Pricing and costing support
Winning below cost is worse than losing. We model rates from actual pay, travel, cover and overhead before anything is submitted.
Is this you?
Rates modelled from real costs, so a won contract is still worth having.
Providers pricing a bid
Winning below cost is worse than losing, and the rate has to survive the whole contract term.
Providers whose margins are thin
The work is coming in and the money is not, which usually means travel and cover were under-modelled.
Providers reviewing existing contracts
A rate agreed two years ago may no longer cover what it costs to deliver.
What you get
- Cost modelling from real rota data
- Rate cards and break-even analysis
- Margin testing
- Contract review
Winning below cost is worse than losing
The rate has to survive the whole contract term, including the mileage nobody put in the spreadsheet and the cover for sickness. We model from actual rota data where you have it, and from honest assumptions where you do not. If the authority's ceiling is below your break-even, the advice is not to bid.
- Cost modelling from real visit lengths, pay and travel
- Rate cards and break-even by package type
- Margin testing against occupancy and missed visits
- Review of rates on contracts you already hold
When the work is coming in and the money is not
Usually travel, unused rostered time, or training were under-modelled. We find which, and whether the contract can be renegotiated or should be exited rather than quietly bankrupting the round.
- A diagnosis of where the margin went
- A view of which packages are carrying the rest
- Language for a rate review if the contract allows it
- A stop-loss recommendation if it does not
Foundation to growth
- Step 01
Foundation
Company, insurance, banking and the statement of purpose.
- Step 02
Registration
Provider application, registered manager, interview prep.
- Step 03
Launch
Policies live, staff onboarded, first packages evidenced.
- Step 04
Growth
Frameworks, tenders and the brand that brings enquiries in.
Related services
Pages that usually sit next to this one — so you are not hunting the menu.
- Tender and bid writingWritten responses that win work, not just complete the form.Read more
- Council and NHS/ICB framework applicationsGetting onto the frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems that carry the volume.Read more
- Business plans and viabilityFinancial modelling and planning that stands up to scrutiny.Read more
- Consulting and organisational advisoryBusiness planning, governance and growth advice from people running a regulated service.Read more
Next steps for providers
Calls, audits and the pages that convert an enquiry.