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As building surveyors, Ashridge Surveyors often provide reinstatement valuations as part of our survey services. BCIS has become our trusted source for these valuations, offering reliable and trusted data we can depend on.

The BCIS process is not only user-friendly but incredibly efficient, making it straightforward to access and apply the data we need. This streamlined approach has significantly reduced the time spent on valuations, enabling us to focus more on other fee-earning tasks. I highly recommend BCIS to any surveyors involved in reinstatement valuations. Its high-quality data and ease of use make it an invaluable tool in our work.

Nick Brown, Ashridge Surveyors

It’s very reassuring to know we have latest data at our fingertips when we tender for work, much of which is time-sensitive. Reliable and widely-adopted across the industry, BCIS provides an efficient service we’ve used for many years.

Batcheller Monkhouse

BCIS is widely recognised as the industry leader on rebuilding costs data. The service means we can prepare assessments, safe in the knowledge they’re suitable to use within our projects. It also gives us flexibility to adjust our models for our own requirements and more detailed elemental breakdowns. Modern, intuitive and easy-to-use, our team can access the data easily, from anywhere.

Roshan Sivapalan, Blakes Chartered Surveyors

We’d seen how BCIS had helped other firms over the years, so we were keen to give the service a try. We’re glad we did because aside from providing reliable building estimates, it’s saved us time because it’s so easy to use. The data can also be tailored for specific locations; this has proved invaluable as we have a solid foundation for estimating the cost of a project

Richard Cook, Pegasus Group

At Solent University, we’re keen to provide students with resources like BCIS, essential for their future careers. BCIS supports our Construction courses with reliable cost and pricing data, embedded into teaching and included on reading lists.

Students value BCIS for its accessibility online, offering detailed cost data for materials and labour both on and off campus, a significant improvement over print-only resources. This access helps students familiarise themselves with industry-specific tools, preparing them for professional environments

Solent University

BCIS provides the perfect solution with its comprehensive and regularly updated database, making production of analyses and schedule of works more efficient. It has played a crucial role in producing schedules of works when time is critical for tendering and cost analysis. The software provides quick access to construction cost data, improving estimate accuracy and reducing the time spent on research. The robust database and user-friendly interface simplify the schedule of works production, cost projections, and retrospective cost analyses—essential for client budgeting and project planning.

I would highly recommend BCIS to any professional needing to streamline their cost planning, schedule of rates production, and overall project budgeting processes. The customer support team is always responsive and ready to assist whenever needed. I highly recommend it to any organisation looking for reliable and efficient business software.

Jim Batten, Stamford Contracts

As quantity surveyors, staying up to date with tender price movements and construction costs is critical. BCIS, as the leading source of construction cost data in the UK, was the clear solution.

The online platform has significantly streamlined access to a wide range of current cost information, transforming the way we work. BCIS enables us to benchmark against similar project types, making cost data more readily available.

We value BCIS for its vast, easily accessible data that enhances our in-house analyses. It’s an essential, dependable tool for keeping pace with market trends, and we highly recommend it

Brian Edgar, Donleys Limited

BCIS is particularly useful when in-house cost data is unavailable, helping us with cost estimates, inflation calculations, and market conditions and forecasts.

The platform is easy to use, offering a variety of data across all sectors with flexible presentation options. BCIS is a continually updated, trusted tool that we highly recommend to construction professionals seeking reliable cost data.

Adam Penny, QuantumCLS

BCIS is an essential tool in the construction and property industry, providing accurate cost data, benchmarks, and analytics to tackle cost estimation, market fluctuations, and risk mitigation. Its trusted data, comprehensive coverage, and regular updates save time and improve decision-making.

A service that supports multi-disciplinary learning, BCIS has enhanced our teaching of cost planning, construction economics, and project management, ensuring graduates are industry-ready. We use it in seminars for real-world cost estimation and project planning and the detailed elemental cost breakdown is invaluable for analysis.

Sonja Emilie Rowan, Kingston University London

We use BCIS data across a wide range of projects and maintenance contracts on some of England’s most important and iconic structures. The data is readily accessible and well-organised with regular updates.

It’s also easy to examine building cost data in granular detail, which is essential when dealing with heritage and conservation projects that require specialist expertise. The data has proved to be a reliable source of information for predicting outturn costs, especially during the recent periods of uncertain cost and price fluctuation.

