Professional Standards Disclaimer

Last updated: February 2026

1. Important Notice

This page contains important information about the nature and limitations of Rates Goblin. Please read this disclaimer carefully before using the service. By accessing or using Rates Goblin, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the terms set out below.

2. What Rates Goblin Is

Rates Goblin is a data organisation and analysis tool designed for the UK construction procurement sector. Specifically:

  • It helps quantity surveyors, cost consultants, and project managers organise, extract, and compare data from construction quotes and cost plans.
  • It uses artificial intelligence to automate data extraction, classification, and analysis tasks that would otherwise be performed manually.
  • It provides benchmarking tools to compare rates against your own historical data and published industry averages.

3. What Rates Goblin Is NOT

Critical — Please Read Carefully

  • Rates Goblin is NOT professional quantity surveying advice.
  • It is NOT cost consultancy advice.
  • It is NOT construction advice of any kind.
  • It does NOT constitute a regulated professional service.
  • It does NOT require the operator to hold any professional certifications or licences.
  • It is NOT a substitute for the professional judgement of a qualified quantity surveyor or cost consultant.

4. Professional Body Disclaimer

Rates Goblin is NOT endorsed by, affiliated with, or certified by:

  • The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
  • The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
  • Any other professional body or institution

References to RICS, CIOB, NRM (New Rules of Measurement), and other professional standards throughout this website and application are used for descriptive and contextual purposes only.

These references indicate that the platform's design has been informed by publicly available professional guidance — they do NOT imply any endorsement, certification, or compliance verification by those bodies.

RICS, CIOB, NRM, and BCIS are trademarks of their respective owners.

5. AI Output Disclaimer

ALL outputs generated by Rates Goblin — including but not limited to:

  • AI-extracted line items
  • NRM classifications
  • Rate comparisons
  • Benchmark analyses
  • Cost estimates
  • Regional adjustments
  • Value engineering calculations
  • AI query responses

— are INDICATIVE ONLY.

All outputs MUST be independently verified by a suitably qualified professional before any reliance is placed upon them or any decision is made on their basis.

AI outputs include confidence scores to help users assess reliability, but even high-confidence outputs may contain errors. We make no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of any AI-generated output.

6. Benchmarking & Data Disclaimer

  • No BCIS (Building Cost Information Service) copyrighted price book data is reproduced in this system.
  • NRM classifications use publicly available element category names only (e.g., "2.5 External Walls").
  • Building cost ranges shown are indicative industry estimates compiled by Rates Goblin and are NOT BCIS benchmarks.
  • Regional cost adjustment factors are approximate guides based on Rates Goblin indicative estimates and should not be treated as certified valuations.
  • Historical rate benchmarking is based solely on data you have uploaded — the quality of benchmarks depends on the quality and quantity of your input data.
  • Actual costs depend on many project-specific factors not captured by this system.

7. User Responsibilities

  • Users remain solely responsible for all procurement decisions, professional obligations, and regulatory compliance.
  • Users who are RICS, CIOB, or other professionally qualified members remain bound by their own professional codes of conduct and standards of practice.
  • Users should exercise independent professional judgement when using outputs from this system.
  • If professional quantity surveying advice is needed, consult a RICS-accredited quantity surveyor.

8. Limitation of Liability

  • All data shown is derived from user-uploaded documents processed by AI.
  • The system makes no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of any output.
  • Users accept full responsibility for any decisions made based on the data presented.
  • To the fullest extent permitted by law, Rates Goblin shall not be liable for any losses, damages, or costs arising from reliance on the outputs of this system.
  • Nothing in this disclaimer excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.

9. Contact

If you have any questions about this disclaimer or the nature and limitations of Rates Goblin, please contact us at: hello@ratesgoblin.ai