BSP Consulting Ltd

What BSP Consulting Ltd does

BSP Consulting Ltd (legal entity Breakwell Sumner Partnership Limited) is a privately held UK civil and structural engineering consultancy founded in 1999 and headquartered in Nottingham. The firm provides integrated engineering services across five core disciplines — civil, structural, transportation, geotechnical, and environmental engineering — supplemented by specialised capabilities in Building Information Modelling (BIM, BSI Level 3 accredited, delivered via Autodesk Revit Structure), drainage strategy and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), foundation design, retaining structures, temporary works, expert witness services, site investigations, and remediation strategies.

The company serves a diversified base of public-sector clients (NHS trusts, local authorities, blue-light services, British Geological Survey), housing associations and developers (Longhurst Group, Home Group, Derwent Living, Compendium Living, Lovell Partnerships), and enterprise contractors (Willmott Dixon, McCarthy & Stone, Dunelm, Cygnet Health Care) across sectors including affordable housing, healthcare, commercial, education, heritage, industrial, leisure, retail, rail, regeneration, student accommodation, and later living. Project engagements are typically fee-based professional service contracts, with pricing determined per project scope and not publicly disclosed.

BSP operates from four regional offices across the East Midlands (Nottingham as headquarters, plus Derby, Leicester, and Sheffield) while delivering projects UK-wide. It is founder/management-owned with no external investment or parent entity, employs approximately 73 staff, and is led by Managing Director Carl Hilton (appointed 2024) alongside a team of chartered engineers (CEng MIStructE, CEng MICE) with decades of experience. The firm has accumulated multiple regional awards (RICS, LABC, EEM Building Communities, Green Apple, ProCon Leicestershire, New Bolsover Model Village) and a Gold CSR Accreditation. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

BSP Consulting Ltd

Legal name

Breakwell Sumner Partnership Limited

Website

https://bsp-consulting.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

BSP Consulting Ltd is a UK civil and structural engineering consultancy founded in 1999, delivering integrated engineering services across housing, healthcare, commercial, heritage, and public-sector projects for developers, housing associations, contractors, and local authorities from four East Midlands offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil and Structural Engineering Consultancy

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB), Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

Keywords

• Civil engineering consultancy
• Structural engineering consultancy
• Transportation engineering services
• Geotechnical engineering services
• Environmental engineering consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: BSP Consulting generates revenue through providing professional civil engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, and environmental engineering consultancy services to construction projects across various sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

BSP Consulting provides award-winning civil, structural, transportation, geotechnical, and environmental engineering consultancy services to construction projects across the UK. The firm supports clients from feasibility and site appraisal through detailed design, BIM coordination, drainage strategy, SuDS, foundation and retaining structures, temporary works, and expert witness testimony. Services are organised around five core engineering disciplines and applied across sectors including affordable housing, commercial, education, healthcare, heritage, rail, regeneration, industrial, and student accommodation.

Product overview

BSP Consulting Ltd is an award-winning civil and structural engineering consulting firm operating across the UK. The company offers an integrated portfolio of engineering services organized around five core disciplines: Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, and Environmental Engineering. These core services are supported by specialized capabilities including Building Information Modelling (BIM) using Revit software, drainage strategy design (including SuDS), foundation design, retaining structures, temporary works, expert witness services, site investigations, and remediation strategies. The company operates across diverse sectors including affordable housing, commercial, education, healthcare, industrial, leisure, heritage, rail, and regeneration. BSP is not a software product company but rather a traditional engineering consultancy providing professional engineering services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Civil Engineering Core engineering discipline covering civil infrastructure design, including roads, drainage systems, and site infrastructure, delivered to architects, contractors, developers, housing associations, and local authorities on construction projects across the UK.
• Structural Engineering Core engineering discipline covering structural design of buildings and load-bearing structures, delivered to architects, contractors, developers, housing associations, local authorities, and NHS trusts on construction projects across the UK.
• Transportation Engineering Engineering services covering transport planning, travel plans, and road safety audits, delivered to construction-sector clients including developers, contractors, and local authorities on projects across the UK.
• Geotechnical Engineering Engineering discipline covering ground investigations, remediation strategies, earthworks strategy, and coal mining risk assessments, delivered to developers, contractors, and public-sector clients on construction projects across the UK.
• Environmental Engineering Engineering services covering flood risk assessment, noise surveys, and vibration surveys, delivered to construction-sector clients including developers, contractors, architects, and local authorities on projects across the UK.
• Building Information Modelling (BIM) Digital design service using Autodesk Revit Structure for coordinated 3D modelling of civil and structural engineering projects, delivered under the firm's BSI Level 3 BIM Accreditation to clients in the construction sector.
• Expert Witness Services Professional expert witness services provided across civil, structural, and transportation engineering disciplines for legal proceedings involving engineering disputes, delivered to solicitors, insurers, and parties to construction-related litigation.

