Bills of Quantities for UK Builders & Contractors
Detailed, measured Bills of Quantities prepared from your drawings and specifications to support accurate tender pricing, subcontract enquiries and project cost control.
Send us your drawings and project information. We’ll review the scope and confirm a fixed fee.
CLEAR QUANTITIES BETTER TENDER DECISIONS
A well-prepared Bill of Quantities gives you a structured breakdown of exactly what is required to complete a construction project.
Instead of pricing directly from drawings, you have a measurable schedule showing the work descriptions, quantities and units in a format that can be priced, checked and compared.
Estimate Exact prepares detailed Bills of Quantities for builders, main contractors, subcontractors, developers and property professionals across the UK.
Our BOQs are designed to be practical working documents that can support the project from tender stage through to construction.
What Is Included in Our Bills of Quantities?
Every project is measured specifically from the drawings, specifications and schedules supplied.
Digital Quantity Take-Off
Project drawings are digitally measured to establish the quantities required for each element of the works.
Depending on the project, measurements can include areas, lengths, volumes, item counts and other appropriate quantities.
This provides the measured foundation for the Bill of Quantities.
Detailed Work Descriptions
Each measured item is given a clear description identifying the work being undertaken.
Where appropriate, descriptions can include relevant information such as construction type, material, thickness, size, location, finish and associated requirements.
The aim is to make each item clear enough to price accurately.
Structured Bill of Quantities
Measured items are organised into a logical construction sequence or work-section structure.
This makes the completed BOQ straightforward to review, price and use throughout the tender process.
NRM2 Measurement
Where appropriate to the project, Bills of Quantities can be prepared using the principles of the RICS New Rules of Measurement 2.
This provides a consistent and recognised approach to the measurement and description of building works.
Pricing Columns
Your BOQ can be supplied as an unpriced document ready for your own pricing or as part of our construction estimating service with rates and totals included.
Priced schedules can incorporate labour, materials, plant, subcontract costs and other agreed allowances.
Assumptions & Clarifications
Where the supplied design information is incomplete or unclear, relevant assumptions can be identified.
This provides transparency and helps highlight areas requiring clarification before tender submission or construction.
What Does a Bill of Quantities Look Like?
Our standard Bills of Quantities are prepared in a clear, structured Excel format suitable for tendering, cost planning, procurement, valuation and cost control.
A typical schedule includes:
Item | Description | Quantity | Unit | Rate | Total
The Bill of Quantities can be organised by trade, work section, building area, phase or other relevant classification. Descriptions provide sufficient clarity on the scope of each item, helping reduce ambiguity during pricing and construction.
Where required, we can include labour, material, plant and subcontract breakdowns, along with assumptions, exclusions, provisional sums, prime cost items and preliminaries.
The level of detail and layout can be tailored to suit the project, client, consultant or contractor requirements. Completed workbooks can also include summary sheets, trade totals and tender comparison information for efficient review and ongoing cost management.
Need a Detailed Bill of Quantities for Your Next Project?
Send us your drawings and tender documents and we’ll review the project and provide a fixed quotation.
WHY USE A BILL OF QUANTITIES
Price the Same Defined Scope
A BOQ gives everyone pricing the project a clear schedule of works and quantities.
This reduces the risk of different parties pricing different interpretations of the drawings.
Reduce Missed Items
Working through the project systematically helps identify individual construction elements that could otherwise be overlooked when pricing directly from drawings.
Improve Subcontract Enquiries
Relevant sections of the BOQ can be issued to subcontractors and suppliers to obtain quotations against defined quantities.
This makes quotations easier to compare.
Understand Where the Money Is
A structured BOQ provides visibility over the cost of individual work sections rather than giving you only a single overall tender figure.
Manage Variations
Measured quantities and clearly defined work descriptions provide a useful baseline when assessing changes and variations during construction.
Support Valuations & Cost Control
The completed BOQ can continue to provide value after tender stage by supporting valuations, cost reporting and project cost control.
What Projects Can We Measure?
We provide support across a wide range of project types.
Residential Projects
Commercial Projects
Trade Packages
How does it work
From Drawings to Completed Estimate in Three Simple Steps
Straightforward Fixed-Fee Pricing
Know the cost before we start. Once we’ve reviewed your drawings, we’ll confirm the scope, fixed fee and delivery date.
Residential Projects
ㅤContractor Tenders
ㅤCommercial Projects
ㅤFrequently Asked Questions
What is a Bill of Quantities
A Bill of Quantities is a measured schedule describing the individual elements of work required to complete a construction project.
It typically identifies the item description, quantity and unit of measurement and can then be priced to establish the project cost.
Do you prepare NRM2 Bills of Quantities?
Yes. Where appropriate, we can prepare Bills of Quantities using the measurement principles contained within RICS NRM2.
The exact format can also be adapted to suit the project or contractor's requirements.
Can you provide an unpriced BOQ?
Yes.
We can measure the project and provide the completed quantities ready for your own estimator or commercial team to price.
Can you prepare the Bill of Quantities as well?
Yes.
We can digitally measure the drawings and prepare a detailed Bill of Quantities before pricing the works.
Can you price the BOQ for us?
Yes.
Our construction estimating service can be combined with the BOQ so that the completed document includes rates and totals.
What information do you need?
Ideally, provide all available architectural drawings, structural drawings, specifications, schedules and tender documents.
If some information is unavailable, we can review the documents you have and identify any assumptions required.
Can you measure only one trade package?
Yes.
We can prepare Bills of Quantities or quantity take-offs for individual subcontract packages as well as complete projects.
What format will I receive?
Our Bills of Quantities are typically provided in Excel so they can be easily reviewed, priced, filtered and used throughout the tender process.
Other supporting documents can also be supplied where agreed.
Can I send the BOQ to subcontractors?
Yes.
A measured BOQ can provide an excellent basis for subcontract enquiries because each subcontractor can price the same defined quantities and scope.
Do you work throughout the UK
Yes.
Estimate Exact provides remote quantity surveying and estimating support to builders, contractors and property professionals throughout the UK.