Cost Calculation for Facilities Management

Facilities management tenders are large, detailed, and repetitive. Pearstop automates cost calculation, allowing teams to quote faster, focus on quality, and improve win rates.

“We finally have the numbers we trust — and the time to make them count.”

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A national FM provider bidding for maintenance and cleaning contracts faced tenders with over 6 000 line items per site — each defining room size, type, usage, and cleaning frequency.

Challenge

Local proposal teams spent on average 3–5 days per small bid, with large deals taking up to 12 weeks. €10m-€200m annual revenue contracts that span over many years require proper review.

They are juggling spreadsheets and service models. The Commercial Manager struggled to keep margins healthy while still submitting on time.

The cost of not winning a project are high. And it's not possible to participate in all tenders.

Solution

Pearstop analyses every line item using historical pricing, project outcomes, and win data.

It automatically fills cost estimates, flags inconsistencies, and compares the new bid against similar past projects.

Sales and finance teams can now make informed trade-offs between competitiveness and profitability (without having to wait for someone else to supply the right information).

Wins

  • Proposal throughput: +50% (1.5× more tenders submitted)
  • Average cost saving per proposal: €53 000
  • Win rate: improved from 23% to 27% after six months
  • Margin improvement: +1.2% through data-driven pricing (cutting loss-making projects)
  • Improved morale: proposal teams report shorter hours, less rework, and stronger collaboration between operations and finance.

The big ROI winner

On average €53 000 cost savings per tender.

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