We'll help get your building business ready.
Send us what you currently use. Quotes, terms, payment schedules, contracts, whatever you have. We'll assess it, tell you plainly what's missing, and help put the right paperwork and procedures in place.
Send us what you've got. We'll help sort what's missing.
Independent commercial service. Not a government scheme.
Five-pillar dashboard
Builder Readiness Score
72
out of 100
Professional Business
Business identity, insurance, competence, health and safety, and subcontractor management.
Clear Agreements
Quotations, scopes, contracts, exclusions, responsibilities and variations.
Fair Payments
Deposits, stage payments, schedules, variations, payment evidence and milestone verification.
Project Records
Photos, approvals, Building Control, instructions, variations, evidence and completion records.
Customer Protection
Communication, complaints, disputes, defects, handover, guarantees and warranties.
Illustrative example. Your own result is self-assessed until supporting evidence has been independently checked.
Good builder. Good work. Better business systems.
You’re a builder. You shouldn’t need to be a paperwork expert.
Most building businesses don't have a commercial department, a contracts administrator or a quantity surveyor. They run on quotes, email, WhatsApp, invoices, photographs and conversations. That isn't unprofessional, it's normal. It just leaves gaps when a job goes sideways, and Builder Standard exists to close them.
The model
Get ready. Put it right. Stay ready.
Three simple stages. Start with the free Builder Readiness Check. Independent Milestone Verification is a separate optional service.
- Stage 1 of 3
Get ready
We find what's missing, and help put it right.
Start with the free Builder Readiness Check. The £295 Professional Standards Audit then reviews what you actually use, and implementation support puts the missing contracts, templates and procedures in place.
- •Free readiness check, about 5 minutes
- •£295 Professional Standards Audit
- •Implementation support from £695
- Stage 2 of 3
Stay ready
Keep your standards current.
Documents expire. Regulations change. Businesses grow. Membership keeps your documents, procedures, insurance records and standards up to date.
- •Professional Standards Score and improvement plan
- •Document and insurance expiry reminders
- •Updated templates and industry alerts
- Stage 3 of 3
Work to the standard
Use it on every live project.
The Builder Standard Project Hub gives members the tools to put those professional processes into practice on every job, with a simple client portal for each project.
- •Contracts, payment plans and variations
- •Client procedures and project documents
- •Digital handover packs and client portal
The journey
Check, fix, maintain.
- 01
Get ready
Take the free Builder Readiness Check, then use the £295 audit and optional implementation support to close the gaps.
Free check, audit £295, implementation from £695
- 02
Stay ready
Membership keeps your documents, templates, reminders and Professional Standards Score up to date.
Builder Standard Member, £59/month
- 03
Work to the standard
Use the Builder Standard Project Hub to run contracts, payment plans, variations and handovers on every job.
Project Hub included in membership
The audit
A proper look at how your business runs.
The £295 Professional Standards Audit reviews your current documents and procedures by human review. You receive a branded PDF report, a five-pillar result using In place, Improvement recommended and Missing, and a practical action plan.
What we look at
- Business identity
- Insurance
- Competence records
- Health and safety structure
- Subcontractor records
- Written quotations
- Scope definition
- Contracts
- Exclusions and responsibilities
- Payment terms
- Deposits
- Milestone definitions
- Variations
- Payment records
- Customer communication
- Complaints and disputes
- Photographic records
- Building Control records
- Practical completion
- Handover
- Defects
- Guarantees and warranties
- GDPR and data handling
Done for you
We'll help fix what's missing.
This is the part most builders never get round to. We build it with you, using how your business already works, so it gets used rather than filed away.
Quotation structure
A clear, professional quotation format your customers can understand.
Scope templates
A written scope format that says what is, and is not, included.
Contract procedure
A consistent route for issuing, agreeing and storing written contract paperwork.
Payment schedule
Stage payments set out in plain terms, in writing, before work starts.
Deposit procedure
A proportionate written approach to deposits, records and customer explanation.
Defined milestones
Each payment stage defined objectively, with the evidence required.
Variation procedure
A simple way to price, agree and record changes before they are built.
Customer approvals
A consistent approval step so decisions are recorded, not remembered.
Complaints and disputes
A written complaints route and dispute escalation process customers can see.
Health and safety structure
A proportionate file structure for policies, risk assessments and method statements.
Subcontractor records
What you collect from subcontractors, and when.
Project evidence
A routine for photographs, approvals and records as the job progresses.
Completion and handover
A tidy completion checklist and handover pack for the customer at the end of the job.
Defects and warranties
A clear record of defects response, guarantees and warranty information.
Privacy and storage
A sensible structure for customer data, privacy wording and document storage.
Builder Standard provides templates and business administration processes, not regulated legal advice. For project-specific terms, or for larger or higher-risk contracts, take your own legal advice or use a recognised industry contract. Builder Standard is not a solicitor and does not provide legal representation.
Document review
Send us your paperwork. We'll tell you where the gaps are.
Upload the quotation, terms, payment schedule, variation form, complaints procedure, insurance or handover documents you already use. We check them against the Builder Standard framework and show you what's missing in plain English.
Then we help fix it.
Payment schedule
- Payment stages identified
- Milestones aren't objectively defined
- No evidence requirements stated
- Variation payment treatment unclear
Builder Standard can help fix this.
Illustrative example. A document review highlights potential gaps against the Builder Standard framework. It is not legal advice.
Get me ready.
Tell us a bit about your business and what you currently use. We'll come back within one working day with the recommended implementation scope. Prices start from £695 and depend on business size and gaps.
Not sure yet? Start with the free readiness check, it takes about five minutes.