Commercial Retainers
Commercial Support Without Full Time Employment
Get experienced commercial and contractual advice when required. Avoid the cost of a full time commercial team.
Choose the right level of commercial support
Select the level of support that matches your project load, contract risk and commercial pressure.
Commercial Protection Retainer
From £1,000/month
Practical commercial and contract support for firms who need reliable monthly protection without employing a full-time commercial team.
What you receive
Monthly Commercial Control Plan
You receive senior commercial input each month to protect cashflow, preserve entitlement and deal with issues before they become harder to recover.
The monthly plan sets out:
- Current commercial issues
- Payment and cashflow risks
- Notice and deadline actions
- Variation and change recovery
- EOT and loss and expense position
- Final account and retention actions
- Subcontract risks or amendments
- Evidence gaps affecting recovery
- Correspondence required
- Escalation options
- Director action points
- Monthly action tracker
Ongoing support includes:
- Payment application and valuation review
- Payment notice and pay less notice support
- Variation and change management
- EOT and loss and expense guidance
- Final account recovery support
- Commercial correspondence drafting
- Senior commercial advice as issues arise
Commercial Partner Service
Bespoke monthly engagement
A deeper level of commercial involvement for firms managing multiple projects, higher-risk contracts or more demanding contractor relationships.
What you receive
Weekly Commercial Partner Review
You receive senior commercial leadership across current projects, helping directors control risk, protect recovery and make better commercial decisions.
The weekly review sets out:
- Project commercial priorities
- Payment and recovery risks
- Current variation and change issues
- EOT, delay and prolongation positions
- Final account and retention strategy
- Contractor negotiation points
- Evidence and record weaknesses
- Dispute warning signs
- Commercial decisions required
- Director action points
- Priority next steps
Enhanced support includes:
- Weekly project commercial reviews
- Director-level commercial advice
- Ongoing risk and recovery tracking
- Strategic contract negotiation support
- Meeting preparation and attendance
- Contractor negotiation support
- Commercial systems and reporting support
- Early dispute intervention
- Priority response and availability
- Ongoing strategic commercial planning
Who this is for
- Firms carrying multiple live projects
- Businesses without internal commercial support
- Firms dealing with repeated payment, variation or final account issues
- Businesses managing heavily amended subcontracts or higher risk contractor relationships
- Teams needing stronger notice, valuation and change control
- Directors needing senior commercial support without employing a full time commercial manager
Need ongoing commercial support?
If payment, variations, final accounts or contract risk are taking too much time, book a free consultation and we will help identify the right level of support.