How quoting works at Beams
Up to three builders quote each Beams project. The customer compares quotes side by side and chooses — the majority don’t pick the lowest price. Quotes are due within four working days of your assessment.
How you find jobs
Every open job is listed in All Jobs in your dashboard. Each listing shows the scope, indicative cost range, location, and timing. You browse, filter by what fits your business, and choose the jobs you want to quote for.
Up to three builders can quote each job. Once three have taken slots, the job closes to others — so if a job is right for you, move early.
What you can see and bid on reflects your limits — your quote cap (how many live quotes you can hold at once) and your value cap (the largest job you can bid on). The section Limits and job access covers both.
Agreeing to quote
When you take a job, you book your assessment with the customer. Most jobs suit an in-person site visit; where the project allows, you can assess remotely instead — from a walkthrough video the customer records, a live video call, or a phone conversation.
Assessment and quote
Attend the visit (or run the remote assessment), get what you need to price the work, and mark it complete in the platform. At that point you commit to your quote deadline — four working days as standard, longer for larger projects. Time-to-Quote is the headline behavioural metric and shows on your public profile, so quoting earlier than the deadline still helps your visibility.
The article Using the quoting tool covers the platform side of submitting a quote.
How customers compare
The customer sees up to three quotes side by side. Each shows the headline number, scope, materials approach, programme, and your profile (level, ratings, reviews, photos).
Most customers ask for a quote review with their planner or build advisor before deciding. Builders who’ve quoted clearly, with specifics and detailed scope, do well at the comparison.
When the customer chooses you
Beams generates the Home Improvement Contract (HIC) from the agreed scope and price. You and the customer sign digitally; the customer pre-funds Milestone 1; you can begin once cooling-off has cleared (or been waived) and Milestone 1 is funded.
What the headline doesn't tell you
Most quotes lose because of scope thinness, not headline price. A quote that includes everything the project needs at a slightly higher price often beats a leaner quote that customers can see will hit them with change orders.