Facade Estimating Services

We provide full end-to-end facade estimating support for UK subcontractors.

Our service mirrors how commercial teams actually build, interrogate, and submit facade tenders — ensuring clarity, auditability, and commercial control from first principles through to submission.

Our Facade Estimating Process

Every estimate is built methodically from first principles, creating a clear audit trail from tender pack through to final pricing.

Our process is designed to reduce risk, improve clarity, and ensure the estimate stands up through tender settlement, contract negotiation, and variations.

Step 1

Tender Pack Review & Analysis

We begin by downloading, reviewing, and analysing the full tender pack in detail.

Drawings, specifications, schedules, and contractual information are reviewed to identify scope gaps, inconsistencies, and areas of commercial or technical risk.

Where required, RFIs are raised at this stage to clarify scope and reduce assumptions before measurement begins. This ensures the take-off is based on a clear and agreed understanding of the tender requirements.

Step 2

Detailed Facade Take-Off (Bluebeam)

Once the tender scope has been reviewed and clarified, we complete a detailed façade take-off using Bluebeam.

All measurements are carried out digitally, with discipline-specific mark-ups applied to drawings to ensure clarity, consistency, and traceability.

The take-off provides a robust baseline that can be exported, interrogated, and relied upon throughout tender settlement, contract negotiation, and future variations.

  • Layered mark-ups aligned to facade systems

  • Clear measurement logic and audit trail

  • Exportable quantities for downstream pricing

Step 3

Structured BOQ & Cost Build-Up

The completed take-off is imported into our structured estimating template, forming a clearly defined Bill of Quantities (BOQ).

Each item is built up methodically, providing full visibility of quantities, rates, and allowances across the façade package.

This approach ensures the estimate is transparent, auditable, and suitable for tender settlement, contract negotiation, and future variations.

  • Logical trade and system breakdown

  • Item-by-item rate build-ups

  • Clear cost traceability throughout the estimate

Step 4

Labour, OHP & Risk Allowances

Labour rates are agreed with you at the outset and applied consistently across the estimate. This ensures pricing aligns with your delivery model, supply chain, and commercial strategy.

Overheads and profit can be applied globally or adjusted section-by-section, allowing flexibility where programme, access, or technical risk is higher. This approach avoids blanket percentages and supports more informed pricing decisions

  • Client-aligned labour rates

  • Flexible OHP application by system or workstream

  • Risk-led pricing, not assumptions

Step 5

Tender Submission & Commercial Support

We support the tender through submission, clarification, and negotiation stages, ensuring the estimate remains robust and defensible.

Any clarifications or adjustments are managed with reference back to the original take-off and BOQ, maintaining transparency and commercial control.

The final estimate provides a strong baseline for tender settlement, contract negotiation, and future variations, reducing risk and protecting margin post-award.

  • Clarification and negotiation support

  • Alignment with final tender submission

  • Baseline for contract and variation management

What You Receive

Our estimating process is designed to produce a clear, structured, and commercially robust tender return that can be relied upon beyond submission.

  • Fully measured and exportable Bluebeam take-off

  • Structured, auditable BOQ aligned to the tender scope

  • Transparent, itemised rate build-ups

  • Client-aligned labour, OHP, and risk allowances

  • Split Bill Budgets ready for CVR population

  • A defensible pricing baseline for tender settlement, contract negotiation, and variations

Discuss an Upcoming Facade Tender

If you’re looking for structured, end-to-end façade estimating support, get in touch to discuss your tender requirements and availability.

CONTACT US

Email:

[email protected]

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Service Area:

Nationwide UK

Office Hours:

Mon – Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm

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