Know the number before you build.
Independent cost planning, quote intelligence and contract control, protecting margin and programme on residential, development and construction projects.
Independent cost advisory. Paid by you, never your builder.
The number behind a
stronger build
outcome.
Costed prepares the commercial case behind UK construction projects. We benchmark cost plans against live quote data, draft Bills of Quantities from drawings, scrutinise builder quotes and administer your build contract and your build contract contracts. Senior input from first review through to the closing out the build.
About CostedCost planning
elemental cost plans benchmarked to live UK quote data, from design stage to 4.
Bills of quantities
-compliant priced specs prepared from drawings and specifications for fair, like-for-like quotes.
Quote analysis
Quote strategy, contractor selection and forensic comparison of returns before you commit.
Contract administration
Valuations, variations, instructions and EOT review under your build contract.
Loan monitoring
Independent lender oversight monitoring surveyor reports and drawdown certification for lenders.
Closing out the build
Closing the commercial position. Variations, retention and defects reconciled to contract.
What usually goes wrong. What we do instead.
Builder quotes 18% over budget, no time to re-spec
cost plan benchmarked to live UK quotes before you go out
Contractor variations quietly eating the contingency
Monthly your build contract valuations and tight variation control
Bank withholds drawdown over reporting gaps
transparent lender oversight pack the lender already accepts
Closing out the build becomes the contractor's number
Reconciled to the contract sum. Adjudication-ready under the Construction Act
Fee creep and surprise scope from the cost expert
Fixed fee, written proposal in one UK working day
cost expert paid out of the build budget, whose side are they on?
Paid by you. Never the main contractor
Three steps. No mystery.
- 01
Send the brief
Drawings, scope or a few lines. By email or upload.
- 02
Fee proposal in one UK working day
Fixed fee, VAT inclusive. Scope, deliverables and timeline set.
- 03
We deliver
Cost plan, priced spec, quote analysis or post-contract control. Issued in Excel and PDF.
Straight numbers. Said back to us.
“Costed gave us a number we could put in front of the credit committee on day one. Three months later the your build contract quote returned within 4% of their pre-quote estimate.”
“Our only job is to give you a straight number. We don't take referral fees, we don't moonlight for contractors, and we're paid by the client only. That's the whole proposition.”
Developers
Independent cost plans, priced specs, builder quotes analysis and monthly monitoring across SME and mid-market schemes.
Architects
Cost plans aligned to design stage to 4 so design progresses on budget. We sit alongside, we do not compete.
Contractors
Adjudication support, EOT and loss and expense narratives, closing out the build agreement on your build contract.
Homeowners
Independent quote audits, fixed-price cost reviews and monthly cost checks for sensitive residential projects.
Ready to talk through your project?
Send the brief: drawings, scope or a few lines. A senior surveyor replies within one UK working day with a fixed-fee, VAT-inclusive proposal. No obligation.