--- title: "Custom Software Development Company UK | Cyan Orbit" description: "Custom software for UK companies with a fixed-scope proposal, UK GDPR-aligned data handling, FCA and NHS DSP Toolkit awareness where they apply." url: https://cyanorbit.com/locations/uk/custom-software-development --- 1. [Home](https://cyanorbit.com/) 2. [Locations](https://cyanorbit.com/locations) 3. [United Kingdom](https://cyanorbit.com/locations/uk) 4. Custom Software Development Custom Software Development · United Kingdom # Custom Software Development Company UK A remote team building custom systems for UK companies against a fixed-scope proposal, from case management tools to systems that connect to HMRC. [Get a project estimate](https://cyanorbit.com/get-a-quote?service=custom-software-development) [Talk to a developer](https://cyanorbit.com/contact) NDA on request · Free, no-obligation estimate · Reply within one business day NDA before discovery You own the code and IP on payment Code in your repository from day one A working demo every two weeks Senior engineers do the work [How we work](https://cyanorbit.com/process) UK organisations commissioning custom software are usually replacing something specific: a case management system a legal or professional services firm has outgrown, a stock and job-costing process a construction business still runs across three spreadsheets, an underwriting workflow an insurer's own team no longer trusts. A custom software development company working with UK businesses needs a fixed-scope proposal ready before most of these buyers will sign, since that's how UK procurement tends to run even outside the public sector. Where the system touches regulated activity, financial services under the FCA's perimeter, health data adjacent to the NHS, the compliance requirements shape the data model and access controls from the first design session rather than getting layered on once the build is functional. Market ## What buyers in the UK need from this work - ### Fixed-scope proposals are the default expectation UK buyers, more consistently than some other markets, want a defined price and delivery date for at least the first phase before signing. We scope the discovery output as a fixed-price proposal so the client can compare it against alternatives on the same terms, with the details clear enough that a decision-maker outside engineering can sign off on it. - ### FCA-adjacent projects need an audit trail built in Custom software for a financial services client, even something as narrow as an internal onboarding tool, tends to sit inside or near the FCA's regulatory perimeter, which means decisions affecting a customer need a clear audit trail and outcomes that hold up under the Consumer Duty's focus on customer outcomes. - ### NHS-adjacent systems and the DSP Toolkit A custom system built for an NHS trust or a health-tech company selling into the NHS needs to satisfy the data security and protection standards the NHS DSP Toolkit assesses, covering access controls, staff training records and incident response, well before it reaches a live patient. - ### Integration with UK business systems Custom software commonly needs to connect to Xero or Sage for accounting, or to HMRC's Making Tax Digital APIs where the system touches VAT reporting, so those integration points get mapped during discovery rather than discovered mid-build. - ### Modernising a legacy system without a big-bang cutover A large share of custom software requests from UK mid-market firms are a replacement for something built ten or fifteen years ago on a stack the current team doesn't want to maintain. We run the replacement in phases, module by module, against the same live data as the old system, so the business keeps operating while each part is verified rather than committing to a single cutover weekend. ## Compliance we plan for - UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 for any system holding personal data - FCA regulatory perimeter and Consumer Duty for financial services systems - NHS DSP Toolkit standards for NHS-adjacent health software - IDTA or UK Addendum where data needs to move outside the UK ## How the engagement runs The first phase is quoted as a fixed-scope proposal with a fixed price and delivery date, which is how most UK buyers prefer to start a custom build. A data processing agreement is bundled into the same contract as the statement of work, since almost every custom system holds some personal data. Delivery meetings sit inside UK working hours, and the codebase lives in the client's own repository from the first commit, with IP assigning as each milestone is invoiced and paid. Industries ## Industries we often work with here - [LegalMatter management, document automation and conflict checking with privilege, retention rules and trust accounting designed in from the start.](https://cyanorbit.com/industries/legal) - [Fintech & BankingLedger-accurate financial software with KYC/AML checks and PCI DSS-aligned payment flows built in from the schema up.](https://cyanorbit.com/industries/fintech) - [InsurancePolicy administration, claims and underwriting software that speaks ACORD to carriers, MGAs and agents on the first integration attempt.](https://cyanorbit.com/industries/insurance) - [ConstructionRFI, submittal and change order tracking, plus field apps that keep working when the jobsite has no signal.](https://cyanorbit.com/industries/construction) - [Professional ServicesEngagement management, time tracking, and client portals built around the way consulting and advisory firms actually bill for their time.](https://cyanorbit.com/industries/professional-services) FAQ ## Frequently asked questions Can you give us a fixed price for a custom system before work starts? For the first phase, yes. Discovery produces a fixed-scope proposal with a defined price and delivery date, which fits how most UK organisations run procurement, with later phases scoped the same way once the first is delivered and requirements are clearer. Does our internal tool need to meet FCA requirements if it's not customer-facing? If it affects decisions about a customer, an onboarding check, a risk score, a pricing calculation, it usually sits close enough to the FCA's regulatory perimeter to need an audit trail and outcomes documentation, even without being customer-facing itself. Can you build a system that will pass NHS DSP Toolkit assessment? Yes. We design access controls, staff training records and incident response processes against the DSP Toolkit's standards from the start, so the evidence a trust's information governance team asks for exists as part of the build rather than a scramble before assessment. Can our custom system connect to HMRC's Making Tax Digital APIs? Yes, where the system needs to submit or retrieve VAT data. We integrate directly with HMRC's Making Tax Digital APIs rather than routing through a manual export and re-entry step, which is the more common and more error-prone alternative. How long does a custom case management system take to build? A first usable version for a legal or professional services firm typically takes three to five months, depending on how many document types and approval workflows the current process actually has once it's mapped out in full. Can you replace our legacy system without stopping the business for a cutover weekend? Yes, in most cases. We run the new system alongside the old one against the same live data, module by module, so each replaced piece is verified against real transactions before the old one is retired, rather than switching everything over at once and hoping it holds. 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