Pre‑Contract Services for Cost Certainty & Contract Control
Feasibility & Business Case
Make the go/no‑go decision with commercial confidence before you commit to the spend.
What we do:
- Options appraisal + delivery model fit
- Commercial & risk assessment: what can break the project
- Board / funder-ready business case pack
Outputs you get:
A clear decision pack: assumptions, risks, and a delivery roadmap stakeholders can sign off.
Green Book Five Case Model (how we structure it)
- Strategic case (why this project)
- Economic case (value + options)
- Commercial case (route to market + risk allocation)
- Financial case (funding + affordability)
- Management case (delivery plan + governance)
Contracting Strategy (Form Selection)
Pick the wrong form, and you inherit risk you didn’t price. We align the contract form with the risk appetite, time, quality and delivery strategy.
At-a-glance forms we advise on: AB/ABT (SE) • NS 8405/8407 (NO) • AB 18 family (DK) • NEC • JCT • FIDIC • Hybrids. How we choose the right form: 5-point check:
- Risk allocation + interfaces
- Notice mechanisms/time bars.
- Payment model + certification rhythm
- Programme/change control model
- Dispute route (incl. adjudication readiness where applicable)
Procurement Strategy & Tendering (governance & compliance)
The lowest price is not the best value. We set procurement up to deliver commercially and legally across the UK and the Nordics.
What we do:
- Select the correct route to market (risk-led, not habit-led)
- Build defensible tender governance (clarity, audit trail, fairness)
- Run evaluation + award support with clean decision rationale
Outputs you get:
Procurement strategy note + evaluation model + award recommendation pack.
Route to market options quick guidance
- Single-stage vs two-stage
- Frameworks / DPS where relevant
- Design responsibility + interface risk
- Contractor involvement timing
Strategic Cost Management: RIBA-aligned
Cost certainty isn’t a spreadsheet; it’s a rhythm. We tighten cost accuracy as design matures, then carry control into delivery.
What we do:
- Build the budget baseline + value-engineering logic
- Control scope creep with elemental cost planning
- Transition into live cost control for delivery
RIBA 1-2 Budget + options)
- Baseline budget, benchmarking, VE priorities
RIBA 3-4 Elemental cost plan, spec interrogation, scope clarity
- Elementalcost plan, spec interrogation, scope clarity
RIBA 5+ (Live cost control)
- CVR rhythm + integration with post-contract controls
Risk & Governance Setup (Before You Tender)
We stand-up controls so the delivery team knows who does what, by when, and that entitlement doesn’t leak.
Outputs you get :
- Risk register + owners
- Notice calendar (NEC/JCT/FIDIC / AB/NS)
- Change protocol + approvals
- RACI + handover pack