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Pre-contract & tender
Build the commercial position before work begins.
- Cost plans and budgets
- Detailed estimating and measurement
- Tender preparation and review
- Procurement and scope alignment
Contractor-side commercial consultancy · Scotland
Commercial control from tender to final account.
Senior quantity surveying, estimating and commercial management support for contractors and specialist subcontractors.
50+combined years of team experience
£50k–£10m+project and workstream experience
SBCC · NECcontract experience
01 / Perspective
Protect margin. Keep projects moving.
Get a clear view of cost, value and cash flow before decisions become expensive.
MCS adds experienced commercial support to your team, without a permanent appointment.
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Support at every project stage.
Focused support for a single commercial issue, a complete project stage or an ongoing weekly requirement.
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Post-contract management
Maintain control of value, change and forecast.
- Applications, valuations and cash flow
- Cost-value reconciliation and cost-to-complete
- Variations and substantiation
- Subcontract and final accounts
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Contract & commercial support
Protect entitlement with clear records and action.
- Contract reviews and risk identification
- Commercial notices and correspondence
- Extension-of-time and loss-and-expense support
- Commercial recovery and resolution
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Flexible consultancy
Add experienced resource exactly where it is needed.
- Interim Senior QS cover
- Project-specific support
- Tender workload assistance
- Commercial health checks
Selected experience
Commercial judgement built on real project experience.
Selected experience of the professionals behind MCS, spanning tender preparation, live project control and commercial close-out.
Arts organisation headquarters
Commercial lead
A two-stage headquarters refurbishment under an SBCC Without Quantities contract.
Explore the scope: Arts organisation headquarters
Scope of involvement
- Bills of Quantities, value engineering and procurement
- Valuations, cost-value reconciliation and change control
- Final-account strategy
Commercial focus
Commercial coordination from pre-construction through delivery and final-account planning.
Two high-end car showrooms
Estimating & commercial support
Tendering and commercial support across the development of two high-end car showrooms.
Explore the scope: Two high-end car showrooms
Scope of involvement
- Detailed measurement and rate build-ups
- Subcontract and supplier enquiries, procurement support
- Value engineering and senior commercial review
Commercial focus
Linking tender assumptions and package pricing to procurement and delivery.
Commercial, education & listed buildings
Commercial management & estimating
Experience across campus refurbishment, insurance reinstatement, dilapidations and listed buildings.
Explore the scope: Commercial, education & listed buildings
Scope of involvement
- Tender development from limited or evolving information
- Estimating and commercial management
- Assessment of scope and pricing requirements
Commercial focus
Understanding the commercial implications of incomplete information and evolving scope.
Housing, drainage & external works
Quantity surveying support
Experience across social housing, drainage, road and paving remediation, concrete repairs and external works.
Explore the scope: Housing, drainage & external works
Scope of involvement
- Measurement and procurement
- Valuation of works
- Commercial close-out support
Commercial focus
Connecting measured work, procurement and valuation through to account close-out.
These examples describe the professional experience of the individuals supporting MCS, including roles held before MCS was established. They are not presented as projects delivered directly by Murphy Construction Services Ltd. Values relate to the projects or workstreams described.
How we work
An arrangement that fits.
Scope, deliverables, fees and availability are agreed before work begins.
Discuss the right arrangement02 / Why MCS
Work directly with your commercial team.
Kenneth and John stay close to the detail, with clear responsibility for the work and advice you receive.
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Practical advice grounded in tendering, procurement and live project delivery.
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Clear reporting on value, cost to complete and commercial risk.
The people behind MCS
Meet Kenneth and John.
More than 50 years of combined contractor-side quantity surveying and estimating experience.
Kenneth Murphy
Director / Senior Quantity Surveyor
More than ten years' contractor-side experience across refurbishment, retail, commercial, residential, listed-building, maintenance and civil works.
- BSc (Hons) and HND Quantity Surveying
- PQP CSCS Card Holder
- SBCC, NEC and term-contract experience
John Murphy
Senior Estimator / Commercial Consultant
More than forty years' senior contractor-side estimating and surveying experience, supporting tender preparation, procurement and commercial review.
- 40+ years' construction experience
- Senior estimator and surveyor background
- Quantity Surveying — Glasgow College of Building & Printing
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