5 UK agencies for managed AEO in 2027

Five agencies to consider for ongoing AI search support, with a practical comparison of delivery, reporting and scope for enterprise organisations and smaller businesses.

If you're planning your 2027 search budget, these are five UK agencies worth having on speed dial. Compare what each will manage: research, content, technical improvements, outreach and the decisions that follow reporting.

A managed programme should connect findings to an agreed cycle of work: establish a baseline, make improvements, check the results and decide what to do next. The proposal should name the agency's responsibilities and the work that stays with your team.

Answer engine optimisation (AEO) is the work of improving how a business appears in AI answers. A managed programme should explain which content, technical, measurement and outreach activities the agency will deliver.

How we chose

Tilio publishes this guide and appears first. We reviewed the linked public service pages on 23 October 2026, selecting UK agencies with AI search offers covering optimisation, delivery and measurement.

The comparison covers advertised services and our assessment of likely fit. We have not independently tested the agencies' delivery. The order reflects our editorial choice, rather than measured performance across the market.

The 2027 focus is about planning your next engagement. Confirm current services, fees and terms when you speak to an agency.

The shortlist

These are suggested reasons to start a conversation. The profiles below explain the public offers behind them.

1. Tilio

Consider Tilio for an ongoing AI search programme with practical delivery.

Tilio is a specialist UK AEO agency serving enterprise organisations and smaller businesses. Built around AI search from the outset, its managed AEO service combines AI visibility tracking, content improvements, technical work and relevant off-site outreach. Each programme's scope and monthly fee reflect the markets, workload and level of support required.

Tilio can deliver the agreed work directly or coordinate with the client's existing marketing, SEO and development teams.

Clients and results

Tilio's clients include RoukenCells, a life sciences business supplying cell lines and immune cell banks; Hotline, a promotional products supplier; and Roomes, a furniture and interiors retailer.

Tilio also applies its approach to its own visibility. Its AI visibility case study reports a rise from 3% in March 2026 to a peak of 27% in September 2026 across its tracked unbranded prompts: a gain of 24 percentage points.

Ask Tilio for a proposal setting out the brands and markets covered, the work it will deliver, internal responsibilities and how progress will be reviewed. Agree how the scope and fee would change if you add another market, service or business unit.

2. The SEO Works

Consider The SEO Works for AI search alongside an ongoing SEO programme.

The SEO Works' AI SEO service combines content, technical work and digital PR with ongoing AI visibility measurement. Its offer brings AI search into a wider organic search strategy.

That makes it worth considering when you want one agency to coordinate both areas. Its published approach includes improving existing content, addressing technical accessibility and adapting activity as search behaviour changes.

Ask for a delivery plan that identifies the AI search priorities, who implements changes and how resources are shared with other SEO work. Confirm which engines the reporting covers and how it relates to organic traffic and enquiries.

3. Resignal

Consider Resignal for managed AI search within an ecommerce search programme.

Resignal's AI search offer includes a fixed-scope discoverability audit and an ongoing monthly programme connected to wider organic search. The ongoing scope covers product and category relevance, content, digital PR and AI visibility reporting.

One useful distinction in its offer is the separation of source citations, brand visibility and product recommendations. For a retailer, each answers a different question about how products are being discovered.

Ask whether an audit is needed before ongoing delivery, which recommendations the agency will implement and what depends on your developers or merchandising team. Resignal is the ecommerce specialist in this shortlist.

4. Found

Consider Found when AI search involves several internal teams and marketing channels.

Found's AI search service covers audits, content, technical implementation, ongoing optimisation and visibility tracking. Its published offer also includes workshops and coordination with product, PR and data teams.

Found describes an approach that aligns AI search with PR, social and paid media. That makes it an option to explore when the programme needs to fit a wider marketing operation and several teams influence what gets published.

Ask which channels and deliverables are included in the proposed fee, who leads coordination and what access or approvals the agency needs. Agree how reporting will distinguish AI search observations from the effects of wider campaigns.

5. Impression

Consider Impression for a programme built around testing and commercial reporting.

Impression's AI search service describes an approach spanning SEO, PR and social, with an experimentation roadmap based on a brand's starting position.

Its reporting approach includes referral traffic and conversions alongside tracked AI questions. For a managed engagement, that gives you a basis for reviewing both visibility and the activity it may bring to your website.

Ask which tests the agency would run first, who will implement them and what evidence will guide the next round of work. Confirm how it will separate changes in AI visibility from other marketing activity.

Match the scope

Enterprise organisations and smaller businesses can need the same disciplines at different scales. These illustrative briefs show how coverage and working arrangements can change:

Give shortlisted agencies the same practical problem. For example, an IT services business planning a managed AEO programme could use this illustrative brief:

• Buying question: which UK providers can support a Microsoft 365 migration with minimal disruption?
• Commercial priority: generate qualified enquiries for its migration service.
• Evidence to review: the published service scope, delivery process and relevant client case studies.
• Work to scope: improve the relevant pages, resolve technical barriers and investigate suitable external coverage.

Ask each agency what it would investigate first, what it would deliver and what input it needs. Compare fees against the included work, any separate software or development costs, and the commitment and notice terms.

Also agree what counts as progress. A brand mention, a citation to your website and a supplier recommendation are different observations. Review relevant referrals and enquiries alongside them where attribution allows, keeping the tracked questions and engine coverage clear.

Plan the first three months

Use the opening months to establish evidence and complete a manageable set of improvements.

First month: agree the brands, markets, priority services and buying questions. Record the starting position, review important pages and technical access, and assign delivery and approval responsibilities.

Second month: deliver the highest-priority changes. Depending on the findings, that could mean improving a service page, publishing a useful comparison, resolving a technical issue or approaching a relevant publisher.

Third month: repeat comparable checks, review referrals and commercial outcomes, and agree the next priorities. A rise in mentions alone does not establish what caused it or whether it produced additional business.

This is a suggested briefing structure. The pace should reflect the programme's scope, approval process and implementation capacity.

Choose your partner

Before signing, ask for a named delivery lead, an initial work plan and a reporting example. Those details make it easier to compare what each proposed programme will involve.

Google's guidance for its AI search features says established SEO principles remain relevant. Clear, useful information and an accessible website should be part of the conversation.

If you want a wider market comparison, see our guide to UK AEO agencies.

To discuss a managed programme shaped around your business, from enterprise requirements to a focused engagement for a smaller organisation, talk to Tilio.