O'Neil and Partners

What O'Neil and Partners does

O'Neil and Partners is a privately held, Bolton-based construction cost consultancy and quantity surveying practice founded in 1984. It serves public and private clients across healthcare, education, retail, stadia and sports, hotels and leisure, residential, industrial, community, and blue-light projects. Its core work covers pre- and post-contract cost management, quantity surveying, employer's agent, financial monitoring, project management, measured term contracts, dispute resolution, and contractor support.

The firm generates professional-services fees through direct appointments, competitive tenders, and public procurement frameworks, including Procure Partnerships, RISE, and NHS SBS, with repeat work and referrals supplementing direct engagement. It operates as a 12-person partnership with four named partners and partner oversight rather than as a software platform. Its delivery model combines traditional quantity-surveying practices with modern technology, including cost and project management for modular construction; no proprietary software, AI capability, API, or disclosed pricing schedule is identified.

Name

O'Neil and Partners

Legal name

O'Neil & Partners

Website

https://oneil-partners.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

O'Neil and Partners is a Bolton-based quantity surveying and construction cost consultancy serving public and private clients across healthcare, education, retail, sports, hospitality, residential, and industrial projects through project appointments and procurement frameworks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bolton, Greater Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Quantity Surveying / Cost Management Services: Professional consulting fees for pre- and post-contract quantity surveying and cost management services across construction projects. Revenue is project-based, earned through appointments on individual projects or via framework agreements for recurring work.
2. Employer's Agent Services: Acting as representative for clients in Design & Build construction projects, providing advisory services on procurement routes, contract administration, and project oversight.
3. Project Management Services: Project management fees for overseeing construction projects including resource planning, risk management, budget control, and stakeholder communication.
4. Measured Term Contracts: Ongoing contract management services for NHS Trusts and public sector clients with regular flow of maintenance and minor works projects over fixed term periods.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

O'Neil and Partners is a professional quantity surveying and cost management consultancy firm providing pre- and post-contract construction cost consulting services from feasibility budget cost estimating through to Final Account settlement. The firm advises clients on procurement routes, administers design and build contracts as Employer's Agent, and provides financial monitoring, project management, measured term contracts, dispute resolution, and contractor-side quantity surveying services across healthcare, education, retail, stadia/sports, hotel/leisure, residential, and industrial sectors.

Product overview

O'Neil and Partners is a professional quantity surveying and cost management consultancy firm offering a unified suite of construction consulting services. The core offering includes Quantity Surveying/Cost Management, Employer's Agent, Financial Monitoring, Project Management, Measured Term Contracts, Dispute Resolution, and Contractor Services. These services are delivered by a team of chartered surveyors across sectors including healthcare, education, retail, community, stadia/sports, hotel/leisure, residential, and industrial. The firm operates as a traditional consultancy practice rather than a software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Quantity Surveying / Cost Management Core quantity surveying service providing pre- and post-contract services from feasibility budget cost estimating through to Final Account settlement, including guidance on procurement routes. Delivered to construction clients across healthcare, education, retail, and other sectors.
• Employer's Agent Advisory service acting on behalf of the Client to administer design and build contracts, including liaison with pre-contract design team, preparation of Employer's Requirements, and managing change control procedures. Targeted at clients undertaking design and build construction projects.
• Financial Monitoring Independent monitoring of construction progress and costs for banks and funding institutions, enabling timely release of funds and ensuring funding aligns with contractual terms. Targeted at lenders and funders of construction projects.
• Project Management Project management services identifying key requirements, developing management plans, monitoring progress, managing risks, and providing single point of contact for coordination and communication. Targeted at construction clients needing full project oversight.
• Measured Term Contracts Contract management service for employers with regular flow of maintenance and minor works projects, competitively tendered at fixed term periods using agreed schedule of rates. Targeted at NHS Trusts and public sector clients with recurring maintenance needs.
• Dispute Resolution Professional advisory service adopting non-adversarial approach to resolve disputes using extensive experience to identify underlying causes and provide accurate data for informed account settlement decisions. Targeted at construction clients with active or anticipated contractual disputes.
• Contractor Services Tailored services for main contractors and sub-contractors including provision of quantities, bills of quantities, interim applications for payment, and final account preparation. Targeted at construction contractors needing commercial support.

Quantifiable outcome

• £10.4m Bevan Unit completed with minimal programme overrun despite Covid-related supply chain disruptions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Procure PartnershipscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAppointed to the Procure Partnerships Supplier Agreement covering North Wales and Yorkshire regions, enabling public sector clients to engage O'Neil and Partners through their framework procurement process.
• RISE FrameworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAppointed supplier on the RISE Framework, providing access to public sector construction procurement opportunities.
• ConstructionlinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstructionline registered firm (Registration 97379), providing pre-qualification assurance for public sector contract opportunities.
• NHS SBS FrameworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAppointed under the NHS SBS Framework for providing quantity surveying and employer's agent services to NHS clients including modular construction projects.
• MTX (Modern Methods of Construction)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMTX is the modular construction contractor appointed by NHS Trusts for off-site construction projects. O'Neil and Partners work alongside MTX as cost consultants and client's agents on NHS modular construction schemes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Currie & Brown: Currie & Brown is an independent cost management and project management consultancy serving UK public and private sector clients across healthcare, education and infrastructure; comparable service offering and similar partner-led engagement model to O'Neil & Partners.
• Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB): RLB is a global independent construction cost management and quantity surveying practice with strong UK NHS, education and commercial sector exposure; its core QS/cost management service lines and RICS-led delivery model directly mirror O'Neil & Partners.
• Faithful+Gould: Faithful+Gould (an AtkinsRéalis business) is a UK-rooted cost management, project management and QS consultancy with deep NHS and public sector framework positions; competes head-to-head with O'Neil for healthcare and education cost mandates.
• Gleeds: Gleeds is a UK-headquartered independent cost management and quantity surveying consultancy offering pre- and post-contract QS, project management and dispute resolution across healthcare, education and public sectors — a near-identical service model to O'Neil & Partners but at significantly greater scale.

Broad incumbents

• Turner & Townsend: Turner & Townsend is a global cost consultancy and project management firm with extensive UK NHS, central government and real estate cost management work; a larger incumbent that competes for the same NHS Trust framework appointments as O'Neil & Partners.
• Mace Group:

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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