Skope

What Skope does

Skope Projects LLP is a privately held cost, project management and health and safety consultancy serving the built environment across the United Kingdom and Ireland. Founded in 1974 in Belfast as Bruce Shaw Partnership and rebranded to Skope in 2020 following a demerger from its London arm, the firm is partner-led and operates from offices in Belfast (headquarters), Dublin and Glasgow. Its work spans feasibility through financial close-out, covering cost planning, value management, procurement, tendering, construction delivery, cost forecasting, principal designer services and CDM-related health and safety consultancy, alongside a smaller business consultancy line covering supplier relationship management, process improvement, outsourcing and procurement advisory.

The firm runs as a single integrated professional services offering rather than a productised or platform-based model, with no proprietary technology stack or AI tooling disclosed. Service delivery is led by named partners and associates who carry out cost and project management on enterprise construction and real estate projects, evidenced by a portfolio that includes Ireland's tallest building The Obel Tower (£75m), LIV Student Belfast (£36.7m), Maldron Hotel Glasgow (£26m), Hilton Hotel Belfast (£23m) and the £500m Tribeca Belfast transformation.

Commercially, Skope monetises via project-based, quote-driven professional services engagements with enterprise and public-sector clients across sectors including retail (Marks & Spencer, Tesco), real estate development (Titanic Quarter, Karl Group, Oxford Street Capital, Causeway Asset Management), professional services (PwC, EY), education (Queen's University Belfast, Ulster University), healthcare, local government, manufacturing, power generation, leisure and distribution. The go-to-market is relationship-driven enterprise field sales supported by partner referrals, a regional office footprint, RICS and Investors in People credentials, and case-study-led content marketing through LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and the company website.

Name

Skope

Legal name

Skope Projects LLP

Website

https://skopeprojects.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Skope is a partner-led cost, project management and health and safety consultancy serving enterprise and public-sector clients across the built environment in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Founded in 1974 as Bruce Shaw and rebranded in 2020, it operates from Belfast, Dublin and Glasgow.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Belfast

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Cost Management: Skope provides cost management consultancy ensuring value for money, managing the balance between client budgets and stakeholder priorities. Services include feasibility studies, cost planning, value management, procurement, tendering, construction delivery, cost forecasting, and financial close-out.
2. Professional Services - Project Management: Project management services for the built environment across public and private sectors. The company manages project definition, development, resources, communication, budget, costs, quality, functionality, and risk from inception to close-out.
3. Health & Safety Consultancy: Health and safety consultancy services managing aspects of construction projects from initial design through to operational use, including principal designer role, pre-construction health and safety information, and health and safety auditing.
4. Business Consultancy: Business consultancy services including supplier relationship management, business process improvement, outsourcing, and procurement advisory services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Skope is a cost and project management consultancy specialising in the built environment across the UK and Ireland. The firm delivers four core services: Cost Management (feasibility, cost planning, procurement, tendering and financial close-out), Project Management (end-to-end delivery across public and private sectors), Health & Safety Consultancy (principal designer role, pre-construction H&S information, auditing), and Business Consultancy (supplier relationship management, process improvement and procurement advisory).

Product overview

Skope is a cost and project management consultancy providing professional services for the built environment. The firm operates as a single integrated offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its core services include Cost Management (ensuring projects achieve budget and timeline targets), Project Management (end-to-end project delivery across public and private sectors), Health & Safety Consultancy (CDM compliance and safety management), and Business Consultancy (process improvement and procurement optimization). These services are delivered collectively by a team with over 140 years of combined experience, primarily focused on the UK and Ireland construction and property sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cost Management Cost management consultancy ensuring construction projects meet the brief and are achieved within budget and on time; covers feasibility studies, cost planning, value management, procurement, tendering, construction delivery, cost forecasting and financial close-out for public and private sector clients.
• Project Management Single-point-of-contact project management for built-environment schemes across public and private sectors, covering project definition, development, resource management, communication, budget and cost control, quality, functionality and risk from inception through to close-out.
• Health & Safety Consultancy Health and safety consultancy managing construction H&S from initial design through to operational use, including principal designer role under CDM, pre-construction health and safety information, risk management and health and safety file development.
• Business Consultancy Business consultancy covering supplier relationship management, business process improvement, outsourcing and procurement advisory, helping clients (including banks and corporate investors) operate more efficiently, particularly through crisis and recovery work.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered Ireland's tallest building (The Obel Tower, £75m) on budget during 2008 Global Financial Crisis
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ulster UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSkope partners with Ulster University to facilitate Higher Level Apprenticeships program in Quantity Surveying. The program allows students to work while studying for their degree, gaining invaluable industry experience. This partnership invests in Northern Ireland's future talent in the construction consultancy sector.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Linesight: Construction consultancy focused on cost management and project management for hyperscale data centers, commercial, and life sciences projects. Provides the same professional services mix as Skope and demonstrates the M&A exit potential for mid-sized consultancies.
• Rider Levett Bucknall: International construction consultancy specializing in cost management and project management. Direct peer in QS/PM services with a similar client-driven model.
• Gleeds: UK-headquartered construction consultancy providing cost management, project management, and advisory services across the built environment. Directly comparable service portfolio and similar enterprise client base to Skope.
• Currie & Brown: Global cost management and project management consultancy with strong UK roots. Provides quantity surveying, project management, and advisory services comparable to Skope's core offerings.
• Gardiner & Theobald: UK-based construction consultancy delivering cost management, project management, and advisory services. Highly comparable in service offering, mid-market positioning, and enterprise client base.
• Turner & Townsend: Global construction consultancy offering cost management and project management services to real estate and infrastructure clients. Closest direct competitor to Skope in service mix, though operating at vastly larger scale across 60+ countries.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consultancy with construction management and cost advisory services. Recent acquisition of Linesight underscores its M&A appetite in the construction consultancy space where Skope operates.
• Mace: Global consultancy and construction firm offering project management, cost consultancy, and construction services. Overlaps with Skope on PM and cost services but operates as a much larger full-service group.
• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and consultancy firm with a dedicated cost and project management practice. A broader incumbent that competes with Skope on larger real estate and infrastructure mandates.
• AtkinsRéalis: Global engineering and project management consultancy (formerly SNC-Lavalin) that includes Faithful+Gould, a direct cost management and PM practice. Competes with Skope on larger enterprise and public-sector projects.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SkopeProjects
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skopeprojects
• Instagraminstagram.com/skopeprojects

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Skope