Bespea is a governance and evidence platform for bespoke construction, fit-out and joinery projects. It creates a tamper-evident record of scope, delivery, acceptance and payment to reduce disputes.

It is built for clients, studios, specialist subcontractors and fit-out teams working on high-value, custom projects where scope, acceptance and payment often become disputed.

What problems does Bespea address?

The recurring problems are unclear scope, disputed acceptance and payment tension. Bespea reduces those issues by linking each milestone to evidence, approval and the decision trail behind it.

How does the evidence record work?

Each milestone is tied to uploaded evidence, explicit acceptance criteria and a hash-chained record. The output is a Proof Pack and Decision Passport that support later review without rewriting the history.

Is Bespea an escrow service?

No. Bespea is not itself a regulated payment or escrow provider. If a project uses third-party escrow, that arrangement remains separate and may be introduced through an FCA-authorised partner or introducer model.

Is the evidence admissible in court or procurement review?

The platform is designed to create a clear, tamper-evident evidence trail that can support review under the Civil Evidence Act 1995 and help with procurement and project governance work. It is not a legal guarantee or legal advice.

Bespea defined term

Governed escrow

Governed escrow is Bespea's model for connecting protected project funds to explicit milestones, acceptance criteria, evidence, and a documented challenge window.

Honest scope: Bespea is not itself a regulated payment or escrow provider and does not hold client funds. Governed escrow describes the project governance standard around third-party protection, not a claim that Bespea directly operates escrow accounts.

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How it works

Step 1

A bespoke construction, fit-out, or joinery project is broken into milestones before work starts.

Step 2

Each milestone has acceptance criteria, required evidence, and a response period agreed in writing.

Step 3

When evidence is submitted, the other party can accept it or raise a specific documented challenge inside the challenge window.

Step 4

The release basis is recorded as evidence-first governance, whether funds sit with a separate authorised provider or another agreed commercial arrangement.

Why it matters in bespoke fit-out and joinery

Clients need confidence that money is connected to delivery, not vague progress claims.

Studios need a fair route to payment when agreed evidence has been supplied.

Legal and project reviewers need a clear record of what was agreed, submitted, accepted, challenged, or left uncontested.

Category ownership

Proof Pack

A Proof Pack is Bespea's exportable project record: the evidence, acceptance criteria, challenge history, and decision trail needed to review what happened.

Decision Passport

A Decision Passport is Bespea's record of why a project decision was made, binding the decision to the evidence, policy, criteria, actor, and timestamp available at the time.

FAQ

Does Bespea hold escrow funds?

No. Bespea is not itself a regulated payment or escrow provider. Governed escrow is the evidence and governance model around a protected payment arrangement.

What makes escrow governed?

The release basis is tied to agreed milestones, acceptance criteria, submitted evidence, and a documented challenge window rather than informal memory or one-sided assertions.

Is governed escrow live for every Bespea project?

No. Bespea describes governed escrow as the standard for protected projects. Any live payment protection depends on the specific project setup and third-party provider arrangements.