UK

Managed Software Projects for Product and Project Managers

A dedicated delivery team that owns your software project end-to-end, from discovery through launch and support. Fits your existing roadmaps, sprints, and stakeholder reporting without disrupting your team.

Trusted by enterprises, scaleups and startups

  • British Gas
  • Lafarge
  • NHS
  • cinch
  • Bridgestone
  • Dole

01

Discovery and Scoping That Protects Your Timeline

Before we code, we make sure the problem is clear and the scope is real. We work with you, your product lead, and any subject matter experts to map out requirements, edge cases, and success criteria. This isn't a tick-box phase. We ask the hard questions about user flows, integration points, and technical unknowns. A clear spec saves months of rework. You get a breakdown of effort, risk, and realistic dates before we write a single line of code.

Build, QA, and Launch Run on Your Schedule

Your product roadmap sets the pace. We deliver in increments that match your release cadence, not ours. Sprints run on your cycle. QA happens in parallel with development, not at the end. When you're ready to launch, we've already stress-tested the product and documented handover. If you need a phased rollout or beta window, we build that in. The goal is launch confidence, not launch surprises.

After launch, most products need active hands on deck. Bug fixes come in, features get requested, performance needs tuning. Instead of building an internal team or juggling multiple vendors, we stay. Your delivery team becomes your support team. We handle production issues, backlog refinement, and roadmap work in the same sprint format you already use. One team, one context, one reporting line to you.

03

Ongoing Support Without the Hiring Burden

WHAT YOU GET

Built around how your business works

  • End-to-end ownership from discovery through UX, build, QA, launch, and ongoing support.
  • Delivery team integrates directly into your sprints, demos, and stakeholder reporting.
  • Clear scope and realistic timelines set in the first two weeks, before development starts.
  • Senior engineer assigned as your project lead for single-point accountability.
  • Stays on after launch as your support team, handling production issues and backlog work.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

Evolve ran a series of workshops with key business stakeholders to understand the business challenge we were facing and to help us define the right solution. The team then held my hand every step of the way in developing our Discount and Rebate Management Solution, which went live in January across 7 countries.

Sally Snelson

Assistant Credit Manager, Bridgestone EMEA

ABOUT US

Read our story

Founded in 2007 as a dedicated IT consultancy, Evolved Ideas has grown into a team of over 100 professionals, with a head office in Leicester and development hubs in Eastern Europe and Spain.

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19+
Years in business
200+
Successful projects
100+
Developers, designers and analysts
100+
Satisfied clients
  • Clutch Top Software Developers Leicester 2024
  • Clutch Global Fall 2024
  • UK Fintech Awards 2021 — Winner
  • UK Digital Technology Leaders Awards 2018

LOCAL INSIGHT

Working with businesses in the UK

Product and project managers in UK SMEs and mid-market firms face a common challenge: balancing ambition with bandwidth. Your roadmap is aggressive, your internal team is lean, and you can't wait six months to hire. Managed software project delivery bridges that gap. A dedicated team takes end-to-end ownership of a project, fitting directly into your sprints and stakeholder cadence, so you can stay focused on strategy and user outcomes rather than engineering logistics. With teams across Leicester, Spain, and Ukraine, we offer nearshore flexibility and timezone coverage without the coordination overhead of fully distributed vendors.

Where our teams sit

  • LeicesterHead office, UK delivery
  • Gran CanariaEvolved Ideas Spain
  • KyivEngineering hub

OUR PROVEN PROCESS

From first call to ongoing support

Our process has guided startups, scaleups and enterprises from concept to reality, and continues after launch.

  1. 01

    Discovery

    A free 30-minute consultation followed by a stakeholder workshop, where we listen to your challenges, validate assumptions and build an outside-in view of your situation.

  2. 02

    Plan & design

    We scope the project, define milestones and deliverables, then research your market, wireframe the UX and prototype the UI so the direction is agreed before a line of code.

  3. 03

    Build

    We assemble your dedicated team, establish reporting and work in iterative Scrum sprints, delivering a working MVP or proof of concept you can test with real users.

  4. 04

    Launch & support

    We ship, sign off, and keep your product current through our support service or a permanent extended team as your business evolves.

OUR TECHNOLOGY

The stack our teams work in

We specialise in mobile and web application development, DevOps, cloud computing, data analysis, AI and ML — with security and code quality certified end to end.

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Angular
  • NestJS
  • Express
  • NX
  • Storybook
  • TailwindCSS
  • Laravel
  • Ruby on Rails
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • PHP
  • Python
  • Java
  • C#
  • Ruby
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • SQL
  • Bash

Security and quality

  • ISO 27001 Information Security
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect
  • AWS Certified Developer
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals
  • Terraform Certified Associate
  • Professional Scrum Master I
  • ISTQB CTFL

OUR SOLUTIONS

We build solutions for your business challenges

Technology is more than just code — it's a tool for solving real business challenges. Whichever route fits your stage, the same team delivers it.

Bespoke Software

With your long-term goals in mind, we help you choose the technology you need and develop a tech roadmap based on industry trends, emerging tech and your business requirements.

MVP Ideation & Validation

We have years of experience building proof of concepts and MVPs. We will take you from testing viability to building an MVP to validate your hypotheses.

Application Support

Tier 1 customer support, Tier 2 technical support and Tier 3 development support for applications and legacy software, delivered by our engineering teams.

Development Teams

If you need to build an IT team from zero or need staff augmentation, we can build the team you need — developers, designers, analysts and even fractional CTOs.

FAQ

Questions we hear most often

Still unsure how this would work for your business?

How do you fit into our existing sprint cycles and delivery roadmap?

We adopt your cadence from day one. Whether you run two-week sprints, monthly cycles, or milestone-based planning, we work within your existing structure. This means our team reports into your standup, respects your sprint planning ceremonies, and delivers against commitments you set with stakeholders. No process reimplementation needed.

What happens if priorities shift mid-project?

Scope change is normal in product work. We build visibility through regular demos and backlog reviews so you see progress week to week. When priorities change, we help you decide what moves, what stays, and what the timeline impact is. You keep control of the roadmap. We manage delivery against whatever you commit to next.

How do you report status to our leadership team?

We prepare reports that match what your board and exec team actually need to see. Burned-down stories, on-track features, blockers, and forecast confidence. We can also attend steering meetings or demos if stakeholders want direct visibility. The goal is you never have to translate our updates for your leaders.

Can your team work across multiple projects at once?

Yes, but we structure it clearly. If you have three concurrent streams, we allocate specific engineers and a lead to each. This keeps context deep and handoffs rare. You get one interface per stream, and we manage the overall portfolio with you through regular sync calls.

What's the difference between your managed delivery and hiring freelance developers?

Freelancers give you hands and code. We give you hands, code, and accountability. That means we own the QA, architecture decisions, and timeline. We report status weekly. If a problem emerges, we fix it or escalate to you immediately. You don't have to manage the delivery itself.

How long does it typically take to bring your team up to speed on our codebase?

First week is documentation, codebase walkthrough, and your product context. By week two, we're committing stories. If your codebase is complex, we allocate a senior engineer to unblock juniors. Most teams see productive output by sprint three. We document as we go so knowledge sticks.

NEXT STEPS…

Ready to bring your ideas to life?

Book a free 30-minute discovery call with our team — we'll understand your objectives and advise how bespoke software, MVP development, or an extended team can help your business.

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