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Business applications

We build internal-facing software for organisations whose case management, workflow or compliance can't be solved with off-the-shelf SaaS. Intranets, eForms, CRMs, ordering systems, records-transfer pipelines, secure portals for cleared partners. Often connected into systems you already run.

What we build, in practice

  • Case management and workflow systems for regulators, ombudsmen, and inquiry bodies.
  • eForm and intake systems with backend workflow, approval chains and audit trail. UK DWP and several state agencies use these in production.
  • CRMs and internal portals for membership organisations, publishers, and distributed teams.
  • Records integration — FHIR for healthcare, custom protocols for everything else.
  • Intranets and extranets that consolidate documents, news, events, and discussion into one place rather than five.
  • Ordering and procurement systems for sectors that don't fit a generic shopping cart.

Why us, not a SaaS off the shelf

For workflows where the off-the-shelf product doesn't fit, the choice is usually "customise the SaaS until it does" or "build to fit". The SaaS-customisation route looks cheaper at year one and ends up the most expensive thing in your stack by year five. We build to fit — but on a battle-tested platform (Plone, Postgres, Python) so the codebase has a future, and on patterns we've shipped before so the timeline is predictable.

How engagements run

Most projects start with a 2–4 week discovery covering current state, user research, requirements, integrations, and a realistic project plan with milestones. Build phases are typically 8–16 weeks for an initial release, with managed hosting and ongoing partnership after.

Related work

Intranet/Document Library: NSW STA
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Intranet/Document Library: NSW STA

The project involved upgrading a Squiz Matrix intranet of the NSW State Transit Authority (STA). The primary objective was to achieve substantial cost savings while maintaining high search relevance and custom multi-step workflow.

1 Feb 2023
Bus Driver Intranet: NSW STA
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Bus Driver Intranet: NSW STA

NSW State Transit Authority (STA) needed a way to securely communicate with Bus Drivers across the state of NSW in Australia. Bus Drivers were either employed by STA and required payroll information or employed by private bus companies, and required access to timetable information. The solution using Plone's intranet capabilities was cost effective and secure

4 Oct 2022
School Bus Mapping: NSW STA
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School Bus Mapping: NSW STA

A webapp converted XML data from state transits timetabling system to produce online maps and timetables that were always up to date.

6 June 2022
High Value Person CRM: Burda International
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High Value Person CRM: Burda International

Burda Asia faced the challenge of consolidating efforts to track high net worth individuals (HNWI) for targeted advertising and event invitations. A custom CRM was produced enter, deduplicate and enhance the records.

13 Oct 2021
NHS Digital SCP: electronic notice forms service
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NHS Digital SCP: electronic notice forms service

Electronic forms infrastructure for NHS Digital (then HSCIC) — assessment, withdrawal and discharge notices — security-tested for production use across the English NHS.

17 Jan 2020
Ordering System: Simmonds Lumber
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Ordering System: Simmonds Lumber

14 May 2019
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