Sheriden Sleap, English Heritage

BCIS provides a wealth of reliable data on materials and labour that’s easy to retrieve from the archives. It’s proved invaluable when I’ve needed to present evidence in court for insurance claim disputes, as it’s helped stop disagreements from escalating.

I first heard about BCIS when I was employed in a large private practice some years ago but continue to use the service because it saves valuable time.

John Gillott, E-Value8 (UK) Ltd

‘The BCIS data is invaluable for our internal credit analysis to assess the commercial viability of an individual development financing and provides us with a wider understanding of the current pressure point in the construction industry in the UK’

Léon Karens, Aros Kapital Ltd

As a team of cost consultants, we need a reliable, reputable source of cost data and indices to strengthen our internal cost library and support the advice we provide to clients. BCIS was the natural choice—its historic cost data and indices are widely recognised and trusted by clients, consultants, and contractors alike.

BCIS ensures we can respond to client requests quickly and provides a trusted and reliable source of data that we can rely on.

We also use BCIS to add project analyses to our benchmarking reports, which gives our clients more confidence in the numbers we provide.

In addition to this, we appreciate how easy it is to access up-to-date construction cost indices and relevant data that’s invaluable for benchmarking. The ability to tailor project cost analyses directly within BCIS is also a tremendous asset that saves us time and ensures greater accuracy.  

Mark Harris, Exi Cost Consultants Ltd

BCIS plays a crucial role in supporting our highways, estates, and development teams, especially in assessing project feasibility and planning maintenance. It’s our primary resource for early cost estimations across diverse schemes, from commercial developments to highway upgrades and affordability assessments.

BCIS also allows us to calculate rebuild costs for insurance premiums and provide essential data for our estates and insurance teams. The service has become integral to our workflow and as a reputable source with a good industry reputation, it’s invaluable to have this assurance when evidencing costings. 

Oliver Tyack, Torbay Council

We needed to price some works that had been completed 18 years previous and provide the estimated cost at that date. BCIS saved us a considerable amount of time, as we didn’t have to search through data from previous years. We were also confident we could provide our client with information that had been calculated robustly.  The service is regularly updated to reflect changing market conditions, which also means we can provide up-to-date inflation forecasts.

Tom Francis, Varsity Consulting

BCIS offers a wide range of rates which can be used to help standardise our services, create budgets for clients and confidently advise our clients.

BCIS is accepted by most as the best place to obtain construction cost information; this means we can reference BCIS knowing our clients will accept the data is from a trusted source. The software also ensures we can find an array of costs in one place, as well as provide final costings in one document.

James Wellings, Wellings & Co. Surveyors

BCIS has become an essential tool for us, saving time and reducing administrative costs and we can trust the data is always in line with industry activity and costs. We choose BCIS because they are the market leaders, with a strong track record of reliability.

James Holmes, Wonnacott Partnership

I’ve been using the BCIS service for calculating reinstatement costs for residential property for seven years since starting out as a sole practitioner. Clear and easy to use, it allows me to undertake reinstatement calculations on a large range of property types in a relatively quick time frame. The platform provides a reliable assessment with a clear illustration of how I arrived at the final figure, should it ever be needed. This ensures I can be confident I’m offering my clients the best and most accurate service. I’d recommend it to any other professionals who need to provide reinstatement values of residential or commercial properties.

Ben Taylor, Open Door Surveyors

We turned to BCIS to address challenges in preparing claims for the effects of inflation on new housing developments. As the widely recognised and trusted RICS cost data service, BCIS was the natural choice. Since incorporating it into our processes, we’ve found it easy to obtain inflation claims, budget estimates, and insurance valuations. BCIS has improved both the accuracy and speed of our work, thanks to the easy-to-use platform and up-to-date data. We recommend BCIS for its authority as the UK’s leading cost data service, trusted across the industry for delivering reliable and comprehensive information.

Cliff Willis, Ivyhouse Consulting

We have subscribed to BCIS for many years as it allows us to provide our clients with accurate and up-to-date building cost data. We chose BCIS because of its affiliation with RICS, which assured us of its accuracy and integrity. With easy online access to relevant information, we’re able to compile project cost data and respond to client requests easily across the practice. The usability of the platform means we can ensure new members of the team are up to speed in a short time. The service also seamlessly integrates with Microsoft Office, which assists our internal quality procedures. A widely trusted brand with extensive data sets, BCIS is our go-to source for construction cost data and one we highly recommend to peers and colleagues.

Matthew Carswell, Powell Williams