Quantifiable outcome

• BREEAM Excellent rating achieved for British Geological Survey William Smith Building (73.7% score exceeding Excellent threshold)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments16 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Compendium LivingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partner with Derby City Council for the £100 million Castleward regeneration project - 800 homes over 5 phases. BSP has been involved from concept stage providing civil, structural, geotechnical and transport engineering services.
• Willmott DixoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorking alongside Willmott Dixon on the Matt Hampson Foundation Get Busy Living Centre project - pro-bono engineering services for the rehabilitation centre near Melton Mowbray.
• MDA ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional services partner on Matt Hampson Foundation Get Busy Living Centre project.
• Corporate ArchitectureminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture partner on Matt Hampson Foundation project.
• CouchPerryWilkinsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consultants partner on Matt Hampson Foundation Get Busy Living Centre.
• Cartwright CommunicationsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPR and Marketing agency partner on Matt Hampson Foundation project.
• Lovell Partnerships LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMain contractor partner on Castleward regeneration and other housing projects across East Midlands.
• Home Group Housing AssociationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHousing association partner on the £40m SWaN regeneration project - 300+ homes in Sheffield.
• GRS Roadstone LimitedminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMaterials supplier partner on Matt Hampson Foundation project.
• SalusminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSupplier partner on Matt Hampson Foundation project.
• Multifab Engineering LtdminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEngineering supplier partner on Matt Hampson Foundation project.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Curtins: UK-based independent civil and structural engineering consultancy of comparable scale with multi-office footprint; competes head-to-head with BSP on housing, healthcare and regeneration mandates across the regions.
• Campbell Reith: Independent UK civil, structural and geotechnical engineering consultancy with multi-office presence and a comparable service mix across housing, healthcare and education sectors.
• BWB Consulting: UK multi-discipline engineering consultancy (civil, structural, geoenvironmental, transport) of similar size; directly competes with BSP on regeneration, housing and infrastructure mandates.
• Price & Myers: Independent UK consulting structural and civil engineers with comparable size and focus on building structures across housing, healthcare and heritage — a direct competitor for similar building-led mandates.
• Waterman Group: UK structural and civil engineering consultancy with similar multi-discipline offering (structural, civil, environmental, transport) and public-sector/housing client base, directly comparable in services and project types to BSP.
• Mann Williams: Independent UK civil and structural engineering firm with comparable headcount, multi-office geography and project types (housing, healthcare, heritage) — a close direct peer for BSP.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting firm with full multi-discipline engineering services in the UK; competes with BSP for larger public-sector, healthcare and regeneration frameworks.
• Arup: Global engineering, design and advisory firm operating a full civil/structural practice alongside wider services; represents the large incumbent BSP competes against for major frameworks and complex mandates.
• WSP: Global professional services consultancy with extensive UK property and infrastructure engineering capability; competes with BSP on larger regeneration, transport and public-sector frameworks.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering, management and development consultancy with significant UK buildings and infrastructure practices; an incumbent competitor for major public-sector and regeneration mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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