Bespoke software development
SENRAB builds bespoke software that takes paper forms, spreadsheets and re-keyed admin out of contractor businesses. The work done on site reaches the office as a digital record, so jobs, evidence and invoices can be seen in one place.
Who it is for. Owners and directors of UK construction contractors, telecoms contractors and field-service businesses whose jobs still run on paper job sheets, spreadsheets and message threads.
01The problem
02What it includes
Each is scoped per project.
03See an example
Evidence, variations and invoice status: built to your requirements.
| Job | Stage | Evidence | Invoice |
|---|---|---|---|
| J-1042Example client A, Site 1 | Quote sent | Not started | Not yet |
| J-1043Example client B, Site 1 | Scheduled | Not started | Not yet |
| J-1044Example client A, Site 2 | On siteVariation flagged | Partly captured | Not yet |
| J-1045Example client C, Site 1 | Awaiting evidence | Missing | On hold |
| J-1046Example client B, Site 2 | Ready to invoice | Complete | Ready to send |
| J-1041Example client C, Site 2 | Invoiced | Complete | Sent |
04What you get
05Where it fits
Illustrative scenario
Paper at the start of the job and re-typing at the end. Not a customer project.
TodayJob sheets are filled in on paper on site.
With one connected systemThe job sheet is completed digitally on site and the office can see it.Built to your requirements.
TodaySomeone types each sheet into a spreadsheet at the office.
With one connected systemThe details are entered once and carried through the job record.
TodayPhotos and signatures are chased from engineers.
With one connected systemPhotos and sign-offs are attached to the job when the work is done.Built to your requirements.
TodayThe office rings round to find out what is finished.
With one connected systemJob status is visible without a phone call.
TodayInvoices wait for the paperwork to arrive.
With one connected systemThe completed record carries through to the invoice.
Sectors this can be configured for: Construction, Telecoms, Facilities management, Commercial cleaning.
Does this look like how your business runs today?
06What might it cost
Replacing one paper process can fit a Starter System. Several connected workflows, such as job sheets, evidence, approvals and invoicing together, may fit a Business System. Work that spans teams, systems or departments may fit Advanced / Enterprise.
Hosting and support are agreed with you up front. We don't publish figures for them because they depend on what is built.
Tell us about your process in the form. We reply to set up a short conversation to talk through the scope level that fits and what it is likely to cost.
07How we deliver it
We follow a real job from enquiry to invoice, including the paper, spreadsheets and messages it passes through, and note where data is re-keyed or waits.
We agree which paper forms and spreadsheets are replaced first, what the system must record, and which parts come from our configurable foundation and which are built to your requirements.
You see the proposed screens and flow on example screens built around your own scenario before anything is built.
We replace one process at a time, starting with the one that costs you most, and test each stage with the people who will use it. Delivery is one week from a completed specification, for the scope it describes.
People move over in an order that suits the business. We host and support the system, and extend it one process at a time as the way you work changes.
Not sure where to start? That is what the review is for.
08Questions
It means software designed around how your business already runs, not a product you bend your work to fit. For a job-based business it starts with the paper forms and spreadsheets that slow a job down, and replaces them with one digital record per job.
Not always. For job management we can start from a configurable foundation and build the pieces your process needs on top of it. What comes from the foundation and what is built to your requirements is agreed when the specification is agreed.
When a standard product already covers how you work and you are content to follow its way of doing things. We will tell you if that is the case. Bespoke work earns its place where your forms, process or reporting do not fit a standard product.
Connections with other systems are scoped per project. We have delivered an integration for a client, and we say plainly during scoping whether a link is practical rather than assume it.
SENRAB owns the code. Your business data stays yours, along with the right to use your configured system.
Delivery is one week from the specification being completed, for the scope that specification describes. Anything outside it is scoped and agreed separately.
We scope the work first, then talk through the likely cost with you. How pricing works, and what is agreed up front for hosting and support, is explained on the pricing page.
Pick the paper form or spreadsheet that costs you the most time or causes the most chasing, and scope that first. The free operational review is a good place to choose it.
Next step
Book a free 20 to 30 minute review and we will talk through how a job moves through your business today and where a digital record would help most.