Turn Construction Quotes into Market Intelligence
Rates Goblin helps quantity surveyors extract line-item rates from contractor quotes, benchmark them against historical project data, identify potential savings, and maintain industry-standard compliance throughout the procurement process.
See It in Action
Explore the key areas of Rates Goblin — built for how quantity surveyors actually work.
Portfolio Overview
At-a-glance metrics — total quotes, portfolio value, rate groups, and cost plans. Visualise top suppliers by value and track recent activity across your projects.
Quote Management
Upload, organise, and compare contractor quotes. See supplier, reference, total net, cost per unit, and status at a glance. Export to Excel or run side-by-side comparisons.
Cost Plan Management
Build and manage structured cost plans from extracted quote data. Track total costs, cost per square metre, and project status across your portfolio.
Rate Intelligence
Market rate analysis from your quotes and cost plans — median rates, percentile ranges, TPI trends, and supplier spread. Spot pricing gaps with rate spread alerts.
How It Works
From uploaded quote to actionable insight in four simple steps.
Upload
Upload contractor quotes in PDF or Excel format. Rates Goblin accepts the document formats you already use.
Extract
AI reads and extracts individual line items, unit rates, quantities, and descriptions from each quote automatically.
Benchmark
Extracted rates are compared against your historical project data and market benchmarks to highlight anomalies.
Decide
Identify potential savings, flag overpriced items, and build an evidence-based position for commercial negotiations.
Features Overview
Everything a quantity surveyor needs to streamline procurement intelligence.
AI Quote Extraction
Automatically extract line-item rates, quantities, and descriptions from contractor quotes in PDF and Excel formats. Reduce hours of manual data entry to minutes.
Rate Benchmarking
Compare rates from quotes and cost plans against your historical project data to spot outliers and pricing trends. Build confidence in your commercial recommendations.
NRM Classification
AI-assisted mapping of line items to NRM Level 1 cost categories for consistent reporting. Maintain structured cost data aligned with industry standards.
Value Engineering
Identify opportunities for cost optimisation by analysing rate variations across trades and suppliers. Support data-driven value engineering conversations.
Cost Plan Management
Organise and manage cost plans with structured data from extracted quotes. Track budget performance and forecast project costs with greater accuracy.
Professional Compliance
Built with recognised professional standards and guidance in mind. Audit trails and structured outputs support transparent, defensible procurement decisions.
Community Rate Database
Opt in to contribute anonymised rate data to a growing industry benchmarking pool. Help build the UK's most comprehensive construction rate intelligence — and benefit from stronger, data-driven benchmarks powered by real project rates.
Pricing
Simple, transparent plans for quantity surveyors and procurement teams.
Professional
For individual QS professionals.
- ✅ 30 quotes per month
- ✅ 200 AI queries per month
- ✅ 10 cost plans
- ✅ Basic Rate Intelligence
- ✅ NRM classification
- ✅ 3-quote comparison
Business
For QS teams and procurement departments.
- ✅ 150 quotes per month
- ✅ 1,000 AI queries per month
- ✅ 50 cost plans
- ✅ Full Rate Intelligence & VE
- ✅ Up to 5 seats
- ✅ Priority AI processing
Enterprise
For larger practices and organisations.
- ✅ Everything in Business
- ✅ Unlimited seats & usage
- ✅ Custom integrations
- ✅ SLA & dedicated support
- ✅ Custom onboarding
- ✅ 5 devices per user
Ready to transform your procurement?
Join quantity surveyors across the UK who are using Rates Goblin to extract better insights from contractor quotes and make smarter commercial decisions.
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