Published offers span low-cost software add-ons, managed call handling and separately scoped integration projects. They are not interchangeable products. The examples below are a purposive procurement sample, not a representative price survey or supplier ranking.
Price observation date: 27 October 2026. The commercial pages are generally undated. Confirm prices, VAT, availability and contractual terms in a written quotation. An unspecified charge is unknown, not zero.
| Supplier and offer | Advertised price | Published allowance or scope | Purchasing caveat |
|---|---|---|---|
| ServiceM8 core software | Paid plans £25–£269/month | Paid plans advertise unlimited users; job allowances vary by tier. (servicem8.com) | Base job-management subscription, not a bespoke integration project. VAT treatment was not established from the extracted page. |
| ServiceM8 Phone | Connect Plus £25/month; Unlimited £119/month | Connect Plus advertises 500 call minutes and AI Phone Agent; Unlimited advertises unlimited call minutes and the agent. (servicem8.com) | Price separately from core software. Confirm agent metering, overages, eligibility and fair-use terms. |
| Moneypenny AI Receptionist | From £25/month | AI reception with human support described on its product page. (moneypenny.com) | The starting price does not establish an all-in HVAC deployment cost; obtain allowance, setup and human-escalation charges. |
| Online Marketing Help: HVAC Growth | £449/month + VAT, £1,295 setup | 500 minutes/month; £0.60 per additional minute. Managed HVAC call-handling offer. (onlinemarketinghelp.co.uk) | Verify supported job-system actions and integration charges rather than relying on general booking claims. |
| Neura North Automation Sprint | Fixed projects at £1,500, £2,000 or £2,500 | Optional managed AI at £650/month. (neuranorth.co.uk) | Narrow workflow project, not evidence of HVAC-specific delivery. Confirm VAT and third-party subscriptions. |
| PluginPip workflow automation | Focused work from £2,500; connected automation from £5,000 | Monitoring and improvement from £450/month. (pluginpip.co.uk) | “From” prices are floors, not caps; complex systems require discovery and quotation. HVAC references remain unverified. |
| AnswerConnect human answering: Growth | £245/month, no setup fee on this plan | 250 minutes; £1.75 per additional minute; human answering. (answerconnect.co.uk) | Not AI. Calls are rounded to whole-minute billing increments; confirm VAT and booking responsibilities. |
Does an agency necessarily need a £2,000–£15,000 setup budget?
No universal budget threshold is supported. The observed offers include smaller fixed-price workflow projects and larger, separately scoped integrations. Native software may also eliminate part of the proposed build. The published examples support comparing scope, not declaring a market-average implementation fee. (neuranorth.co.uk)
For an AI automation agency for HVAC companies UK shortlist, request separate prices for:
- Discovery and process mapping.
- Data cleanup and migration.
- Integration build and vendor access.
- Call scripts, business rules and exception handling.
- Testing, training and acceptance.
- Monitoring, support and change requests.
- Platform, telephony and message usage.
- Documentation, export and exit assistance.
Desk recommendation: reject a bundled quote that makes it impossible to distinguish implementation work from software resale and continuing support.
Sources cited on this page
- servicem8.com ↗www.servicem8.com
- servicem8.com ↗www.servicem8.com
- moneypenny.com ↗moneypenny.com
- onlinemarketinghelp.co.uk ↗onlinemarketinghelp.co.uk
- neuranorth.co.uk ↗neuranorth.co.uk
- pluginpip.co.uk ↗pluginpip.co.uk
- answerconnect.co.uk ↗www.answerconnect.co.uk