What a bill of quantities does for a small building contractor that a rough total can't

A single number on a tender tells a client what the job costs. A bill of quantities tells them why, and that difference matters more to a small contractor trying to win work than it might seem.

It shows the client you've measured, not guessed

An itemised bill, quantities against each element, priced to NRM2, signals that the number's been worked out properly rather than pulled from experience. That's part of what makes a small contractor look like a serious outfit next to bigger competitors.

It protects you when the job changes

Once you're on site, a bill of quantities gives you a baseline to price variations against. A single total gives you nothing to measure a change from, which makes every variation conversation harder than it needs to be.

It's the same document, whatever the contractor's size

A small contractor's bill of quantities is built to the same standard as anyone else's. The size of the business doesn't change how rigorously the job needs to be broken down.

Send your drawings and we'll build a bill of quantities to NRM2. See a sample estimate to see the kind of detail in it.

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