Pinned evidence
Every citation points to the exact saved version of its source, and the passage that supports it.
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Research
An evidence-based report on your question, independently reviewed before it is released to you.
Who it is for
When a fast answer is not enough.
Built for teams in regulated organisations who have to show how a conclusion was reached: compliance, risk, procurement and strategy.
AI research tools answer quickly. They cannot tell you who checked the answer, which version of a source it relied on, or what they could not find. When a regulator, auditor or board asks, OCTA Research gives you the answer and the record behind it.
How it works
Six steps, two independent checks.
Nothing reaches you until someone who did not prepare the work has approved it.
- 01
You define the question
Set out up to 25 requirements and mark each one Mandatory, High or Normal.
- 02
We agree the scope
Our team accepts the request, and the scope is confirmed and locked before work begins.
- 03
We gather the evidence
Researchers collect evidence from permitted public sources and from documents you add to the request, and save the exact passage that supports each finding.
- 04
The evidence is checked, then you approve it
A reviewer who did not prepare the evidence checks the whole set. You then authorise its use.
- 05
AI drafts the report
The draft is written only from the reviewed evidence and our published methods.
- 06
One exact version is approved
An independent reviewer approves one exact version of the report, which is then released to you.
AI and people
AI drafts. People decide.
The AI works only from evidence that has already been reviewed and authorised. Every judgement stays with a named person.
What AI does
- Drafts the report from the reviewed evidence only.
- Works within size and spending limits set for each request.
- Cannot approve or release its own draft.
What people do
- Researchers collect and verify the evidence.
- An independent reviewer checks the evidence set.
- You authorise the evidence before drafting.
- An independent reviewer checks the report.
- One exact version is approved and released.
What makes it defensible
A report you can stand behind.
Each safeguard below is built into Research today.
Unknowns stay visible
If evidence for a requirement cannot be found, the report says so. It never turns “not found” into “none”.
No self-approval
Nobody approves work they prepared, edited or submitted.
Published methods
Reports follow comparison methods that are themselves independently approved and versioned.
A lasting record
Approvals and receipts are kept. If a report is erased, a record that it existed remains.
What you get
Findings, evidence and gaps in one approved version.
A report on your request page with findings for each requirement, the evidence behind each finding, any gaps that remain, and the approved version it belongs to.
Status: Pilot
Current limits.
- Research is in pilot. Access depends on an agreed scope and a quotation.
- Evidence comes from permitted public sources collected by our researchers, and from documents you add. Automated web collection is not available.
- You can add up to five PDF or plain-text documents to a request. Scanned pages without selectable text are not read. Withdrawn and expired documents are erased, and a document expires at the latest when the request’s reading period ends.
- Reports are delivered on your request page. Downloads are not available yet.
- AI drafting uses an external AI model provider, and processing may take place outside the UK and EU. You review and accept this before drafting starts.
- A report supports your decision. It is not legal advice, certification or regulatory approval.
Pricing
Start with one question.
Research is priced per named user per month, with an agreed allowance of confirmed requests. Terms are agreed in a quotation before access is enabled.