# Cost Estimating Software Market, Understanding the Opportunity

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Health & Safety Executive](/buyers/health-safety-executive/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [IFF Research](/contract-winners/iff-research/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £18,431
- Tender value: £18,431
- Award date: 20 December 2019
- Published: 3 January 2020
- Contract start: 6 January 2020
- Contract end: 31 March 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 05acd561-6bc6-4217-9a0e-015f12ffbbb0-334857
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1973379f-c6a1-481d-a2ab-8d2a6cbf809e

## Description

HSE invited filtered approved suppliers on RM6018 to bid for this opportunity\. For HSE to understand whether there is an opportunity for a new product to enter the construction cost estimating software market we would like to understand the following: • The scale/ size of the construction cost estimating software market in the UK, who the main players are and what their market share is • Who currently uses construction cost estimating software market in the UK and what proportion of, the circa one million construction businesses in the UK, that is • Is H&S integral to the product or offered as an additional product i\.e\. HBXL provides EstimatorXpress and Health & Safety Xpert, why is that • For users: o How did they find out about it and what led them to try it o Why do they use it \(motivations\) o How do they use it \(frequency, situations, other patterns\) o What are their referred features of the product o How do they pay for the product, and any price thresholds • For non- users: o why don't they use it \(lack of awareness, lack of perceived benefits, price, format/ functionality\) o would they consider using a construction estimating software product, why \(motivations\)

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/05acd561-6bc6-4217-9a0e-015f12ffbbb0-334857)