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Software Development · Washington Street · Glasgow G3

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Custom systems for businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets, subscriptions and workarounds.

We design and build bespoke software from our Washington Street studio in Glasgow, for clients across Scotland and the wider UK. Case management platforms, internal tools, quoting engines, customer portals and the integrations that tie them together. You get a written specification, a fixed scope, and the source code at the end of it.

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  • Written specification before a line of code
  • Secure by design, OWASP and GDPR built in
  • You own the source code outright
From:
£10,000 · simple internal tool
Studio:
Washington Street, Glasgow G3
Coverage:
Glasgow · Hamilton · Remote UK

At a glance

Price from
£10,000 for a simple internal tool. Multi-user web apps with accounts, roles and payments from £10,000. Customer-facing single-purpose web apps from £8,000.
Typical range
Multi-user systems with several integrations £15,000 to £50,000. Complex platforms and SaaS products £50,000 to £150,000. Enterprise systems and ongoing programmes £150,000 and up.
Timeline
Confirmed in writing before we start, with working software on a staging link throughout. From our own work: the print calculator and CRM took six weeks, the studio management platform 20 weeks.
What's included
Requirements workshop, written specification, architecture, build, testing to OWASP guidelines, deployment, documentation and training for your team.
Integrations
Xero and other accounting software, CRMs, ERPs, Stripe payments and the Google Maps API, or a custom API where nothing off the shelf fits.
Ownership
You own the code, the content and the domain once the project is paid for. Nothing is rented back to you, and you are free to move to another developer.
Progress updates
Weekly progress updates throughout the build, with a live test link from the start so you see the work as it comes together.
Quote
Fixed written quote before any work starts. No day rates, and the price does not move unless you change the brief.
Studio
Unit 204b, 36-38 Washington Street, Glasgow G3 8AZ, in Finnieston, minutes from the SEC. Phone 0141 345 5841. Meetings at the studio, at your premises or over a video call.
First step
A free discovery call on 0141 345 5841, or send a short brief at glasgowgfx.com/digital/contact. We reply within one working day.
01

What we build

Six shapes of project cover most of what clients ask for. If yours does not fit neatly, that is usually a sign it needs building rather than buying. Websites and marketing sites are handled by our web development service instead.

01

Bespoke web platforms

Multi-user systems your team logs into every day: case management, job tracking, scheduling, reporting. Built to your process rather than bent around somebody else.

02

Internal tools and automation

The spreadsheet everyone is scared to touch, replaced. Quoting engines, approval flows, data entry that fills itself in, and the reporting your board keeps asking for.

03

Integrations and APIs

Connect the tools you already pay for. We have wired up accounting systems such as Xero, CRMs, ERPs, payment providers and mapping data, and we build custom APIs when nothing off the shelf fits.

04

Customer portals and dashboards

Self-service for your clients and live numbers for you. Accounts, documents, bookings, invoices and analytics behind proper role-based access.

05

Web apps and customer portals

Customer-facing web apps for bookings, ordering, accounts and self-service, web first and native only when the project genuinely needs it. Built by our web app developers from £8,000.

06

Legacy system modernisation

Already running software you have outgrown, or software whose original developer has long gone? We migrate it in stages that keep you trading. From £10,000.

02

Software we have shipped

Four builds that show the range, from a regulated healthcare platform to a pricing engine we run in our own print business. Full write-ups in the portfolio.

01

MEDICO, medico-legal case management

Multi-tenant case management for medical-legal expert witnesses, with an AI transcription pipeline that turns consultation audio into structured report drafts across a nine-stage case pipeline. We delivered 14 formal NHS compliance documents in-house. Ongoing build.

02

Studio management platform

A multi-tenant SaaS platform running 11 types of service business, with adaptive onboarding, machine-learning demand forecasting and churn prediction, and 10 locales including right-to-left Arabic. 307+ routes, delivered in 20 weeks.

03

Print calculator and CRM

A pricing engine, quote builder and sales CRM for print businesses. Imposition maths, tiered ink costs and VAT handled properly, cutting quote turnaround from hours to roughly two minutes with no monthly running cost. Six weeks.

04

Font creator for Adobe Illustrator

A design-tool product that turns drawn letterforms into working font files, replacing a slow hop between Illustrator and specialist font editors. Verified across Windows, macOS and the major browsers.

MEDICO · Studio Management Platform · Print Calculator & CRM · Font Creator

03

How an engagement works

Six stages, and you can stop at the end of any of them. Nobody signs off a six-figure build on the strength of a chat and a handshake.

01

Requirements

A workshop with the people who actually do the work. We map the current process end to end, find where the time and the money leak, and agree what the software has to change.

02

Specification

A written technical specification before any code exists: screens, data, rules, integrations and what is deliberately out of scope. This is what your quote is priced against.

03

Architecture

System design and technology decisions, documented in plain English. Hosting, data model, access tiers and security are settled here, not discovered halfway through the build.

04

Development

Iterative build with regular demos on a live staging URL. You see working software every couple of weeks and can steer priorities while it is still cheap to change your mind.

05

Testing

Automated tests, security testing to OWASP guidelines, and user acceptance with your own staff on your own data before anything goes near production.

06

Deployment and handover

Go-live, monitoring, training for your team and full documentation. The source code is yours, and ongoing development is an option rather than an obligation.

04

Investment guide

Typical budgets by project shape. Software is quoted individually against the written specification, so the number you get is tied to an agreed scope rather than an hourly guess.

01

Under £15,000

Single-purpose

Simple internal tools and automations. One clear job, one team using it, replacing a spreadsheet or a manual process that has outgrown itself.

02

£15,000 to £50,000

Multi-user

Multi-user systems with several integrations, roles and reporting. A multi-user web app with accounts, roles and payments starts lower, at £10,000.

