Construction estimating software that wins profitable work
Import a BoQ in minutes, build transparent rates from labour, plant and materials, and carry the estimate straight into valuations and CVR. No more fragile spreadsheets.
Built for: Estimators · Quantity Surveyors · Commercial Managers · Directors
Why teams switch to Valesco
Save time on every tender
- Import BQs and schedules from Excel and export priced rates back
- Create your own bills from a standard headings library
- Several estimators can price the same tender at once
Win more profitable work
- Analyse a bid in detail with flexible reports
- Manage material price fluctuations with ease
- Control risk with mark-up, usage and wastage options
Build a better estimate
- Clear rate build-ups for labour, plant and materials
- Full audit trail, unlike error-prone spreadsheets
- Export to a CS Project programme for cash flow forecasting
Quick return on investment
- Simple, effective interface your team picks up fast
- Valuations module for CVR cost-value comparisons
- UK help desk and training from construction professionals
Everything you need, nothing you don’t
Fast BQ production
Import an unpriced bill of quantities or schedule of rates in minutes with an Excel import built for real-world bills, or create your own BQ from a standard headings library.
Flexible pricing
Price from first principles, standard gang outputs, subcontract comparison, rate banding or cost variations, whichever gives you the clearest view of the job.
Subcontract comparison
Compare every returned subcontractor and supplier quote side by side, adjust excluded items and choose the best company for the job.
Easy onscreen take-off
Take off quantities from multiple drawings directly into the estimate, with a full audit trail recorded in the DimPad.
Valuations & CVR
Convert the estimate to a post-contract budget in one click, then record claimed, paid, internal and final quantities monthly or cumulatively.
Earned value & cost reporting
Cost, profit and value reports, earned value analysis and cost-head budgets, all exportable to Excel or your accounts system for an early warning on overspend.
Tender adjudication
Run "what if" scenarios in real time on rates, outputs, wastage, inflation, overheads and profit, so adjudication meetings end with a decision.
Resourced programme from the estimate
Export the estimate to create a fully resourced CS Project programme, with labour, plant and material usage already allocated to each task.
Valesco is an easy-to-use estimating system that saves time and gives you the ability to view all your resources and make last-minute changes to your labour, plant and material costs before a tender is submitted. The software, together with the excellent support and training, has given us the confidence to tender for larger projects.
Works with the tools you already use
- Microsoft Excel
- CS Project
- Accounts system
- Take-off / PDF drawings
Valesco in the real world
ValescoHow BQS Management won its first tender with Valesco, thanks to the quality of its submission
ValescoMWT Civil Engineering gained the confidence to tender for larger projects
ValescoCarnell Group prices tenders quickly and accurately with Valesco
Valesco for your trade
Estimating software for groundworks contractors
Price groundworks tenders faster with resource-based rates for labour, plant and materials. Valesco is estimating software for groundworks contractors.
Read more →CVR software for contractors
Run monthly cost value reconciliation straight from your tender estimate. Valesco CVR software tracks claimed, paid and internal values with earned value reporting.
Read more →BoQ pricing software for UK contractors
Import, price and return bills of quantities from Excel in a fraction of the time. Valesco is BoQ pricing software built for UK contractors.
Read more →Subcontractor quote comparison software for estimators
Compare subcontractor and supplier quotes line by line, adjust exclusions and pick the best price. Valesco subcontract comparison for estimators.
Read more →Valesco FAQs
Can Valesco import a bill of quantities from Excel?
Yes. Valesco imports unpriced BQs and schedules of rates from Excel in minutes, and can export your priced rates back into the client’s original document.
Does Valesco handle valuations and CVR as well as estimating?
Yes. The valuations module turns your estimate into a post-contract budget, so you can record monthly valuations and run cost-value reconciliation from the same data.
Can more than one estimator work on a tender?
Yes. Multi-user installations let several estimators price different sections of the same tender at the same time.
Is Valesco cloud-based or installed?
Placeholder: confirm deployment options, e.g. installed, hosted or cloud, with the client.
How long does it take to get up and running?
Placeholder: typical implementation time. Training is available online in two-hour sessions or on site.
See Valesco on one of your own projects
Book a 30-minute online demo with a construction-experienced specialist. Bring a real BoQ, programme or document problem and we’ll show you how Crest handles it.
- No obligation, no hard sell
- Tailored to your trade
- Free trial licence available