What IT Partnership does

IT Partnership is a privately held UK web design and bespoke software development company headquartered in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. Founded in 1988 (originally as Tailor Made Software), the firm serves primarily small and medium-sized UK businesses across central and southern England, with a portfolio that also includes long-tenured enterprise and government clients. Core offerings span web design packages priced from £495 to £3,000+, bespoke PC and PDA software development, eCommerce sites with WorldPay/PayPal and Google Product Search integration, web hosting, SEO promotion, and a set of vertical-specific software products including a Job Management System for electrical repair companies, number plate printing software (BSAU 145d compliant), badge/label printing software (Selfit), conference administration software, and an IA eMail Server. The technology stack is built on Borland Delphi, ASP, Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, SQL Server, MySQL, and PHP, with the team holding Borland Approved Audited System Developer status. Revenue is generated through a mix of one-time project fees (web design, bespoke software) and modest recurring streams (web hosting from £100/year, maintenance contracts at £175/year, Job Management System subscriptions at £450 per PC per annum, and SEO services at £495 per six months). Distribution is primarily direct via website quote forms and phone outreach (07821 351341), supplemented by channel/reseller partnerships for number plate software (Bestplate, AutoXtra, Uniplate) and badge software (BIG Group). The company is independently owned, has no disclosed external investment, and operates with a small team of 11–50 employees.

Name

IT Partnership

Legal name

IT Partnership

Website

https://itpartnership.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IT Partnership is a privately held UK web design and bespoke software development firm, founded in 1988 in Leamington Spa, serving primarily small and medium-sized UK businesses with web design, eCommerce, hosting, SEO, and vertical-specific software products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web Design & Bespoke Software Development Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Data App Builders (Forms, Portals & Internal Tools) (HDAEAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Process & Case Management Low-Code Platforms (HDAEAKAE)

Keywords

• Web design services
• Bespoke software development
• Ecommerce websites
• Website hosting
• Search engine optimisation

Headquarters

HQ city

Stratford-upon-avon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Web Design Services: Design and development of professional websites including small business sites from £495, standard business sites from £995, CMS sites from £1,495, and bespoke business sites from £2,500. Services include domain registration, hosting, email setup, SEO, and web statistics. Additional pages charged at £45 per page.
2. eCommerce Web Site Development: Online shopping/eCommerce website development starting at £2,500, with ongoing monthly hosting/maintenance costs based on product database size (from £19/month for up to 100 products).
3. Bespoke Software Development: Custom PC and PDA software development services for UK businesses. Programs written to client specifications covering database applications, inventory management, ERP integration, and industry-specific solutions. Source code provided to customers upon project completion.
4. Web Site Hosting: Annual web hosting services including 10MB web-only hosting at £100/year, 10MB web+mail at £145/year, 20MB at £210/year, 50MB at £280/year. Mail hosting from £100/year, additional email addresses at £15/year each. CGI/ASP-enabled hosting supplement £180/year.
5. IA eMail Server Software: Sale of IA eMail Server software (Standard Edition from £99 to Unlimited at competitive pricing; Corporate Edition from £258 to £645). Includes installation and configuration service from £500. Annual support/maintenance available.
6. Job Management System Subscription: Job Management System software licensed at £450+VAT per PC per annum including remote support. Hardware requirements: 500MHz PC with 64MB RAM.
7. Web Site Promotion/SEO Services: Search engine optimisation and web promotion services at £495+VAT per 6 months for up to 3 key phrases. Guarantee of top 30 ranking for at least 50% of promoted key phrases within 12 months, with pro-rata credit/refund if targets are not met.
8. Site Maintenance Contracts: Annual maintenance contracts for smaller sites: up to 5 hours of updates at £175 per annum. For larger sites, contracts are tailored to requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IT Partnership designs and develops professional websites (from £495 small business sites to £3,000+ bespoke CMS and ecommerce sites), builds custom PC and PDA software using Delphi, Visual Basic, PHP, and the Microsoft stack, and provides website hosting, SEO promotion, and IT infrastructure services. The company also sells packaged software products including a Job Management System for electrical repair firms, IA eMail Server, Conference Administration Software, BSAU 145d-compliant Number Plate Printing Software, and Selfit Badge/Label Printing Software distributed via channel partners.

