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Deep-tech is the whole business, not a service line
We work at the layer where hardware, software and protocols meet, which is where most products get expensive and most programmes lose time.
DevSpark Ltd is a UK deep-tech engineering consultancy headquartered in Manchester. We work across embedded systems, edge computing, industrial vision, ONVIF video-infrastructure compliance and applied R&D.
Most consultancies own one layer of the stack. That is a reasonable business model and a difficult one for clients, because the problems that cost the most tend to live in the seams between layers, where no supplier has been contracted to look. A camera that is conformant on paper and misbehaving on a VMS is not a firmware problem or a protocol problem. It is both, and it stays unresolved while two suppliers each correctly point out that it is not their scope.
We are set up to take that whole seam. It is the reason the practice list looks broad and the reason we turn down work that is not deep in the stack.
What we do not do
No enterprise IT, no web development, no generic software delivery. If a problem does not need someone who understands what the hardware is actually doing, we are the wrong firm and will say so on the first call rather than after a scoping exercise.
Working with us
Engagements begin with a short call with one of our consultants, not an account manager, and a fixed-price first piece scoped to a defined deliverable. The output is a written plan ranked by what each item costs you. If you take it in-house from there, that is a good outcome.
Engineering heritage
The short version
15+
years engineering
50+
projects delivered
Cleared
for secure sites
UK
Manchester HQ
Our work spans ONVIF compliance and interoperability programmes for security manufacturers, CCTV estates for UK national infrastructure delivered under security clearance, and embedded and edge platforms in regulated industrial environments.
For procurement
Supplier details
- Legal entity
- DevSpark Ltd, registered in England & Wales
- Company number
- 15572238
- Registered office
- BASE, Greenheys Lane, Manchester M15 6LR
Certificates and any further onboarding documentation are available on request.
Common questions
Before you get in touch
Seven practices sounds broad. Are you actually specialists?
They are one specialism described from several angles: the layer where hardware, software and protocols meet. We do not do enterprise IT, web development or generic software delivery. If a problem is not deep in the stack, we are the wrong firm and will say so on the first call.
Can you take on part of a project, or does it have to be the whole thing?
Part is common. A lot of our work is subcontract engineering capacity for teams that are strong in their own domain and have hit something adjacent to it, or escalation work on an integration that has stalled.
Can you work under security clearance?
Yes. We hold security-cleared engineers and deliver CCTV and infrastructure work on secure sites, so the assurance, documentation and site access constraints that come with government, rail and highways programmes are routine for us rather than an exception.
Do you work outside the UK?
Yes, regularly across the DACH region. Correspondence and meetings can be conducted in German where that is easier.
What does the first piece of work usually cost?
It is fixed-price and scoped to a defined deliverable, so you know before it starts. The point of the first engagement is to de-risk the decision about a larger one, not to open an open-ended retainer.
Bring us the challenge
The one that has been handed back, sits between two suppliers, or nobody can say is possible yet. A short call costs you nothing and you will speak to one of our consultants.
Engineer to engineer. No handoffs.