Keep the job moving.
Keep the money visible.
Straight-talking QS support for UK subbies. We help control applications, extras, notices, contracts and final accounts without the cost of a full-time hire.
1, 4, 8 or 16 hours each month · Monthly or yearly billing · No corporate waffle
The site work gets done. The commercial work piles up.
Applications are squeezed in after hours, extras stay in emails and bad clauses are noticed only when payment is short.
We give the paperwork an owner and keep the next commercial action clear while the facts are still fresh.
Get applications in
Check dates, value, evidence and the difference between applied, certified and paid.
Price the extras
Turn instructions, messages, drawings and site records into a live variation position.
Protect the position
Put the important clauses, notices and deadlines into language the whole team can use.
One monthly view of contract, change and cash.
Advice is connected to the real records and deadlines on your live projects. Estimating is separately scoped and quoted after a call.
Retainer plans
Reserved time, a current action list and a clear working rhythm.
Payment applications
Valuations and evidence checked before the due date gets away.
Variations & CEs
Instructions, notices, evidence and value kept in one trail.
Contracts & notices
JCT, NEC and amended terms turned into practical deadlines.
Final accounts
Applied, assessed, agreed and outstanding values reconciled.
Estimating
Every tender is reviewed and quoted around its documents, scope and return date.
Start with the level your workload actually needs.
Bronze and Silver focus on advice and review. Gold adds regular support. Platinum reserves hands-on delivery capacity.
Quick QS check
1 hour every month
One focused call or record check for a clear next action.
- One-hour monthly allowance
- Advice and review
- Portal and templates
Monthly control
4 hours every month
Advice, health checks and priorities for a smaller workload.
- Structured monthly review
- Deadline and action check
- Email advice
Regular support
8 hours every month
More frequent review and focused input across active jobs.
- Fortnightly working review
- Registers checked
- Focused drafting support
Hands-on QS
16 hours every month
Reserved delivery capacity for applications, changes and reporting.
- Weekly working rhythm
- Hands-on QS output
- Commercial reporting
Show us the live jobs. We sort the first actions.
No slide deck. We start with the contracts, applications, extras and deadlines causing pressure.
Review
Look at the current workload and pressure points.
Prioritise
Agree what must be sent, priced, evidenced or chased.
Keep moving
Use the monthly allowance against the agreed action list.
Subbie-friendly service. Proper commercial backing.
The Subbie QS is a subcontractor-focused subsidiary service of QS and Estimating Consultants Ltd (opens in a new tab).
You get direct, practical support, backed by QS and estimating experience across contracts, applications, change and project close-out.
About Nigel and the team