RLP Surveyors Ltd

What RLP Surveyors Ltd does

RLP Surveyors Ltd is a UK-based multi-disciplinary building consultancy founded in 1980 and headquartered in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. The firm provides chartered quantity surveying, architectural design, project management, employer's agent, principal designer, and contract administration services delivered as an integrated practice by a team of approximately fifteen professionals, including MRICS-chartered surveyors and RIBA-affiliated architects. It serves institutional clients across housing associations, Cambridge University colleges, schools, healthcare charities, and private developers, with delivered projects ranging from £500,000 to £18 million across residential, commercial, education, healthcare, ecclesiastical, and heritage/listed-building sectors.

The firm operates a sales-led, relationship-driven go-to-market motion: senior staff maintain key roles from inception through completion, and a high proportion of business is repeat or referred. Revenue is generated through project-by-project professional service fees quoted against scope and complexity; no pricing is publicly disclosed. Marketing relies on a portfolio website showcasing sector-organised case studies (including RIBA-awarded heritage work at Downing College and the Gates Cambridge Trust's Bill Gates Senior House), RICS regulatory standing as a credibility signal, and word-of-mouth referrals rather than paid acquisition or outbound sales development.

Operationally, the firm is privately held with no parent company, no institutional funding, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed M&A activity. Geographic delivery extends beyond the core London/Cambridge/Hertfordshire base to Leeds, Oldham, Cardiff, and Suffolk. There is no software product, no API, no AI/ML capability, and no app presence — the offering is pure professional services, with the firm's defensibility resting on chartered credentials, forty-plus years of project history, and embedded institutional relationships rather than proprietary technology.

Name

RLP Surveyors Ltd

Legal name

RLP Surveyors Ltd

Website

https://rlpsurveyors.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RLP Surveyors Ltd is a Hitchin-based, RICS-regulated multi-disciplinary building consultancy providing chartered quantity surveying, architecture, project management, and employer's agent services to housing associations, Cambridge colleges, healthcare charities, and private developers across the UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Consultancy Services

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Drafting Services (541340)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Management (Agency/Owner’s Rep) (IMAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Chartered quantity surveying
• Architectural design services
• Project management consultancy
• Employer agent services
• Principal designer services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hitchin, England

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Fees for professional services including quantity surveying, architectural design, project management, contract administration, and principal designer roles on building projects across residential, commercial, education, healthcare, and other sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

RLP Surveyors Ltd is a multi-disciplinary building consultancy that provides Chartered Quantity Surveying, Architectural, Project Management, Employer's Agent, and Principal Designer services. The firm delivers cost, design, and management expertise for building projects from inception to completion across residential, commercial, education, healthcare, heritage, and charity sectors, primarily in the London, Cambridge, and Hertfordshire regions.

Product overview

RLP Surveyors Ltd is a multi-disciplinary building consultancy offering a unified suite of professional services rather than a software product. The core offerings include Chartered Quantity Surveying, Architectural Services, Project Management, Principal Designer Services, Contract Administration, and Employer's Agent Services. These services are delivered as an integrated professional consultancy practice serving diverse sectors including Housing, Student Accommodation, Education, Hotel, Commercial, Healthcare, and Historic Buildings. The practice operates across projects ranging from residential developments to major commercial, educational, and ecclesiastical projects throughout the UK, particularly in London, Cambridge, and Hertfordshire.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chartered Quantity Surveying Services Professional quantity surveying services covering cost planning, measurement, and contract administration for construction projects across residential, commercial, education, and healthcare sectors. Targeted at developers, housing associations, colleges, and other building clients.
• Architectural Services Full architectural design services including planning applications, design development, and construction documentation for building projects. Targeted at clients needing integrated design and cost input, including education, heritage, healthcare, and residential developments.
• Project Management Project management services overseeing construction projects from inception through completion, coordinating stakeholders and ensuring timely delivery within budget. Targeted at clients undertaking new builds, refurbishments, and extensions across multiple sectors.
• Principal Designer Services Principal Designer services delivered in compliance with the Construction Design and Management (CDM) regulations, managing health and safety throughout the design process. Targeted at construction clients requiring statutory CDM compliance.
• Contract Administration Contract administration services managing the contractual relationship between client and contractor throughout construction projects. Targeted at clients needing expert contractual oversight and contractor insolvency recovery.
• Employer's Agent Services Employer's Agent services representing the client in design and build procurement, managing the contractor on behalf of the employer. Targeted at housing associations and developers undertaking design and build construction projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully managed contractor insolvency situations, completing projects with new contractors
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 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.

• Regent Construction (Cambridge) Ltdproject-specificImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMain contractor for Bill Gates Senior House project at Cambridge, delivering the construction works under RLP's project management and quantity surveying oversight

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and consultancy firm with significant UK cost and project management practices. Larger incumbent in the same cost consultancy/PM space, particularly relevant for higher-education and public-sector tenders.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure and construction-services firm with substantial UK cost management and project management capability. Competes at the upper end of the same value chain that RLP serves through housing associations and universities.
• Turner & Townsend: Global programme management and cost consultancy with deep UK higher-education and residential exposure. A significantly larger incumbent in overlapping QS/PM capabilities, competing for similar college and housing-association mandates.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering, management, and development consultancy with established UK cost management and project management practices serving education, healthcare, and built environment clients.
• Mace Group: International consultancy and construction group with a project management and cost consultancy arm. Competes for similar Employer's Agent and PM roles on UK education, residential, and commercial schemes.

Direct peers

• Gleeds: UK-headquartered independent construction consultancy providing quantity surveying, project management, and building surveying. Comparable mid-sized firm with similar multi-disciplinary practice and heritage in education and public-sector work.
• Pick Everard: UK multi-disciplinary consultancy delivering quantity surveying, project management, architecture, and building surveying. Similar integrated practice model and regional UK footprint, with comparable public-sector and housing association client base.
• Currie & Brown: International cost management and project management consultancy serving real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources. Directly comparable in core QS and PM service lines, particularly for built-asset and education clients.
• Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB): Global quantity surveying and construction consultancy offering cost management, project management, and advisory services. Closest functional analog to RLP's integrated QS/PM/Employer's Agent offering, with UK offices serving education, residential, and commercial sectors.

Emerging players

• BDP (Building Design Partnership): UK-based architecture-led design practice expanding into integrated multi-disciplinary services including QS and PM. Comparable on the architectural and design-led side of RLP's practice and increasingly overlapping on cost consultancy adjacencies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/robert-lombardelli-partnership-ltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 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 →

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