Professional Tender Estimating Services Across the UK
Our tender estimating services help builders, main contractors, developers and subcontractors across the UK bid with confidence. Each tender estimate is built from detailed take-offs and pricing, based on your drawings, specifications and bills of quantities.
We cover residential, commercial and civil engineering tenders, so you can price more bids, meet deadlines and win more work.
What a Tender Estimate Includes
- Quantity take-offs: measured quantities for each trade and element.
- Material schedules: each material listed and priced separately.
- Labour calculations: labour shown for each trade and stage of work.
- Pricing breakdown: line-by-line costs with a clear summary.
- Tender-ready documents: set out so you can check them and submit with your bid.
- Assumptions: inclusions, exclusions and qualifications written down clearly.
Construction Tender Estimating for Contractors
Tender deadlines are tight, and pricing a full package takes time. We take the measuring and pricing off your desk, so your team can focus on strategy, suppliers and winning the job.
- Bid for more tenders without adding staff.
- Meet submission deadlines with less pressure.
- Reduce the risk of missed items and under-pricing.
- Submit a clear, well-presented tender.
What We Need to Start
- Tender drawings, in PDF or CAD format
- The specification and scope of works
- Bills of quantities, where provided
- The tender form or pricing document, if there is one
- The tender return date
Types of Tenders We Price
- Residential: new build houses, flats, extensions and loft conversions.
- Commercial: offices, retail, schools and healthcare buildings.
- Refurbishment: strip-out, alterations and upgrades.
- Fit-out: internal fit-outs for offices, shops and other commercial spaces.
- Civil engineering and groundworks: drainage, roads, external works and infrastructure.
- Specialist trades: single-trade tenders for subcontractors.
How We Prepare a Tender Estimate
- Review the tender documents, and note any gaps or unclear items.
- Take off quantities for each trade, or check the bill of quantities.
- Price materials and labour line by line.
- Add preliminaries, provisional sums and allowances where required.
- Write down the assumptions and exclusions, then issue the tender estimate.
Pricing a Bill of Quantities
Where a bill of quantities is provided, we check the quantities against the drawings and price each item. Where there is no bill, we measure the quantities ourselves from the drawings and specification. Either way, you get a priced document ready for your tender.
Why Line-by-Line Pricing Helps Your Tender
- You can see exactly where the cost sits in each trade.
- You can check the assumptions before you submit.
- You can adjust margins and rates with confidence.
- You can answer client queries quickly after submission.
Tender Estimating Terms Explained
- Tender: a formal offer to carry out work for a stated price.
- Bill of quantities (BoQ): a document listing the measured items of work to be priced.
- Preliminaries: site costs such as welfare, scaffolding, site management and skips.
- Provisional sum: an allowance for work that is not yet fully defined.
- Qualifications: conditions or assumptions attached to a tender price.
- Tender return date: the deadline for submitting the tender.
What You Receive With Your Tender Estimate
- A scope summary listing the documents used
- Measured quantities for each trade
- Line-by-line pricing, with labour and materials shown separately
- A cost summary with the totals
- A list of assumptions, exclusions and qualifications
Frequently Asked Questions About Tender Estimating
What is included in a tender estimate?
Each estimate usually includes quantity take-offs, material schedules, labour calculations, a pricing breakdown and tender-ready documents based on your project information.
What types of tenders do you cover?
We cover residential, commercial, refurbishment, civil engineering, groundworks, fit-out and specialist trade tenders.
How long does it take to complete a tender estimate?
Most tender estimates take two to five working days, depending on the size, complexity and submission deadline of the project.
Can you price a bill of quantities?
Yes. We check the quantities against the drawings and price each item.
Can you work to an urgent tender deadline?
Contact us with your tender return date and we will confirm what we can deliver in time.
Do you provide a free sample estimate?
Yes. A free sample estimate is available, so you can see our format before you decide.
Related Estimating Services
- Quantity take-off services
- Commercial estimating services
- Civil engineering estimating services
- Groundworks estimating services
- Refurbishments estimating
Get a Quote for Your Tender Estimate
Send us your tender documents, along with the tender return date. If you want to see our format first, ask us for a free sample estimate.
Call us on +44 7576 532125, or email info@nextronestimating.co.uk. You can also use the Get a Quote button below.