QuoteWise · templatesFor UK buildersFree, no email
Construction quote
template, UK.
A free builders quote template for UK domestic work. A construction quote needs seven things: your details, a reference and date, sectioned lines each carrying a quantity and a rate, the tender sum with VAT stated, inclusions and exclusions, your assumptions, and the validity period. The template below has all seven already laid out, adds up by itself, and offers 175 standard task descriptions to pick from. Free, no email.
FreeNo email, no sign-up — the file downloads straight away.
Want the same template without the QuoteWise line in the footer? Enter your email and we'll send the clean Excel and Word files.
What it must contain01
Seven things,
none of them optional.
01Your details and the client's — Company name, registration, address, and the property the works relate to.
02A reference and a date — So the version being discussed is never in doubt when the scope changes.
03Sectioned, measured lines — Each with a quantity, a unit and a rate — grouped into sections that sum to the total.
04The tender sum, VAT stated — One headline figure, with the VAT position explicit rather than implied.
05Inclusions and exclusions — Exclusions read as 'no allowance' with a reason — never as a £0 line.
06Assumptions — Anything assumed rather than confirmed, with the scope it affects named.
07Validity period and payment terms — How long the price holds, and when money is due.
Real examples02
Two real jobs,
free to download.
Both are genuine quotes measured from architect's drawings, with the client details removed. Each comes as the client-facing PDF and the full bill of quantities in Excel.
Single-storey rear extension
£141,727.41
A full-width single-storey rear extension with a flat roof and lantern, a side extension housing a utility room and cloakroom WC, and a new entrance porch — priced to a plastered shell with electrics and plumbing throughout.
105 priced lines · Surrey · measured from the drawings
See the example →Main-roof loft conversion with rear outrigger extension
£70,317.93
A main-roof loft conversion with dormer windows and rooflights plus a rear outrigger extension, priced to a fully-plastered finish with the engineer's beam scheme carried through.
62 priced lines · Surrey · measured from the drawings
See the example →Questions builders ask03
The questions
behind this page.
Is this construction quote template really free?
Yes — no email, no sign-up, no trial for the branded copy. Download the Excel or Word file and use it on as many jobs as you like. The only thing we ask is that you leave the small QuoteWise line in the footer. Prefer a clean copy without branding? Enter your email on this page and we will send one.
Does the Excel template calculate the totals for me?
Yes. Type a quantity and a rate against a line and the line total, the section subtotal, the tender sum and the VAT all update themselves. You never re-add anything when the scope changes — which is where hand-totalled quotes usually go wrong.
Where do the standard task descriptions come from?
Every description column is a dropdown of standard tasks for that section, and the wording is taken from real priced jobs rather than written from memory. There are 175 of them across eleven sections, covering extensions, loft conversions and refurbishment work.
Can I use this template if I am not VAT registered?
Yes. Delete the VAT row and state that prices do not include VAT because it is not applicable. The template says so where the VAT line sits, so you are not left guessing what the correct wording is.
What is the difference between a quote and an estimate?
A quote is a fixed offer for a defined scope; an estimate is your best view of likely cost and can move. Accepting a quote generally makes it part of the contract, which is why the exclusions and assumptions in this template matter as much as the prices.
Working out what to charge for the pricing itself? What a quantity surveyor charges to price a job →
Deciding how much of the risk the price should carry? Scope, exclusions and what can change a fixed price →