Quote · Clinic · commercial
Q-1188
DraftMoxham Clinic, clinic fit-out in Bristol: 58 m² floor. £18,950 ex VAT at 21.1% margin. Drafted 6 days ago by Neil.
- DraftedFri 9 OctBy Neil Barton, hours from the true rate
- SentNot yetReady when Neil is
- Followed upNot yetAfter it is sent
- DecidedWaitingAfter it is sent
How the price is built
Hours from the firm's own history, then materials, subcontract and margin
£18,950
ex VAT
Labour £3,060Materials £6,400Subcontract £5,500Margin £3,990
Labour£3,060
58m² floor×1.94h per m² of floor=112.5 h
112.5 h×£27.24an hour=£3,060to the nearest £10
1.94 h per m² of floor is what the 3 clinics and practices finished this year really took, from their timesheets. £27.24 is the average cost of an hour on those jobs: each fitter's cost rate, weighted by the hours they logged.
Materials£6,400
| Partitions, board and ceilings Avonmere Builders Merchants | £1,920 |
| Joinery timber and sheet Kestle Timber | £1,020 |
| Lighting and electrical Voltmere Electrical Wholesale | £1,280 |
| Safety flooring Cotsmoor Flooring Trade | £1,150 |
| Clinical sinks and taps Linmouth Bathroom Supply | £1,030 |
Subcontract£5,500
| Electrics and data Andy Rees Electrical, electrician | £2,470 |
| Plumbing Jon Haskins Plumbing and Heating, plumber | £1,930 |
| Floor laying Nick Weller Flooring, floor layer | £1,100 |
Cost£14,960
Price at a 21% margin, to the nearest £50£18,950
Margin£3,990, 21.1%
VAT 20%£3,790
Price inc VAT£22,740
Against the old rule
Same 58 m² floor, same materials and subcontract
Old ruleTrue rate
Hours per m² of floor1.81.94
Labour hours104.5 h112.5 h
Labour cost£2,850£3,060
Price ex VAT£18,650£18,950
Margin if it takes the true hours19.8%21.1%
The old rule would have priced this £300 lower with 8 h fewer hours. The crew would still take the hours; the margin would pay for them.
Where the hours come from
Every clinic job finished this year: hours from the timesheets, per m² of floor
3998Kingsmere Vets, 150 m² floor17 Jul1.81 h272 h vs 270.5 h3946Avonvale Podiatry, 93 m² floor26 Jan, imported2.06 h192 h vs 167 h3941Brookmead Hearing, 148 m² floor5 Jan, imported2 h296 h vs 266.5 h
Estimates on these jobs ran 13% over on hours before go-live (2 jobs), 1% since (1). 2 of them were imported from paper job sheets.
Client
Moxham Clinic17 Park Street, Bristol
ContactHenry Tucker
Phone0117 496 0786
First in touch2 Oct 2026