# Software Development in Portsmouth

Source: https://dijituldevelopments.co.uk/locations/portsmouth/

> dijitul creates bespoke software, web applications and integrations for Portsmouth businesses, including defence and marine suppliers, engineering firms, retailers and tourism operators around the harbour. Our developers work remotely from Mansfield, and every project is quoted at a fixed price after a free chat, giving you a clear budget before any code is written.

Portsmouth is Britain's only island city and has been home to the Royal Navy for centuries. HMNB Portsmouth is the base for much of the surface fleet, including the Navy's aircraft carriers, and the naval base supports a large defence supply chain of shipbuilding, maintenance, engineering and electronics firms, with BAE Systems among the major employers. The Historic Dockyard, with HMS Victory, the Mary Rose and HMS Warrior, is one of the city's main visitor attractions.

Portsmouth International Port runs cross-Channel and Channel Islands ferries, and Gunwharf Quays, beneath the Spinnaker Tower, is a major outlet shopping and leisure destination. The University of Portsmouth is a large employer with strengths in engineering, computing, cyber security and business. North of the island, Lakeside North Harbour at Cosham is a significant business park for corporate and technology occupiers.

The defence and marine supply chain shapes many local software requirements:

- Quality, inspection and certification records with full traceability for engineering suppliers

- Job costing, timesheets and project tracking for contract engineering firms

- Booking, ticketing and visitor management for attractions and tour operators

- Stock and order systems for retailers trading in store and online

- Secure document portals with tight access control for subcontractors

Defence suppliers work under strict requirements for document control and access, so software must log who viewed or changed each record and when. We build these controls in as standard, using role-based permissions and audit logs, and can host in UK data centres. For smaller engineering firms, a well-designed ERP-style system can replace a cluster of spreadsheets that track jobs, materials and hours separately.

## Who we build for in Portsmouth

- Defence and marine engineering suppliers
- Shipbuilding and maintenance subcontractors
- Ferry, port and logistics businesses
- Attractions and tour operators
- Retailers and outlet brands
- Electronics and cyber security firms
- Hospitality businesses
- Construction contractors

## Pricing

Every project gets a fixed-price quote after a free initial chat and a short scoping stage. You own the code and the data. Book a free chat: https://dijituldevelopments.co.uk/contact/ · 01623 650333 · info@dijitul.uk

### Can you work with our Portsmouth team remotely?

Yes. dijitul works remotely from Mansfield. We run discovery and progress reviews on video, share a staging site for testing and agree scope changes in writing. Portsmouth clients get full visibility of the build without needing on-site meetings.

### Do you cover Fareham, Havant, Gosport and Waterlooville?

Yes. We work across the Portsmouth area, including Fareham, Havant, Gosport, Waterlooville, Cosham, Southsea and Hayling Island, plus Southampton and Chichester. Every project follows the same free chat, scoping and fixed-price quote process.

### Can you build software with strict access controls?

Yes. We build role-based access so each user only sees the records they are permitted to, with two-factor authentication, full audit logs of views and changes, and hosting in UK data centres where required.