Priced bill of quantities

A priced bill of quantities is the itemised schedule of a tender scope with a measured quantity, a unit and a rate on every line, totalling to the tender price. Tendr builds the BOQ from your drawings and prices it against your own supplier and labour rates, flags the risks and exclusions, and hands it back in Excel. Fixed fee per tender, quoted up front, nothing to pay until you approve it.

What you get

A bill of quantities is the itemised schedule of everything in a scope, each line carrying a measured quantity, a unit and a rate, totalling to the tender price. It is what the builder compares against the other bidders, and what your own team works to if you win. A BOQ that is structured badly loses on both counts: it is hard for the builder to read and hard for you to build to.

We start from a full quantity takeoff off the drawings, structure the BOQ so it reads in the order the work happens, and price it. Where the scope is ambiguous or an item cannot be priced from what was issued, the line is flagged rather than guessed.

Your rates, your margin

We measure the quantities and structure the BOQ, then price it against your supplier costs and labour rates. The margin call is always yours to make. Your rates, suppliers and margins are covered by a confidentiality agreement and are never shared between clients, including clients bidding the same job. If two clients ask us to price the same tender, we tell both and let you decide.

How it works

  1. Send the drawings. Email the tender package or share the EstimateOne link.
  2. Get a fixed fee. We quote a price and a turnaround date before you commit.
  3. We measure and price. Full takeoff from the drawings, priced to your rates.
  4. You review. Check the numbers, adjust your margin, tell us what to change.

Pay per tender. There is no lock-in, and nothing to pay until you approve the quote.

Frequently asked questions

What is a bill of quantities?

A bill of quantities is the itemised schedule of everything in a scope, each line carrying a measured quantity, a unit and a rate, totalling to the tender price. It is what the builder compares against the other bidders, and what your own team works to if you win.

Do you use my rates or yours?

Yours. We measure the quantities and structure the BOQ, then price it against your supplier costs and labour rates. The margin call is always yours to make.

What if I do not have rates for something in the scope?

We flag the line and tell you what is missing rather than inventing a number. Where an item cannot be priced properly from the information issued, it belongs in the exclusions or the clarifications list, not buried in a rate.

What do I actually receive?

A priced bill of quantities in Excel, built on an itemised quantity takeoff, with the risks and exclusions flagged. If the builder issued a pricing schedule, we complete it in their format.