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UK COMPLIANCE PROCUREMENT DESK, FREE FOR DUTY HOLDERS

Your specialist in pre-vetted compliance service providers.

For building owners and operators: fire, water, lifts, electrical and HVAC. Three verified firms in 48 hours, free.

Tell the desk what you need, a planned renewal or an urgent notice. We verify accreditations at source and introduce three firms that can actually start. You choose, no obligation, nothing to pay.

Submit a brief, freeSpeak to an adviser
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AI-NATIVE MATCHMAKING DESK FOR UK COMPLIANCE SERVICES
48 hrs
BRIEF TO MATCH PACK OF THREE FIRMS
£0
TO DUTY HOLDERS, SPECIALISTS FUND THE DESK
Joe LewinTHE DESK, INTAKEONLINE NOW
Joe Lewin
Hello, this is the desk. What's happening with your building? Pick one below, or just describe it.
AI INTAKE · EVERY MATCH PACK REVIEWED BY A HUMANWRITTEN BRIEF ↓
Accreditations checked at source
BEFORE YOU SEE A MATCH PACK
BAFELPCBFIALCAWRASNICEICGas Safe RegisterLEIACHASConstructionlineSafeContractor
The Compliance Desk is operated by DealFlowAgent , a VC-backed firm focused on essential services.
01PROCESS

Brief to match pack, in two working days.

01
Submit your brief
Building, service line, and what's prompted it. Confidential until you approve introductions.
3 MINUTES
02
We confirm scope
A short call or email. No site visit needed at this stage.
SAME DAY
03
Your match pack
Three specialists, accreditation, insurance, accounts and track record verified. Indicative pricing included.
WITHIN 48 HOURS
04
You choose
We make the introductions and stay close to appointment. Never any obligation to proceed.
YOUR TIMETABLE
Genuinely unusual brief, rare accreditation, atypical building? We'll tell you the same day if it's a 7-day track.
02COVERAGE

Five service lines. One desk.

If it's a duty on your building, it's a brief we can source, vet and match. Something not listed? Tell us in the brief.

Fire safety, watercolour
Fire & Life SafetyLAUNCH LINE
FIRE SAFETY ORDER 2005 · BSA 2022

Risk assessments & remedials, alarms, fire doors & compartmentation, suppression, emergency lighting, extinguishers & training.

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Water hygiene, watercolour
Water HygieneACoP L8 · HSG 274

Legionella risk assessment, monitoring, UKAS sampling, tank & TMV works.

Lift maintenance, watercolour
LiftsLOLER 1998 · SAFed

Thorough examinations, contract re-tender, modernisation, specialist assets.

Electrical compliance, watercolour
ElectricalEAWR 1989 · BS 7671

EICR cycles, C1/C2 remedials, emergency lighting testing, EV & upgrades.

HVAC, watercolour
HVACF-GAS 2015 · SFG20 · GAS SAFE

Planned & reactive maintenance, F-gas leak checks, boiler & plant servicing, ventilation hygiene & air quality.

03WHO IT'S FOR

People live, work and sleep in these buildings.

Whoever is tasked with keeping them compliant, the desk finds and vets the right specialists, whatever the building.

Care homes
Care homes
CQC pressure, insurance mandates.
Hotels & hospitality
Hotels & hospitality
Fire liability, brand-standard audits.
Facilities management
Facilities management
Portfolio-wide compliance, vendor consolidation.
Universities & education
Universities & education
Complex estates, long remedial programmes.
Public sector
Public sector
Audit readiness, procurement scrutiny.
Multi-unit residential
Multi-unit residential
Section 20 pressure, BSA duties.
Medical & healthcare
Medical & healthcare
HTM standards, uninterrupted operations.
Offices & commercial estates
Offices & commercial estates
Landlord obligations, insurer requirements.
Other regulated buildings
Other regulated buildings
If a duty holder is named on the paperwork, this desk is for them.
04BEHIND THE DESK

What happens after you press send.

