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Contract testing for UK banks, fintechs and regulated firms

In short

Consumer-driven contract tests that catch breaking API changes before deploy. You need it anywhere two teams or two systems share an api contract. Pact (or equivalent) broker, CI gates and a deprecation workflow.

What contract testing actually is

Consumer-driven contract tests that catch breaking API changes before deploy.

When you need it

Anywhere two teams or two systems share an API contract.

What Forth delivers

Pact (or equivalent) broker, CI gates and a deprecation workflow.

The pitfall we don't repeat

Contract tests that live in a repo nobody runs.

How we engage

Fixed-scope discovery, a 30-day pilot against a real workload, and a continuation engagement with named UK-based engineers. Every artefact is version-controlled and ready for second-line review.

Frequently asked questions

Do you deliver contract testing as a managed service?

Yes. We can run contract testing as a one-off engagement, as part of a programme, or as a continuous managed service with monthly reporting.

Can you work alongside our in-house team?

Yes — most engagements augment an existing team. We work to your tooling, your standards and your release process, not ours.

What evidence do you produce for our auditors?

Every engagement produces traceable evidence: scenarios mapped to requirements or controls, run logs, defect history and a sign-off pack your second line can use without rework.

How fast can you start?

Most contract testing engagements start within 2-4 weeks of a signed SoW, faster if there's an existing supplier framework in place.

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