Contractual & Commercial Support
Contractor-side onlyContractual & Commercial Support for Contractors in Dispute
Specialist advice on variations, compensation events, and claims under NEC and JCT contracts.
Specialist commercial and contractual support for contractors
- NEC3 & NEC4 (ECC, ECS, PSC) and JCT Design & Build
- Compensation Events, final accounts, adjudication support
- Contractor-side only — no employer appointments
- Fast triage on live disputes and time-bar risk
We support contractors and subcontractors who are facing resistance from clients or main contractors when pursuing legitimate entitlement. Our role is to identify, substantiate, and progress claims in line with the contract — clearly, robustly, and commercially.
Industry / project context
Support grounded in the type of contractor projects we understand
The site should not simply explain what support is available — it should also show where that support sits in practice. These are the types of project environments and contractor-side issues the business is positioned around.
Civil engineering and infrastructure
Commercial support where instructions, access, scope movement and programme impacts need a clear contractual position.
Utilities frameworks
Support on framework-based delivery where recurring change, delayed information and recovery issues affect live projects.
Rail and highways interfaces
Assistance where possessions, restricted access, sequencing and interface constraints create delay and entitlement issues.
Specialist subcontractor disputes
Commercial support where instructed work, valuation, change control and payment positions are disputed or under-recognised.
Live NEC project commercial support
Practical project-facing support where notices, records, quotations and time-bar risk need prompt attention.
Common contractor challenges
Typical issues contractors and subcontractors face
Typical contractor support
Representative commercial support
Rather than presenting these as historic projects, the site can show the type of commercial support typically provided so visitors quickly understand the situations the business assists with.
NEC Compensation Event Support – Infrastructure Project
Commercial support to a subcontractor in preparing and substantiating compensation events relating to late information and access constraints. This would typically involve reviewing contractual entitlement, preparing event notices and quotations, assessing programme impacts and supporting negotiations with the main contractor.
Final Account Dispute – Civil Engineering Subcontract
Support to a subcontractor in resolving final account disputes where variations or compensation events have been rejected or under-assessed. This would usually include reviewing historic instructions and correspondence, preparing final account schedules and assisting with settlement discussions.
Delay and Prolongation Claim – Utilities Framework
Preparation of delay and prolongation claims arising from late access, late information or other client-related issues. This would involve reviewing programme requirements, identifying critical path impacts and preparing the commercial claim narrative and supporting cost assessment.
Variation and Commercial Recovery – Specialist Subcontractor
Commercial support to subcontractors seeking recovery of unpaid variations or instructed works. This would typically involve preparing variation schedules, reviewing contractual entitlement and assisting with negotiations with the main contractor.
Adjudication Preparation Support
Commercial and contractual support to contractors preparing for potential adjudication relating to disputed compensation events or final account positions, including evidence reviews and preparation of supporting documentation.
How engagement works
A clearer, more consultancy-led support process
Rapid triage (30–60 mins)
Issue map + deadlines.
Entitlement & evidence review
Clauses, records, strategy.
Contract position assessment
Review of contractual route, risks, notices and commercial leverage.
Action & drafting
Notices, letters, CEs, variation submissions and claim narrative.
Commercial negotiation support
Support in progressing the issue with the main contractor or client-side team.
Escalation support
Claim pack, Scott schedules, rebuttals, hearing prep and adjudication preparation if required.
- Not legal advice
- Not expert witness unless separately instructed
- Contractor-side support
Contractor-side only. Remote UK-wide. NEC & JCT. Live project support + adjudication support.