Six steps, mostly automated, always human-reviewed. Not a marketplace listing: a research desk working your brief.

STEP 01, CONFIDENTIAL INTAKE
We've failed our fire inspection, CQC follow-up in six weeks.
Understood. Everything from here stays between us.
NDA IN PLACENEVER RESOLD
YOUR BUILDING · YOUR DUTY · WHAT PROMPTED IT
05STRAIGHT ANSWERS

A curated matchmaker, not a marketplace.

Never sprayed
Your brief goes to a hand-picked three, never published, never auctioned.
£
Fee disclosed
Specialists pay us on engagements that proceed. Shown to you in pounds and as a percentage.
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Standard rate or better
Panel terms prohibit passing our fee on to you.
Verified before introduced
Accreditation at source, insurance, financial standing, track record, capacity to start.
Walk away anytime
If none of the three is right, we say so and start again. No obligation, ever.

Call at 10am, form filled by midday, three vetted providers by 2pm the next day.

PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR
MULTI-SITE PROPERTY COMPANY, SW LONDON
NFCC ENFORCEMENT NOTICE · VERIFIED ENGAGEMENT
06FOR SPECIALIST CONTRACTORS, SUPPLY SIDE

Are you a fire, water, lift, electrical or HVAC firm? Apply to join the panel.

This is for accredited contractors, not for building owners looking to hire. Duty holders arrive through the desk with scoped, live requirements. Success fee only, no retainer, no directory listing, no shared leads. Panel places are limited per region and service line.

BAFE FIRE FIRMSLCA WATER SPECIALISTSLOLER LIFT ENGINEERSNICEIC ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORSGAS SAFE HVAC FIRMS
Apply to join the panel
ADVISORY
Martin, advisor to the desk
Chair, Fire Industry Association · former Mitie. Helps vet the fire panel.
07WHO'S BEHIND THE DESK

Operated by DealFlowAgent.

DealFlowAgent

DealFlowAgent VC is a firm focused on essential services, advisors to owners and acquirers across UK building services, fire and life safety, facilities and healthcare. We work in this market every day, the desk exists because we watched too many responsible people struggle to find the right specialist at the moment it mattered.

22 ACQUISITIONS ADVISED ACROSS ESSENTIAL SERVICES
13,000+ BUYER & OPERATOR NETWORK
LONDON, BATTERSEA POWER STATION · NEW YORK, MANHATTAN
dealflowagent.com ↗Watch Joe's intro →
Owners of essential-service businesses who worked with DealFlowAgent
OWNERS WE'VE WORKED WITH ACROSS ESSENTIAL SERVICES
As featured in
INDUSTRY PRESS & EVENTS
The Facilities Event
The Fire Safety Event
Interschutz
The Security Event
International Fire and Safety Journal
Building and Facilities News
Safety Fire and Hygiene Journal
Simpro
Fix Radio
Professional Security Installer
FOUNDERS & BACKERS
Joe Lewin
Joe Lewin
FOUNDER & CEO
Built and sold his first company after scaling to 80,000 users in 18 months. Raised £2m+, built a 12,000+ buyer network, and has worked on 20+ transactions across essential services.
Tim Armoo
Tim Armoo
PARTNER & CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
Founded Fanbytes, scaled it to £10m+ revenue and exited at a multi-eight-figure valuation. Built a 700,000+ founder community and advises on M&A deals across the UK.
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Mel Ragnauth
INVESTOR & BOARD · LUMACA CAPITAL
Chartered accountant and entrepreneur. Previously scaled a UK proptech from 7 to 120 staff. Now leads Lumaca Capital's investments in growth ventures.
DB
David Battey
INVESTOR & BOARD · LUMACA CAPITAL
Co-manages Lumaca Capital alongside Mel. Deep expertise in valuations, deal structuring, and scaling companies through transaction cycles.
$750K SEED ROUND, LED BY LONG JOURNEY VENTURESWHOSE PARTNERS BACKED UBER, SPACEX & FIGMA AT SEED22 ACQUISITIONS COMPLETED13,000+ ACQUIRER NETWORK
08FREQUENTLY ASKED

The questions duty holders ask first.

