Complex Pricing. Simpler Contract Management.

One Beyond helped NSR Management consolidate ageing software into an integrated platform, enabling clients to access pricing schedules, prepare estimates, manage work orders and raise invoices through one system.

At a glance

Unified Platform

The new system brought together capabilities previously spread across four pricing and payment applications.

Detailed Pricing

Clients could access subscribed National Schedules and include bespoke schedules to meet their contract requirements.

Connected Processes

Estimates, quotations, work orders, invoices and reports formed part of one integrated workflow.

Automated Adjustments

Contractual adjustments were applied automatically once configured during contract setup.

Supply Chain Collaboration

Contractors could add supply chain partners and subcontract elements of work within the system.

"Our clients are accountable to their shareholders, and in the case of local authorities and Government departments to the public, so they have to be rigorous and transparent about their spending. They look to us to provide reliable information."

David F., Managing Director, NSR Management Ltd

About NSR Management

NSR Management publishes, markets and sells the National Schedule of Rates, an established pricing system for maintaining, renewing and refurbishing buildings and other built assets. Its customers include public bodies, local authorities, healthcare organisations and contractors of different sizes. Through subscription software, publications and consultancy, the company provides detailed pricing information for term maintenance contracts. Its schedule library contained around 50,000 rated items at the time of the project, covering individual tasks, materials and labour.

The Challenge

NSR Management’s four existing pricing and payment systems had been developed separately over many years, leaving the business with ageing technology and limited functionality. Clients could access prices and compile estimates, but the systems did not adequately connect supporting documents, contracting parties and supply chain activity. NSR Management needed to consolidate these capabilities into one versatile platform that could handle complex datasets while remaining intuitive. The result also had to meet demanding client expectations for reliability, transparency and professional presentation.

Our Solution

One Beyond worked with NSR Management on needs analysis, a detailed specification and early prototypes, allowing the business to review and refine the proposed functionality before development. We built an integrated platform through which clients could access subscribed and bespoke schedules, create estimates and quotations, process work orders, raise invoices and generate reports. Configurable contractual adjustments automated calculations, while supply chain functionality supported subcontracted work. The system met NSR Management’s objectives for a robust, marketable product and received a strongly positive response from adopting clients.

A closer look at features and benefits

Access to subscribed National Schedules

Support for bespoke pricing schedules

Estimate and quotation creation

Work order processing

Invoice generation

Integrated reporting

Automated contractual adjustments

Supply chain partner management

Subcontracting within the platform

"We wanted something that bridged the essential processes for pricing and payment that was robust, auditable and simple to use, and which essentially acted as an integrated solution so that clients could clearly appreciate the value being added."