Fixed Price Web Projects

Know exactly what you'll pay before a single line of code is written. We agree a scope, quote a price, and stick to it. No hourly billing surprises, no scope creep charges.

Clear Pricing

You know the total cost upfront. The price we quote is the price you pay.

Defined Scope

We document exactly what's included so there are no misunderstandings.

Agreed Timeline

We commit to a delivery date and keep you updated on progress throughout.

90-Day Guarantee

All new work is guaranteed for 90 days after completion at no extra cost.

How Fixed Price Projects Work

1

You Tell Us What You Need

Email or phone us with your requirements. It doesn't need to be a formal spec — a plain English description of what you want is fine. We'll ask questions to fill in any gaps.

2

We Send You a Written Quote

You'll receive a clear proposal listing what we'll deliver, the total cost, and the estimated timeline. No hidden extras, no vague line items.

3

We Build It

Once you approve, we get to work. You'll see progress along the way and can provide feedback as we go, not just at the end.

4

Review and Launch

You review the finished work. Once you're happy, we deploy it to your live site. You pay the agreed price and your 90-day guarantee begins.

Examples of Fixed Price Work

Here are the kinds of projects we regularly deliver at a fixed price.

Brochure Websites

A professional multi-page website to showcase your business, built in PHP with responsive design, contact details, and basic SEO.

E-Commerce Additions

Adding a product catalogue, shopping basket, and payment gateway to an existing site, or building a new online shop from scratch.

Drupal Migration

Moving your site from Drupal 7 or 8 to Drupal 11, including content migration, theme rebuild, and module replacement.

API Integrations

Connecting your website to Salesforce, payment providers, shipping services, or other third-party systems via their API.

Database Applications

Custom database-driven tools such as booking systems, stock management, or customer portals.

Site Redesign

Refreshing the look and feel of your existing website with modern, mobile-friendly design while keeping your content and functionality.

Fixed Price vs Support Contracts

Choose Fixed Price When:

  • You have a clearly defined project with a start and end
  • You want to know the total cost before committing
  • You need a new website or a major feature built
  • The work is a one-off rather than ongoing

Choose a Support Contract When:

  • You need ongoing maintenance and small changes
  • Requirements evolve over time and can't be fully defined upfront
  • You want regular security updates and monitoring
  • You prefer a retainer arrangement with flexible hours

Not sure which suits you best? Get in touch and we'll help you decide.

Fixed price questions, answered straight

What should you look for in an agency offering fixed price web projects with no surprises?

Four things separate a real fixed price from a headline number. Ask for the scope in writing, itemised, so both sides can point at what was agreed. Ask who carries the risk if the estimate was wrong, because in a genuine fixed price that is the supplier, not you. Ask what specifically falls outside the price and gets quoted separately. And ask what happens after launch, because a price with no guarantee period is only a price to reach launch. If a quote is a single figure with no written scope behind it, it is an estimate wearing a fixed price label.

Why do fixed price web projects end up costing more than quoted?

Almost always because the scope was never written down precisely enough to tell a change from a clarification. The second cause is discovery arriving late: an undocumented integration, a legacy database that does not hold what everyone assumed, a third-party API that has been deprecated. Neither is dishonest, but both get charged to the client when the contract is vague. The fix is unglamorous and it is done before the quote, not after: ask the awkward questions up front and write the answers into the scope.

What happens if a fixed price project takes longer than estimated?

On a genuine fixed price, nothing happens to your invoice. You pay the price that was quoted, and the overrun comes out of the supplier's margin. That is the whole point of the arrangement: you are buying certainty and the supplier is being paid to carry the estimating risk. If a supplier asks for more money because the work took longer than they thought, that was a day rate with a fixed price label on it.

Is fixed price or a day rate better for web development?

Fixed price suits work that can be described before it starts: a migration, a new site, a defined feature, an integration with a documented API. A day rate suits work that cannot honestly be scoped yet, such as open-ended discovery, ongoing maintenance, or a product still finding its shape. Forcing genuinely unknown work into a fixed price does not remove the risk, it just prices it in, so you pay a premium for uncertainty that a day rate would have charged you honestly. Pick by how well you can describe the finished thing.

What is not covered by a fixed price quote?

Typically: third-party costs you pay directly such as hosting, domains, licences and payment gateway fees; content you supply such as copy, images and product data; and anything added after the scope is agreed, which gets quoted as its own small fixed price rather than absorbed silently. Reputable suppliers list these exclusions in the proposal instead of leaving you to discover them. Ask for the exclusions in writing, and treat their absence as a warning sign.

How much does a fixed price website cost in the UK?

There is no useful average, because the range spans a brochure site to a Drupal Commerce migration and the honest answer depends on four things: how many templates and page types, whether anything has to integrate with a system you already run, whether existing content and data must be migrated rather than re-entered, and whether payments are involved, which brings PCI scope with it. Any supplier quoting a figure before asking those four questions is guessing. Describe the project in plain English and get the figure that fits it.

How does Graith Internet handle this?

We quote from a written scope, we carry the overrun risk rather than passing it on, and all new work carries a 90-day guarantee at no extra cost. You do not need a formal specification to get a quote; a plain English description is enough, and we ask the questions that fill the gaps. Quotes come back within two working days. We have been building PHP and Drupal for UK clients since 1997, and we will tell you honestly when a fixed price is the wrong shape for what you are asking.

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