03

£50,000 to £150,000

Platform scale

Complex platforms and SaaS products: multi-tenant architecture, payments, analytics and compliance work of the kind MEDICO needed.

04

£150,000+

Ongoing programme

Enterprise systems and continuing development, where the software is a long-running product rather than a one-off project.

Not sure which band your project sits in? That is normal at this stage. Tell us what you are trying to fix and we will come back with a scope and a quote. Replacing something that already exists? Start with legacy system modernisation.

05

What every build includes

The things that should never be line items on a software quote.

  • 01Software built to your exact requirements, not a template with your logo on it
  • 02Integration with the systems you already run
  • 03Scalable architecture that copes when your usage grows
  • 04Secure by design, following OWASP guidelines with encrypted sensitive data
  • 05GDPR and sector compliance requirements built into the specification
  • 06Comprehensive technical and user documentation
  • 07Training and handover for your team included
  • 08Full source code ownership once the project is paid for
  • 09Ongoing support and development available, never compulsory
06

Software for Glasgow businesses

The sectors that bring us software work most often. We meet in person across Glasgow and Lanarkshire, at our Finnieston studio near the SEC, at your office, or over a call.

01

Clinics and healthcare

Case management, patient and referral tracking, and the compliance paperwork that goes with them. For MEDICO we delivered 14 formal NHS compliance documents in-house.

02

Trades and field services

Job scheduling, site sheets on a phone, stock and van tracking, and invoices raised from the job record instead of retyped at night.

03

Hospitality and events

Bookings, rotas, supplier orders and event logistics. Exhibition and conference teams working the SEC and the Hydro can run registrations and exhibitor admin from one system.

04

Professional services

Client portals, matter and project tracking, time and mileage billing, and reporting for the partners, for firms from the Merchant City to the West End.

Studio: Unit 204b, 36-38 Washington Street, Glasgow G3 8AZ · 0141 345 5841

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Bespoke software, common questions

The questions business owners ask before committing to a custom build.

How much does bespoke software cost in Glasgow?

Bespoke software starts at £10,000 for a simple internal tool, and multi-user web apps with accounts, roles and payments also start at £10,000. Larger multi-user systems with several integrations typically run from £15,000 to £50,000, and complex platforms or SaaS products from £50,000 to £150,000. Every project is scoped and given a fixed written quote before development starts, at our studio at Unit 204b, 36-38 Washington Street, Glasgow G3 8AZ or over a call, so you get a figure to work with rather than an open-ended day rate.

How long does a bespoke software project take?

It depends on scope, and we confirm the timeline in writing before we start. As a guide from our own work: the print calculator and CRM took six weeks, the studio management platform ran to 20 weeks across 307+ routes, and MEDICO is an ongoing build we are still extending. You see working software on a staging URL throughout, not just at the end.

Can you turn our spreadsheet or paper process into software?

Yes, and it is often the best place to start. We sit down with the people who use the spreadsheet or the paper form, keep the rules they already trust, and turn it into screens with sign-in and roles so each person sees what they need and the data lives in one place. A focused internal tool starts at £10,000; a customer-facing single-purpose web app starts at £8,000. You see working software on a staging link early, with a progress update every week.

Who owns the source code?

You do. Once the project is complete and paid for, the code is yours outright, along with full handover documentation and training for your team. You are not renting your own system back from us, and you are free to take it elsewhere.

Can you integrate with the systems we already use?

Yes, and integration is usually a large part of the job. We have connected accounting software such as Xero, CRMs, ERPs, payment providers including Stripe, and third-party data such as the Google Maps API for automated mileage and travel-time billing. Where no integration exists, we build a custom API.

What technology do you build with?

Mainly TypeScript across the stack: Next.js and React on the front end, Node.js or NestJS services behind it, PostgreSQL for data, Redis for caching and queues, Python where data processing calls for it. We deploy with Docker to AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, with infrastructure defined in code so environments are reproducible.

Why build bespoke software instead of buying off the shelf?

Buy off the shelf when a product genuinely fits. Build bespoke when it does not, because forcing your process into somebody else's rigid workflow costs more in workarounds than the licence ever saved. The businesses that come to us are usually running a patchwork of spreadsheets, subscriptions and manual steps that nobody owns, and paying monthly for the privilege.

What happens after launch, and do you work outside Glasgow?

Every build is handed over with documentation and training, and you can add ongoing support and development if you want it. Our studio is Unit 204b, 36-38 Washington Street, Glasgow G3 8AZ, in Finnieston, minutes from the SEC, phone 0141 345 5841, with a second base in Hamilton by appointment. We work with businesses across Glasgow and Lanarkshire in person, and with clients across Scotland and the rest of the UK over video calls and a shared staging URL.

Ready to talk it through? Tell us what you need and we will come back within one working day. Start a project or browse the portfolio.

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Related services

Software rarely arrives on its own. These are the services it usually sits beside.

01

Web Development

Marketing sites and web builds where content and search matter more than logic and data. From £1,500.

02

Web App Development

Customer portals, booking and ordering apps and internal tools, built by our Glasgow web app developers. From £8,000.

03

Legacy System Modernisation

Staged migration off software you have outgrown, with your data preserved and the business still trading. From £10,000.

Have a project?

We'd love to hear about it. Whether it's a canvas print, a rebrand, or a full-stack build, let's talk.

Glasgow GFX Print Studio

Visit
The Pentagon Business Centre
Unit 204b, 36–38 Washington Street
Glasgow G3 8AZ
Hours
Mon–Fri 9:00–18:00
Sat 10:00–18:00
Sun closed
Service area
Glasgow, Hamilton, Paisley, East Kilbride, Motherwell. Free delivery across Central Scotland on orders over £50.