Industries
Marketplaces
Connect buyers, sellers, and service providers with commission systems and trust mechanisms. Built for United Kingdom teams with UK/EU overlap (GMT/BST-friendly).
What We Build
Solutions we deliver
Service marketplaces
B2B marketplaces
Rental platforms
Freelance and gig platforms
Art and collectibles marketplaces
Real estate marketplaces
Food delivery platforms
Equipment rental marketplaces
Features
Common features
Buyer and seller registration
Product/service listings
Search and filtering
Commission calculation
Escrow and payment protection
Rating and review system
Messaging between users
Order management
Dispute resolution
Admin dashboard
Analytics and reporting
Multi-vendor support
Requirements
Standards and controls to assess
These labels identify requirements that may be relevant to the product; they are not Softment certifications or a compliance guarantee. Exact legal obligations, control scope, and evidence are defined with the client's counsel and, where required, validated by an independent assessor.
Tech Stack
Recommended stack
Timeline
Typical timelines
Discovery
Requirements gathering and architecture design
Build
Development, testing, and iterative feedback
Launch
Deployment, optimization, and handoff
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
We implement escrow systems where buyer payments are held until service completion. Funds are released automatically or manually based on your workflow. We use Stripe Connect for marketplace payments.
Yes. We build flexible commission systems with different rates per category, seller tier, or transaction type. You can adjust rates through admin dashboard.
We implement identity verification, payment holds, rating systems, and dispute resolution workflows. We also integrate with fraud detection services when needed.
Yes. We integrate Stripe which supports credit cards, bank transfers, digital wallets, and local payment methods. We can add additional payment providers if needed.
Regional
Delivery considerations for your region
Data and risk discovery (United Kingdom)
Privacy, security, residency, and regulatory requirements differ by workflow. We document the applicable data flows, roles, retention needs, and control owners before recommending an architecture.
The resulting proposal lists the controls and evidence that are actually in scope. It is not a generic compliance, certification, or legal-assurance promise.
- Map data sources, destinations, roles, and sensitive fields
- Record access, retention, logging, and deletion requirements
- Identify required security or procurement evidence before contracting
- Use an NDA or DPA only when the parties mutually execute it
Working model (United Kingdom)
Exact live-overlap hours, response expectations, meeting windows, and escalation contacts are confirmed in the proposal for each engagement.
Written decisions, scoped milestones, and asynchronous updates reduce unnecessary meetings without implying an unagreed service level.
- Proposal-specific overlap and meeting windows
- Named owners for decisions and blockers
- Written scope, assumptions, and change decisions
- Milestone cadence agreed before kickoff
Commercial setup (United Kingdom)
The contracting entity, proposal currency, invoicing cadence, payment terms, intellectual-property terms, and required vendor documents are agreed before work begins.
The Opportunity Sprint can establish the evidence needed to scope a production pilot; it does not pre-commit either party to a rollout.
- Contracting entity and currency confirmed in writing
- Milestones and acceptance criteria defined in the proposal
- Vendor-document requirements identified before signature
- Scope changes require an explicit written decision
Delivery controls (United Kingdom)
Testing, observability, release, security, and handover controls are selected for the actual system risk rather than promised as a generic bundle.
Acceptance measures and production responsibilities are recorded before implementation so both teams know what evidence will support release.
- Risk-based testing and acceptance measures
- Release, rollback, and observability responsibilities
- Security controls tied to the agreed threat model
- Handover artifacts defined in the signed scope
Want to scope this properly?
Book a page call with United Kingdom timezone overlap (UK/EU overlap (GMT/BST-friendly)). proposal currency confirmed before contracting.
Scoped around your requirements. No-pressure consultation.