • Handover so your team can manage routine content updates

The final cost depends mainly on the amount of content support, tailoring and additional functionality required.

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Planning a funding proposal?

Get a research project website quote for the full funded period.

If your project will run for a fixed number of months or years, we can prepare an indicative whole-project website cost for your grant application or project budget.

The estimate can include the initial Atlas setup, the website platform plan, domain costs and any ongoing support you would like across the funded period. We explain the assumptions clearly, so you have a useful figure before the project begins and fewer surprises after an award.

Initial website implementation Platform and domain costs Support across the project period Clear assumptions for your proposal
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Choose how much support you need

Keep the cost lower, or ask us to take more responsibility.

The starting prices assume you provide approved, publication-ready content. If you need help editing, organising or developing content, we will price that support clearly before work begins.

01

Content ready

You provide final, approved text and images in our templates, organised by page and ready to publish.

Included in the starting price
  • Content templates and guidance
  • Light proofreading
  • Standard content population

Rewriting, restructuring and extracting content from existing documents are not included.

02

Content supported

You have the substance, but would like help organising, editing and adapting it for the website.

Additional cost, agreed in advance
  • Content review and structure
  • Editing for clarity and the web
  • Support identifying gaps
03

Content developed

We lead the content process and write or substantially reshape the material with you.

Quoted separately based on the work required
  • Content planning and interviews
  • Original copywriting or substantial rewriting
  • A managed review process

No surprise extras

Additional costs, explained clearly.

The project price covers the agreed design, setup and launch work. These are the other costs that may apply.

01

Website platform plan

Purchased separately

Required to keep the live website running. It covers the underlying website infrastructure and core platform services.

We will identify the suitable plan and current provider price before you commit.
02

Domain name

Purchased separately

Your web address is purchased separately, or an existing project or institutional domain can be connected.

03

Premium services

Optional

Optional tools such as advanced forms, bookings, email marketing or other paid integrations are only added when useful.

Any subscription or licence cost will be shown separately in your proposal.
04

Platform Care

Optional

Ongoing advice, technical checks, minor updates and periodic reviews for teams that would prefer continued support.

You can choose to self-manage instead, with no ongoing TIO support charge.

After launch

Your website stays with your organisation or project.

You are not locked into an ongoing TIO support package.

Your team can manage routine content after handover, and the website remains with the organisation, project or institution. If you would rather have continued help, Platform Care can be added and changed as your needs evolve.

  • Self-managedNo ongoing TIO support charge
  • SupportedOptional Platform Care agreed separately
  • Clear handoverPractical guidance before launch

Research website pricing questions

Useful answers for early project planning.

Can you provide a website quote for a funding proposal?

Yes. We can prepare an indicative quote for a grant application or project budget, with the scope, assumptions and any separate costs explained clearly.

Can the quote cover the whole project period?

Yes. Tell us how many months or years the project is expected to run. We can include implementation, the website platform plan, domain and your chosen level of support across that period.

How much does a research project website cost?

A specialist research project website typically costs from £1,950 to £5,000, depending on its content, features and the support required.

Project Atlas is more than a conventional website. It provides a structured digital home for the research story, people, participation, activity, outputs, findings and developing impact. It also includes a content system and private Project Health features designed around the research lifecycle.

Atlas is currently available from £1,950 through our early adopter offer. Future standard implementations are expected to start from £2,750.

How much does a charity or community website cost?

A Spark charity or community website typically costs between £2,500 and £5,000.

Spark is more than a collection of standard web pages. It includes clearer visitor routes, detailed event information, accessible layouts, visitor-controlled Simple mode, structured content management and private Site Care prompts. The final price depends mainly on content support, tailoring and any additional functionality.

Why do Atlas and Spark cost more than a basic website template?

Atlas and Spark are specialist, adaptable website platforms rather than off-the-shelf templates.

Each implementation includes discovery, brand adaptation, content structure, CMS configuration, responsive and accessibility checks, testing, launch support and handover. The reusable platform provides a dependable starting point, but the finished site is still shaped carefully around the project, organisation and people who will use it.

Discuss a project

Tell us what you are trying to make possible.

We will help you identify the right starting point, the support you actually need and a clear scope before any work begins.

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