Published 27 Apr 2026 · Last updated 18 May 2026
Construction business intelligence uses AI agents to monitor material pricing, benchmark supplier costs, track compliance deadlines, and match finance opportunities across the UK construction sector. It replaces manual spreadsheet tracking with automated daily intelligence that protects margins before they erode.
Material prices shift between tender and start date. Subcontractors disappear mid-project. Retentions get lost in spreadsheets. BRG watches the numbers your current systems cannot.
These are not generic business challenges. These are construction-specific margin killers that compound every month you ignore them.
You pay suppliers on 30-day terms. Your client pays you on 60-90 day retentions. The gap between those two numbers is where construction businesses fail -- not on site, but in the cash flow.
You are quoting with supplier prices that were valid last month. By the time you win the job and order materials, steel is up 8%, timber is up 12%, and your margin has already been spent.
Confirmation statements, annual accounts, CIS returns, CITB levies. Miss one and it costs money. Miss two and it costs credibility with clients who check Companies House before awarding contracts.
Each agent is a specialist. They run every day whether you are on site or in the office.
Upload a bill of quantities or project scope. Get a priced breakdown with supplier rates, margin analysis, and competitive intelligence you would normally spend days compiling manually.
This is not a calculator. PERCY cross-references your quantities against current supplier benchmarks, historical pricing, and market movement data. You get clarity your competitors do not have.
Upload your BOQ and get a fast first-pass view, with the full priced intelligence report routed back properly. See what PERCY sees before you commit to a supplier.
Run BOQ IntelligenceRepresentative example based on verified BRG construction work, anonymised for confidentiality.
PERCY, our procurement intelligence agent, cross-references your bill of quantities against current supplier benchmarks, historical pricing, and market movement data. It identifies alternative suppliers with benchmarked pricing typically 14-22% lower on key material lines, giving you clarity your competitors do not have.
ZARA monitors confirmation statements, annual accounts, CIS returns, CITB levies, and director obligations. Late filing penalties start at £150 and compound, and missed deadlines cost credibility with clients who check Companies House before awarding contracts.
OTTO matches construction businesses with asset finance, project bridging, and equipment leasing from a mapped lender and product panel. STERLING also identifies qualifying R&D tax credits for construction innovation under the ERIS scheme subject to the current HMRC scheme rules.
A BOQ intelligence report cross-references your bill of quantities against current UK supplier benchmarks, historical pricing data, and material price movements. Unlike a standard cost estimate, it identifies alternative suppliers with verified pricing typically 14-22% lower on key material lines, giving you procurement clarity before you commit to orders.
BRG construction intelligence starts from £249 per month for growing contractors, with a free BOQ Pricer tool available immediately with no sign-up required. The system includes daily procurement monitoring, compliance deadline tracking, R&D credit identification, and finance matching across a mapped lender and product panel.
Construction businesses undertaking innovation — new building methods, sustainability improvements, material testing, BIM implementation, or process automation — may qualify for R&D tax credits under the ERIS scheme subject to the current HMRC scheme rules if loss-making, or 20% RDEC if profitable. STERLING identifies qualifying activities automatically from your project data.
Run the BOQ Pricer for a fast first-pass view, or talk to MAYA about your specific construction challenges.