What does Backendz do?

Backendz is a custom software development and AI engineering company. We build bespoke business applications, artificial intelligence systems, integrations and data platforms, and we support them in production after launch.

How much does bespoke software development cost?

Most focused operational systems fall between £15,000 and £50,000. Larger multi-module platforms with integrations start around £50,000. A two-week discovery sprint, which produces a costed build plan, is a fixed fee in the low thousands. We publish this because vague pricing wastes everybody's time.

How long does it take?

A focused system typically takes six to twelve weeks from kick-off to production. Larger platforms run three to six months. We deliver in stages so working software is in your hands well before final delivery.

Who owns the code and the intellectual property?

You do. Source code, data and intellectual property transfer to you, and this is stated in the contract from the outset.

Do you build AI agents, or is it a wrapper?

We build agent and multi-agent systems with tool use, defined human approval checkpoints and full audit logging, designed so that an incorrect action is detected and recoverable rather than silent. Most of our AI work is integration with existing ERP, CRM and document systems, not replacement.

Are you a UK company?

Backendz is UK-registered and contracts under English law. Our engineering team is based in Pakistan, which is how we deliver enterprise-standard work at a competitive rate. We state this openly because it is relevant to procurement.

Can you take over software built by someone else?

Yes. We carry out code audits and architecture reviews before agreeing to inherit a system, so that both sides understand its condition before any commitment is made.

All case studies

Chilled Traceability

Traceability from intake to dispatch for a chilled supply chain

Food supply chain
ERP
Data platform
Compliance

The project

A chilled food supplier needed to trace every pallet from goods-in to the customer door, with temperature and batch records it could show an auditor on demand.

We built a traceability platform that keeps one record per pallet across intake, storage, picking and dispatch. The first module was in production in seven weeks, and the full platform in seven months.

The challenge

Batch and temperature records were spread across paper sheets, a warehouse system and spreadsheets. When a customer or auditor asked where a batch went, the team had to piece the answer together by hand.

Recall drills took two days. A systems integrator had quoted eleven months for a replacement, which was too slow for a business with audits coming up.

The solution

We designed one record per pallet that follows it from goods-in to dispatch: supplier, batch, use-by date, temperature checks, location and the customer it went to.

Scanning at each step keeps the record current without extra admin. A trace screen answers where a batch came from and where it went in seconds, and recall drills that took two days now take eleven minutes. We shipped module by module so the team got value early.

What it does

One record per pallet
Scanning at intake storage and dispatch
Batch and use-by tracking
Temperature checks on the record
Forward and backward trace
Recall drill in minutes
Audit-ready reports
Delivered module by module

How we built it

Map the chain: Followed a pallet from goods-in to the customer door.
First module in 7 weeks: Goods-in and batch capture went live first.
Storage to dispatch: Added picking, dispatch and temperature records.
Trace and recall: Built the trace screen and timed recall drills.

The results

1.4M Units traced

Backendz & Chilled Traceability: Highlights

Pallet trace from goods in to delivery, with temperature at every step — One record per pallet

Goods-in scans with batch, use-by and temperature checks — Scanning at intake storage and dispatch

1.4M units traced, with recall drills completed in minutes — Batch and use-by tracking

We had been quoted eleven months by a systems integrator. Backendz had the first module in production in seven weeks and it has not fallen over since.

CTO, chilled food supplier