Short answer: TABSYST is an official ERPNext (Frappe) implementation partner. We implement ERPNext for UK businesses end to end, remotely on UK working hours from our team in Calicut, India, with fixed-scope quotes in GBP. VAT is set up for Making Tax Digital, invoices are made ready for the April 2029 e-invoicing mandate, and there are no per-user licence fees. We have no UK office, and we say so rather than implying otherwise.
Whether you are in London, Manchester, Birmingham or elsewhere in the UK, the work starts the same way: understand how you sell, buy, stock and report today, then configure ERPNext around it. What is specific to the UK is the compliance layer. VAT runs under Making Tax Digital now, and structured e-invoicing arrives in 2029. That is where this page starts.
London SMEs looking for an ERP implementation partner usually receive quotes built around NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or Sage. Those are capable platforms, but every additional user adds licence cost, and change requests go through the vendor's release cycle. ERPNext takes a different route: fully open source, no per-user licence, and budget spent on fit rather than seats.
For London businesses we typically set up multi-company group structures, GBP and EUR trading, MTD-ready VAT and Shopify syncs. Workshops run over video on UK working hours, and go-live support is scheduled around your UK working day. The same applies in Manchester, Birmingham and the rest of the UK. We do not have a London office.
An ERP implementation partner is the firm that turns ERP software into a working system for your business. For a UK SME the work usually runs in five stages:
Every VAT-registered UK business already has to keep digital records and file VAT returns through MTD-compatible software. The next wave is Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, which applies to self-employed people and landlords with qualifying income above £50,000 from 6 April 2026, above £30,000 from 6 April 2027 and above £20,000 from 6 April 2028. For a company, the practical ERP requirement is the VAT one: records kept digitally, digital links rather than copy-and-paste between systems, and returns submitted through software HMRC recognises.
After MTD comes e-invoicing. From 1 April 2029, VAT invoices between UK businesses must be electronic and exchanged over Peppol, with a detailed roadmap expected at the November 2026 Budget. Our UK e-invoicing 2029 guide explains what is confirmed and how to prepare, and the Europe and UK deadlines guide covers your EU trading partners.
Four checks separate partners quickly:
Not necessarily, but it does need to work in your hours and understand UK VAT. Our delivery team is in Calicut, India, with a Gulf office in Dubai; UK projects run remotely on UK working hours, with GBP-quoted, fixed-scope engagements. What matters more than a postcode is whether the partner can show comparable migrations, name the people who will do the work, and commit to a support service level in writing. The same criteria appear in our guide on choosing an ERPNext implementation partner.
ERPNext has no per-user licence fees. Your recurring cost is hosting, which depends on server size rather than headcount, and your main cost is a one-time implementation driven by modules, companies, data migration and integrations. We quote fixed after a scoping call. For the full breakdown see what ERPNext really costs, compare the main UK systems in our UK ERP buyer's guide, or read ERPNext vs Odoo.
Wholesale distribution and ecommerce businesses buying in EUR and selling in GBP, with landed costs and Shopify orders. Manufacturers that need bills of materials, work orders and batch or serial tracking. Professional services firms billing by project and timesheet. Retailers linking point of sale to purchasing and stock. It is a weaker fit if you want a single vendor accountable for ERP, CRM and payroll as one SaaS subscription.
ERPNext keeps VAT records digitally with line-level tax treatment, and UK VAT apps for ERPNext submit MTD VAT returns directly to HMRC. The core product does not file returns on its own, so we install and test one of these apps for your ERPNext version as part of the project.
ERPNext records transactions in GBP, EUR, USD or any other currency on one ledger, calculates realised and unrealised exchange differences, and adds freight, duty and other landed costs to imported stock. VAT on imports can be recorded for postponed VAT accounting.
You decide where your data lives. ERPNext can run in Frappe Cloud's London region, in your own AWS or Azure UK region, or on your own servers. Access is controlled by roles and permissions, and because the software is open source there is no vendor cloud you are forced to use.
Yes. Shopify connects through Frappe's ecommerce integrations app, which syncs orders and customers and supports several companies. Magento and other storefronts connect through ERPNext's REST API or a connector, which we scope for each project.
ERPNext can generate and import invoices in the Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 format through the open-source EDocument app. Sending them over the Peppol network needs a certified access point connected to ERPNext. The detailed UK roadmap is expected at the November 2026 Budget.
For UK SMEs that want enterprise capability without per-user licence fees, TABSYST is a strong choice: an official ERPNext (Frappe) partner delivering the full lifecycle, from discovery, deployment and custom development to MTD-ready VAT setup, data migration, training and ongoing support, on GBP-quoted, fixed-scope engagements aligned to UK hours.
Yes, remotely on UK working hours. We do not have a London office. Workshops run over video, go-live support is scheduled around your working day, and quotes are fixed-scope in GBP. The same applies to businesses in Manchester, Birmingham and the rest of the UK.
An ERP implementation partner turns ERP software into a working system for your business: discovery, configuration of accounts, VAT and workflows, data migration from systems such as Sage, Xero or QuickBooks, training, go-live and support afterwards. With ERPNext there is no licence to resell, so the partner's work is the whole engagement.
Not necessarily. You need a partner that works in UK hours, understands UK VAT and Making Tax Digital, can show comparable migrations and commits to a support service level in writing. TABSYST delivers UK projects remotely on UK working hours from its team in India, with GBP-quoted, fixed-scope engagements.
Tell us what you run today and how many companies, currencies and users are involved. We will map it to a fixed-scope ERPNext quote in GBP, and tell you honestly if another system fits you better.
Book a free consultation →Also trading in the Gulf? See our UAE and Saudi Arabia implementation services. A UK group with a UAE entity faces mandatory UAE e-invoicing from 1 January 2027 above AED 50 million; the UAE e-invoicing guide sets out the timeline.