Is it really free?

Yes. Duty holders pay nothing, ever. The desk is funded by disclosed introduction fees paid by specialists on engagements that proceed, and panel terms prohibit passing that fee on to you.

Are you a comparison site?

No. Your brief goes to a hand-picked three, never a database. We stand behind the shortlist, not a listings page.

What if it's urgent?

Tell us in the brief. Urgent notices are prioritised the same day, most match packs still land inside 48 hours.

What size of work do you handle?

From a single-building remedial to portfolio-wide programmes. Most briefs sit between £5k and £100k.

Do you cover my area?

The panel is UK-wide, with places limited per region and service line. If panel depth isn't there yet, we say so and source it, that is the 7-day track.

Who sees my brief?

Only our internal desk. Nothing is shared with any specialist without your written go-ahead on the exact three names. No mailing lists, no data brokers, no partner network you didn't approve.

Will I get spammed by providers?

No. Providers never see your details until you approve the introduction. We don't share, sell or syndicate contact data, the desk is the only intermediary.

How is this different from an insurance broker or consultant?

Brokers place cover. Consultants sell hours. We match you to the specialist who actually does the work, take a disclosed introduction fee from them if it proceeds, and step out of the way once the introduction is warm.

What information do you need up front?

Service line, reason for looking, rough site count and postcode, and anything already on paper (notice, quote, previous report). If you don't have it, we'll ask on the call.

Do you work with landlords, freeholders, managing agents or main contractors?

All four, plus tenant reps and asset managers. The vetting layer is the same, the tone of the shortlist changes.

What accreditations do you check for?

BAFE, LPCB, FIA, NICEIC, LEIA, Legionella Control Association, SafeContractor, CHAS, ISO 9001/14001/45001 where relevant. We verify each with the awarding body, not a screenshot.

Can I bring a specialist I already trust into the process?

Yes. Name them in the brief and we'll include them in the shortlist if they clear vetting. The remaining slots are drawn from our panel.

What happens on the 20-minute call?

We confirm the brief in plain English, flag anything obviously missing, set expectations on price and timing, and agree what goes to the panel. No sales pitch.

How do you vet the specialists?

Companies House, insurance, accreditation register, two live client references, one recent job walked through in detail. Anyone who won't sit for that isn't on the panel.

What if none of the three feel right?

Tell the desk. We'll rework the brief, re-scope, or run a fresh three. There is no obligation to engage anyone we send.

Do you handle Building Safety Act / higher-risk buildings?

Yes, separate track. HRB briefs go to specialists with live PAP experience and a golden-thread workflow, not general contractors.

Is the desk UK-only?

Today, yes. A US variant is in early prep for 2026.

09OPEN A BRIEF

Ready when you are.

Three minutes to submit. Two days to your match pack. Nothing to pay.

, CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOU APPROVE INTRODUCTIONS
, THREE FIRMS MAXIMUM, NEVER A DATABASE
, SAME-DAY CALL-BACK: 020 3886 7862
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WHAT LANDS IN YOUR INBOX, THE MATCH PACK
Proposal 01, Fire safety
BAFE SP203-1 · 18 yrs · your postcode area
RELEVANCE 94 · INDICATIVE £8.4K
Proposal 02, verified at source
Financials, case studies & capacity checked
RELEVANCE 89 · INDICATIVE £9.1K
Proposal 03, introduced direct
Decision-maker on the thread, brief attached
RELEVANCE 87 · WITHIN 48 HOURS
FREE · CONFIDENTIAL · NO OBLIGATION
CONFIDENTIAL · CURATED · NEVER SPRAYED TO A PANEL