79 Construction & Engineering Awards 2020 BUILD Best Estimating/Tendering Service Provider 2020 – Scotland here are few estimating and tendering companies around, but one that is leading the way, and especially making big waves in Scotland, is Beyond Boarders. In order to thrive, small companies need to be able to produce good tenders that win them contracts, and that is what Beyond Boarders provide. The company specialises in tenders and estimates, as well as providing commercial support to contractors in the civil engineering and construction industry. The deadlines, workload and complexity associated with tenders can be detrimental to a company without the expertise to deal with them effectively, nor the financial freedom to hire someone full time. As such, Beyond Boarders can fill this gap and create breathing room on an ad hoc basis. The small company is run by David Mitchell, a qualified and experienced quantity surveyor. They now serve over 15 clients and have helped them be awarded work projects that they would otherwise have missed out on. Since the company’s formation, they have seen some incredible success. Overall, they have helped contractors’ price £69 million worth of tenders. Of the work priced, they have secured £26 million of work for the contractors, with another £16 million still pending award. As a whole, Beyond Boarders have a very impressive success rate of 48% of the tenders they are involved in. In all documentation that they create, Beyond Boarders adheres to a strict level of attention to detail. The process they go through includes formulating a detailed plan with the client and then effectively executing it. They use the latest estimating software to ensure pricing and quantities are accurate, and to make it easy to pass information back and forth between them and the client. The company’s success is down to the way they adapt to the constantly varying market. Despite the fact that labour and material prices keep going up and the expectation is that tender prices should go down, Beyond Boarders is still delivering success for their clients. David Mitchell said: “In recent months we have seen the construction industry get more competitive again. A lot of companies are needing to secure work and larger companies are starting to bid for the smaller works that they would normally avoid.” This is difficult news for Beyond Boarders’ clients, who tend to be smaller companies. David and his team represent clients in Scotland, England and Ireland, who are lucky to have David on their side in the face of this competition. In Scotland especially, there is a lot of affordable housing being built with many companies vying for the contracts. Still, despite the difficulty construction companies are having with acquiring work, the biggest obstacle that Beyond Boarders has had to overcome is persuading contractors to use an outside company to do their estimating for them. However, even though it was initially a foreign idea to outsource documentation that requires such an intimate understanding of the business, the success of Beyond Boarders stands for itself. Overall, Beyond Boarders is a small powerhouse that can help turn the tide in favour of smaller companies. Having an expert on hand is a huge advantage, especially when it isn’t possible to build a team to handle the difficult documentation in-house. Beyond Boarders’ clients count themselves lucky to have them on their side. Company: Beyond Boarders Contact: David Mitchell Website: www.beyondboarders.co.uk T Beyond Boarders have proven to be incredibly capable at what they do; acting as a driving force behind the economy of the Construction industry. They help small companies create effective tenders and estimates when they don’t have their own in-house estimator/bid manager. The company has a very impressive success rate and has helped clients all over the United Kingdom. We profiled the awardwinning business to discover the secrets behind their extraordinary success. Aug20358
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