01 / Our Services
Measured.
Benchmarked.
Trusted.
At Quant Measur, our Estimating Services provide the financial clarity and confidence needed to plan, budget, and deliver construction projects successfully. We offer accurate, detailed, and reliable estimates at every stage—helping clients make informed decisions and minimise risk.
Accurate from the outset
Our estimates are grounded in real benchmark data and current market rates - not indicative figures. You get reliable cost intelligence at every decision point.
Reduced risk, earlier
Early-stage estimates that expose commercial risk before it becomes a problem, giving you the confidence to commit or the clarity to recalibrate.
Tailored to your project
Whether you're a contractor, developer or consultant, we tailor our estimating approach to your project type, programme and procurement route.
Commercially realistic
Estimates that are both technically sound and commercially defensible, built on real construction knowledge, not just rate books.
What we cover
A complete estimating service, tailored to you.
From high-level feasibility budgets to fully itemised Bills of Quantities, our estimating service gives you the cost intelligence to plan, procure and deliver your project with confidence. With a solid foundation in real-world construction knowledge and a hands-on approach, we deliver estimates that are both technically sound and commercially realistic. Whether you're a contractor, developer, or consultant, Quant Measur can support your team with trusted estimating expertise.
Preliminary & Detailed Estimates
From high-level budget estimates at feasibility stage through to comprehensive cost breakdowns at tender, we provide the right level of detail for each project phase, giving clients the clarity to proceed with confidence at every gateway.
What you get
A reliable, evidence-based cost figure at every project stage - so you can commit to the next phase with confidence, or recalibrate the brief before significant cost is committed.
Bill of Quantities Preparation
Structured, itemised Bills of Quantities prepared accurately and in full - providing a clear and consistent basis for tendering, pricing, and cost control throughout the construction phase.
What you get
A properly structured, NRM2-compliant BoQ that gives contractors a clear and consistent basis for pricing - reducing ambiguity, minimising queries, and producing more competitive, comparable tender returns.
Cost Benchmarking & Analysis
Using current market data and historical project insights, we ensure your estimates reflect real-world construction costs - not just theoretical rates. Our benchmarking gives clients genuine confidence in the numbers.
What you get
Cost figures you can stand behind - benchmarked against real completed projects and current market rates, not just published indices. An estimate that holds up under scrutiny from funders, boards, and contractors alike.
Value Engineering Support
We identify cost-saving opportunities at every stage without compromising quality, specification or design intent - presenting options with full cost impact and programme assessment so clients can make informed choices.
What you get
A project that's as lean as it can be without compromising what matters - with every saving clearly evidenced, its programme and quality impact understood, and a tracker to ensure it's delivered.
Pricing Reviews
We review contractor and supplier pricing to ensure submissions are competitive, market-aligned, and commercially sound - protecting clients from over-pricing and identifying risk in contractor returns before contracts are placed.
What you get
The confidence that the price you're paying is market-aligned and commercially defensible - with any anomalies, risk items or over-inflations identified and negotiated out before the contract is placed.
Estimating Support for Contractors
We provide trusted estimating expertise to contractors and bid teams working on complex infrastructure and construction packages - supporting bids from first principles through to tender submission.
What you get
A robust, well-priced bid built on accurate measurement and real market rates - giving your team the commercial confidence to price competitively without exposing the business to unnecessary risk.
How we work
A structured approach, every time.
Our estimating process is methodical, evidence-based and built around giving you reliable cost intelligence at every decision point. Click any stage below to see what's involved and what you can expect.
Brief & Scope Review
We begin by thoroughly reviewing the project brief, design information, and any available specifications or drawings. Understanding the full scope of work - including any risks, constraints, or unknowns - is essential to producing an estimate that is accurate and commercially defensible from the outset.
- Project brief review and scope confirmation
- Design information and specification review
- Risk and constraint identification
- Procurement route and programme assessment
- Clarification of any scope gaps or ambiguities
Measurement & Takeoff
We carry out detailed measurement and quantification of all works - from structural and substructure elements through to finishes, M&E, and external works. Where drawings are incomplete, we flag gaps and apply appropriate provisional items, ensuring the estimate is transparent and auditable.
- Full measurement and quantification of all trade packages
- Site visit and physical measurement where required
- Provisional and approximate quantities clearly identified
- NRM2 / SMM7 compliant measurement methodology
- Measurement audit trail maintained throughout
Pricing & Rate Build-up
Quantities are priced using current market rates, supplier quotations, historical data from comparable projects, and our own benchmarking database. We build rates from first principles where required, ensuring the estimate reflects real-world construction economics.
- First-principles rate build-up for complex items
- Current market rate research and supplier quotations
- Benchmarking against completed comparable projects
- Labour, plant, material, and preliminary pricing
- Inflation and market movement assessment
Risk & Contingency Assessment
We systematically identify, quantify, and price commercial risk across the estimate - from scope uncertainty and market volatility to programme risk and procurement exposure. Contingency and risk allowances are clearly set out and explained, not buried in the numbers.
- Risk register development and cost impact assessment
- Quantified risk assessment (QRA)
- Contingency allowance recommendation and justification
- Design development allowance assessment
- Inflation and procurement risk pricing
Report & Presentation
We present the completed estimate in a clear, client-facing format - with an executive summary, elemental breakdown, key assumptions, exclusions, and a full cost commentary. Our reports are designed to be understood by clients, boards, and funders, not just quantity surveyors.
- Executive summary and headline cost
- Elemental cost breakdown and analysis
- Key assumptions, exclusions, and qualifications
- Benchmarking comparison and market commentary
- Risk and contingency summary
- Recommendations for next steps
"Quant Measur are dedicated professionals who ensure each project, irrespective of the magnitude, is delivered on time and on budget. To do this on a consistent basis Quant Measur have become key within the operations team at London City Airport."
Featured Project
London City Airport — Airside Portfolio
£20.5M
Full lifecycle estimating and cost control across a diverse airside portfolio ranging from £10K to £20.5M - runway works, AGL systems, pavement works and passenger facilities.
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Why choose us
A boutique practice. Major-project credentials.
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Senior-led, always
The person you meet is the person who works on your project. No juniors, no hand-offs - direct access to senior expertise from first estimate to final output.
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Grounded in real data
Our estimates are built on benchmark data from real completed projects - not just published rate books. You get costs that reflect the actual market.
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Commercially realistic
We combine technical precision with sharp commercial awareness to produce estimates that are defensible, auditable, and fit for purpose at every project gateway.
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NEC, JCT & bespoke experience
Extensive experience estimating across all major contract forms and procurement routes - from traditional BoQ to design and build and ECI.
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Proven across sectors
Estimating experience spanning transport, defence, utilities, commercial and public sector programmes - from £10K packages to £1.4 billion programmes.
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Agile & responsive
As a boutique practice we're structured to move quickly. No layers of approval - just direct expert support when you need it.
Proven across the UK's most complex projects.
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20 Tadworth Parade, Elm Park, Essex, RM12 5AS