Product overview

IT Partnership is a UK-based web design and bespoke software development company offering a portfolio of interconnected digital services. The core offering consists of web design packages ranging from £495 to £3000+, including Small Business Web Sites, Standard Business Web Sites, Content Managed Web Sites (CMS Made Simple), Direct Sales Online Shops with payment processing (WorldPay/PayPal integration), and fully bespoke website solutions. Supporting these are add-on services including ecommerce product synchronization with Google Product Search/Froogle, Job Management System for workshop administration (£450/PC/year), IA eMail Server for corporate email, Conference Administration Software, Badge Printing Software, Number Plate Printing Software, web hosting (10MB-50MB packages), SEO promotion services, network installation, and hardware consultancy. The company also provides bespoke software development using Delphi, Visual Basic, Access, SQL Server, MySQL, PHP, ASP, C#, and Pocket PC platforms. Together these products form an integrated digital services ecosystem covering website creation, hosting, promotion, ecommerce, business management software, and IT infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Small Business Web Site Entry-level professional 5-page website package priced at £495, including a registered domain name, basic SEO, web statistics, 3 email mailboxes, and the first year's hosting. Aimed at sole traders and small UK businesses seeking a basic online presence.
• Standard Business Web Site Professional up-to-10-page website package priced at £995, with advanced SEO, comprehensive web statistics, up to 5 email mailboxes, and incoming links for improved search ranking. Customers select a design from the portfolio.
• Standard Content Managed Web Site CMS-enabled website priced at £1,495 built on CMS Made Simple, allowing non-technical staff to update text, images, and pages. Includes up to 20 pages, 3 email mailboxes, full SEO consultancy, and optional programming and animation.
• Direct Sales Online Shop (eCommerce) Ecommerce package starting from £2,500 with unlimited product categories, shopping basket, WorldPay and PayPal payment integration, product search, temporary discounting, PC-based admin for product database maintenance, and Google Product Search/Froogle integration. Recurring hosting/maintenance from £19/month based on product count.
• Bespoke Business Web Site Custom-designed website from £2,500 built to exact client requirements with any number of pages, contact forms, email addresses, optional animation, and special programming. Aimed at businesses needing tailored layouts and functionality.
• Bespoke Content Managed Web Site Custom CMS website from £3,000 combining bespoke design with the CMS Made Simple framework for staff-updatable content. Includes unlimited pages, contact forms, email addresses, and full SEO consultancy.
• Job Management System Workshop and job management software for electrical repair companies, licensed at £450+VAT per PC per annum including remote support. Manages the complete repair lifecycle from booking through quoting, parts ordering, engineer time logging, stock control, invoicing, and return, with a real-time workshop status screen highlighting bottlenecks.
• IA eMail Server Windows-based SMTP/POP3 mail server software with multi-threading, intelligent mail routing, and corporate policy scanning. Available in Standard Edition (10-100 mailboxes, £99-£258) and Corporate Edition (25-unlimited mailboxes, £258-£645). Optional installation and configuration service at £500 and annual support.
• Conference Administration Software Bespoke software for training course and conference management covering delegate registration, venue searching and booking, accommodation booking, and resource management for conference organisers. Examples include systems for the Chartered Institute of Housing and NatWest Staff College.
• Selfit Badge and Label Printing Software Badge and label printing software allowing non-technical PC users to produce badges and labels with full colour logos and flexible layouts. Imports data from Access, dBase, FoxPro, Paradox, Excel, Lotus, CSV, and text files. Developed for and marketed by BIG Group since 1995.
• Number Plate Printing Software Vehicle registration plate printing program for thermal printers, number plate manufacturers, and web users ordering plates online. Fully compliant with BSAU 145d and includes databases for storing retail sale details. Resold through partners Bestplate, AutoXtra, and Uniplate.
• Web Site Hosting Annual web hosting on high-speed servers with storage tiers from 10MB to 50MB, combined web and mail packages from £100-£280 per year, additional mailboxes at £15 each, additional domains at £65/year, and a CGI/ASP-enabled hosting supplement at £180/year. WebStats traffic analysis included.
• Web Site Promotion (SEO) Service Search engine optimisation and web promotion at £495+VAT per 6 months for up to 3 key phrases. Includes a top-30 ranking guarantee for at least 50% of promoted key phrases within 12 months, with pro-rata credit or refund if targets are not met.
• Bespoke Software Development Service Custom PC and PDA software development using Delphi, Visual Basic, Access, MS SQL Server, MySQL, PHP, ASP, C#, and Pocket PC development tools. Specialises in database applications, inventory management, ERP integration, and industry-specific solutions for UK businesses; source code is transferred to the customer on completion.
• Site Maintenance Contracts Annual maintenance contracts providing up to 5 hours of updates for smaller sites at £175 per annum, with tailored contracts for larger sites based on requirements.
• Network Installation and Troubleshooting TCP/IP local area network installation and support services including Windows networking, server setup (Windows 2003, Windows 2000), shared resources configuration, router/hub setup, and anti-virus software installation. Sold as one-off projects such as the Stand Alone Connect Package (£99) and Network Connect Packages (£595+).

Quantifiable outcome

• Rolls-Royce reduced broach stock levels by 30% while reducing production hold-ups. Software paid for itself within 6 months.
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers30 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BestplateminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1998Reseller of IT Partnership's vehicle registration plate printing software. Bestplate uses the software for thermal printing of number plates, fully compliant with BSAU 145d.
• AutoXtraminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1998Reseller of IT Partnership's vehicle registration plate printing software. AutoXtra uses the software as part of their number plate manufacturing operations.
• UniplateminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1998Reseller of IT Partnership's vehicle registration plate printing software. Uniplate distributes the software for use by number plate dealers.
• BIG GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1994Partnership since 1995 for Selfit badge and label printing software. IT Partnership developed the software which BIG Group owns and markets. The software features easy-to-use badge/label production with full colour logos, flexible layout options, and data import from major database and spreadsheet formats.
• Russell Brookes Print LtdminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 1994Partnership since 1994 for badge printing software development and marketing. Russell Brookes Print is a specialist in the print and badge industry.
• Chartered Institute of HousingcoreTechnology or IntegrationIT Partnership developed a sophisticated Microsoft Access application for conference and course booking administration covering budgeting, delegate registration, invoicing, payments, statements, and nominal ledger interfacing. The system reduced delegate registration processing time by 80%.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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