Compliance · UK
What the Procurement Act 2023 means for SME software suppliers
June 2026 · 8 min readRead →
The Procurement Act 2023 represents the most significant overhaul of UK public procurement law in a generation. For SME software suppliers, it creates genuine new opportunity. This guide walks through the mandated SME spend targets, how the new dynamic markets mechanism works, and what procurement officers are now required to consider when evaluating smaller suppliers. If you are positioning a software studio for public sector work, this is the legislative context you need to understand.
Property
Why property management software keeps failing portfolio operators
Generic CRM platforms were designed for sales pipelines, not lease cycles. We look at the specific failure modes — why standard tools break when handling rent schedules, incumbent tenancies, and month-end reconciliation — and what a system built for property operations actually needs to do.
May 2026 · 6 min readRead →
Road freight
O-licence compliance gaps that audit teams consistently flag
Based on our work building HaulGuard, these are the documentation failures regulators find most often in operator records. Vehicle maintenance intervals, driver hours records, and licence undertaking reviews — and how structured tooling eliminates each one.
April 2026 · 5 min readRead →
Public sector
How public sector procurement officers evaluate SME digital suppliers
What does a procurement officer actually look for when shortlisting SME software suppliers? We break down the evaluation criteria used in practice — from Cyber Essentials and GDPR evidence through to pricing transparency and post-contract accountability.
March 2026 · 7 min readRead →
Compliance · Documents
E-signature in regulated industries: what the law actually requires
Not all e-signatures carry equal legal weight. We look at what the UK Electronic Communications Act 2000 and eIDAS-equivalent UK rules require for different document types, and where simple signature pads are sufficient versus when you need qualified electronic signatures.
February 2026 · 6 min readRead →
Product
Why compliance software is so hard to use, and what good design actually looks like in a regulated environment
Compliance tools have a usability problem. They are built by people who understand the regulation but not the person doing the job. We apply all ten of Nielsen's heuristics to real compliance interface decisions — and show what changes when you take them seriously.
January 2026 · 9 min readRead →