SERVICES
Construction planning services that follow your contract
Programmes that win work. Controls that protect margin.
Project planning and project controls services for contractors on NEC, JCT and FIDIC work, from the tender to Completion. Fixed fees from £950 + VAT, agreed in writing before work starts.
NEC ACCREDITED
APMG QUALIFIED
P6 / MS PROJECT / ASTA
NEC / JCT / FIDIC
TENDER AND PRE-CONSTRUCTION
Plan
The programme behind your bid, then everything set up between award and site start.
READY FOR YOUR TENDER RETURN DATE
BIDDING THE WORK
Logic-linked tender programmes and narratives written to the contract, solid enough to become the baseline after award.
From £1,500 + VAT
WON IT, MOBILISING
Programme, interfaces and long-lead procurement set up between award and site start, so the team can run it from day one.
Pack from £2,500 + VAT
FIRST PROGRAMME
Accept
A first programme built to be accepted, checked against your contract before it is submitted.
BEFORE YOUR FIRST PROGRAMME IS DUE
Within 5 working days of the scope being agreed, for a single-phase job.
FIRST PROGRAMME DUE
Your first programme and its narrative, built to the contract and ready for acceptance.
From £1,250 + VAT
ACCEPTANCE IS STALLING
Programmes that show all nine items clause 31.2 requires, checked against the four reasons for non-acceptance in clause 31.3.
Reviews from £950 + VAT
UPDATES AND REPORTING
Control
The programme updated on a fixed cycle, so it keeps matching the job and each revision goes in on time.
ISSUED WITHIN TWO WORKING DAYS OF THE DATA DATE
Monthly as standard, weekly when the job moves faster.
ON SITE AND REPORTING
Programme updates, lookaheads, dashboards and reporting packs to an agreed cadence. Remote, hybrid or embedded.
From £1,400 a month + VAT
THE PROGRAMME IS NOT TRUSTED
An independent review, then logic, critical path and float rebuilt into a recovery programme the team can trust again.
Reviews from £1,250 + VAT
CHANGE AND DELAY
Protect
When the job changes, the effect on your dates is measured and shown on the programme, so every quotation stands on evidence.
BEFORE YOUR QUOTATION IS DUE
Under NEC, three weeks from the instruction to submit a quotation, unless a longer time is agreed.
THE JOB HAS CHANGED
Notifications, quotations and time impact assessments built on the Accepted Programme, with the equivalent under JCT and FIDIC.
From £1,250 + VAT
TIME IS IN DISPUTE
Delay and extension of time analysis built from the native programme files and the project records, starting with a delay position review.
Reviews from £2,500 + VAT
Every price is a starting fee + VAT, confirmed in writing before work starts. See all prices
YOUR PLANNING TEAM
No planner in your team?
Every phase needs someone to run the programme. We can run it for you each month. We can also help you fill the role with a permanent planner of your own.
IF YOU HAVE NO IN-HOUSE PLANNER
For specialist contractors and subcontractors whose contracts call for a programme. We build it, update it each month and issue every revision ready for acceptance.
From £1,400 a month + VAT
SOCIAL VALUE
Meet your jobs and skills commitment by hiring a permanent project planner.
From January 2027, central government tenders from £1m weight social value at 10 per cent or more, with jobs and skills at the centre. A permanent planning job is a commitment you can deliver and prove.
A permanent planner on your payroll, prepared by us, with our review behind their work.
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
What clients say
JWA Shopfitting Solutions Ltd
Director and Contract Manager
NEC Planning Solutions stepped in at very short notice when we needed support with our programme and quickly turned it into a fully linked, logic-driven critical path programme. From the outset, they took the time to understand the project and worked closely with us to ensure the programme reflected the realities on site. Since then, they've continued to support us through a number of revisions and have played an important role in helping us present and support our extension of time position. What has stood out most is their responsiveness, practical approach, and ability to explain complex planning issues in a straightforward way. They have been a pleasure to work with throughout: professional, knowledgeable, commercially aware, and always willing to go the extra mile when required. Their support has given us confidence in our programme and claims position, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.
Studley Engineering
Project Manager
NEC Planning Solutions ran our P6 progress updates and dashboards through to commissioning. Accurate, on time, and it gave our team and the client what they needed. Well supported throughout, so it never added load to us.
HOW IT STARTS
How every service starts
A 30-minute call
The contract, where the job stands and the next date that matters. You don't need to send anything first.
WE REPLY WITHIN ONE WORKING DAY
Scope and fee in writing
The outputs, the dates and a fixed fee, agreed before any chargeable work.
WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE CALL
The work, reviewed before issue
Built in the software your contract requires and checked by an NEC Accredited Project Manager before it reaches you.
ON THE DATES AGREED
QUESTIONS
Common questions about our construction planning services
Which service do I need?
Start with the phase your job is in. Bidding or mobilising is Plan. A first programme due or one that came back is Accept. Monthly updates and recovery are Control. Change and disputed time are Protect. If it is not clear, the first call settles it.
How much do your construction planning services cost?
Fixed fees for one piece of work start from £950 + VAT. Monthly support starts from £1,400 a month + VAT. Each service shows its starting fee and every fee is confirmed in writing before work starts.
Do you work under JCT and FIDIC as well as NEC?
Yes. Our project planning services follow the terms of the contract you are on: NEC3, NEC4, JCT or FIDIC. Where a service is named for an NEC clause, we do the equivalent work under JCT or FIDIC. We work in Primavera P6 and MS Project, with Asta when a job requires it.
Can you start part-way through a job?
Yes. You can start at any phase: a first programme that came back, a run of compensation events or a programme that no longer matches the site. We start from where the job is.
Do you work on site or remotely?
Most work is remote, with site days or a planner on site when the job needs one, for contractors in the UK and EU. Site days are quoted before they happen.
How quickly can you start?
We reply to every enquiry within one working day. The scope and fee follow within 48 hours of the first call. A first programme is ready within 5 working days of the scope being agreed, for a single-phase job.
Do you also work for Project Managers and clients?
Yes, on projects where we do not act for the Contractor. We act for one side per project.