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The UK’s leading provider of independent built environment cost intelligence

Supporting better cost decisions across construction, property management and insurance

BCIS provides the data, tools and market insight professionals need to estimate, benchmark and forecast costs.
From planning a new development to managing an existing building or reviewing rebuild costs, our independent evidence helps you test assumptions, plan expenditure and make defensible recommendations.

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Trusted cost intelligence, backed by 65 years of expertise

65 years

Of construction cost intelligence

30,000+

Analysed projects available for benchmarking

21,000+

Published project analyses available to explore individually

2,000+

Published index series

Find cost intelligence for your work

Construction and development

For quantity surveyors, cost consultants, project managers, contractors, developers and funders.

Estimate and benchmark project costs, assess affordability and account for changing market conditions. Use construction cost data, detailed rates, indices and forecasts to support cost planning, procurement and investment decisions.

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Property management and operation

For asset and facilities managers, building owners, housing providers and their advisers.

Plan maintenance and renewal, benchmark operational expenditure and compare refurbishment options. Use cost benchmarks, schedules of rates and component life data to support annual budgets and longer-term asset plans.

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Insurance and rebuild costs

For insurers, brokers, managing general agents, surveyors and property owners.

Understand the cost of rebuilding and how it changes over time. Use rebuild cost data and tools to support advice on sums insured, insurance decisions and the management of underinsurance risk.

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Independent evidence for the decisions you need to make

Develop more reliable estimates

Use relevant cost benchmarks and detailed data to build estimates for projects, assets and future expenditure.

Test budgets and assumptions

Compare costs with industry evidence to identify differences, challenge allowances and explain your recommendations.

Account for changing costs

Understand cost movements and use indices, forecasts and market commentary to plan for future expenditure.

Make transparent, defensible recommendations

Give clients, colleagues and stakeholders a clear evidence base for budgets, procurement and investment decisions.

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Comprehensive cost intelligence in one place

Construction cost data

Average building prices, elemental cost analyses and detailed rates to support estimating and benchmarking, with adjustments for location and date.

Operational and maintenance costs

Cost benchmarks, schedules of rates, component life data and life cycle costing tools for maintaining, operating and refurbishing existing buildings.

Indices, forecasts and market insight

Published index series, five-year forecasts and expert commentary covering construction costs, tender prices, labour, materials, maintenance and energy.

Whole life cost and carbon

BCIS Life Cycle Evaluator brings cost and carbon together to help compare options and assess their implications over a building’s life cycle.

Rebuild cost data and tools

Residential and commercial rebuild cost information to support reinstatement cost assessments, advice on insurance cover and reviews of sums insured.

See how BCIS has evolved from its origins in construction cost planning to become the UK’s largest independent source of built environment cost intelligence. Our specialists analyse industry data and explain changing market conditions, helping professionals apply the evidence to decisions across construction, property management and insurance.

Find the right BCIS data and tools for your organisation. Our team will help you explore the relevant solutions and demonstrate how they could support your work.

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