Pricing
No tiers to decode and no minimum contract. Pick a package, or send a set and let the wizard price it exactly.
Single trade
One scope, small package
£102 ex VAT
5-drawing package, standard turnaround
- Any one scope you like
- Up to 5 drawings
- Measured schedule in Excel + PDF
- 5 working day turnaround
- 10 estimating hours a month
Most chosen
Multi-trade
Several scopes on one project
£357 ex VAT
15-drawing package, standard turnaround
- Bundle as many scopes as you need
- Up to 15 drawings
- Measured plus priced build-up
- Clarifications & exclusions
- One revision included
- 25 estimating hours a month
Whole project
Main-contractor tender returns
£697 ex VAT
30-drawing package, standard turnaround
- Every scope on the job
- Up to 30 drawings
- Priced BoQ & branded quote
- RFI log & programme notes
- Independent audit check
- 55 estimating hours a month
How we compare
| What you get | Pro Steel Solutions | In-house estimator | Offshore takeoff service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priced by people who fabricate steel | Yes | No | No |
| Fixed fee confirmed before work starts | Yes | No | Yes |
| 24-hour turnaround available | Yes | No | No |
| Connection and fitting allowances | Yes | Yes | No |
| 3D model to check the frame | Yes | No | No |
| No payment taken before delivery | Yes | Yes | No |
| Clarifications written for tender | Yes | Yes | No |
Questions about pricing
How do you work out the fee?
Estimating hours × £40 an hour, ex VAT. The hours come from the scopes you pick, the number of drawings, the sector and how clean the information is. Bundle several scopes and each extra one costs less, because the drawing set is only read once. Rush work carries an uplift because it displaces other jobs. Nothing is hidden in a package rate.
Do I pay before you start?
No. You send the drawings, we confirm the fee in writing, and you say go. We invoice on delivery and you pay by bank transfer on 14 days. There is no card payment on this site.
What do I actually get back?
An Excel schedule and a PDF summary as standard. Steelwork takeoffs come with member marks, section sizes, lengths, kg/m and tonnage by element. Priced work adds the material, fabrication, coating and erection build-up, plus clarifications and exclusions written for a tender return.
Can you work from a scan or a hand sketch?
Yes. Scanned sets, photographs and marked-up sketches are all fine — it is how a lot of refurbishment work arrives. Where something is unreadable we list it as a clarification rather than guessing.
Is my information safe?
Drawings go to a private folder, are never shared, and are deleted on request. We sign your NDA if you have one. If you are pricing against competitors, say so and we keep your enquiry out of any supplier conversation.
How fast can you really turn one round?
A domestic loft or a small frame goes back in 24 hours. A full tender pack on a complex set needs 3 to 5 working days to be worth having. If your return date is tight, tell us at the start and we will say yes or no straight away rather than letting it drift.
Can you price a whole project, not one trade?
Yes. Tick every scope the job needs and we measure them together into one bill — groundworks, frame, envelope, fit-out, building services and preliminaries. Pricing the whole job in one pass is cheaper than buying the trades separately, and the interfaces between them get checked.
What makes a contractor-led takeoff different?
We build as well as measure. Steelwork and metalwork we fabricate ourselves in our own workshop, and we buy in every other trade on live jobs. So the rates reflect what the work actually costs to carry out — access, sequence, waste, attendance — rather than a theoretical figure out of a book.