Structure electrical work clearly
Use nested quote items to separate labour, supplied materials and work packages such as first fix, second fix, testing or accessories, while keeping internal costing detail out of the client view when needed.
Electricians & electrical contractors
Electrical quoting & job costing software for UK electricians
Build detailed quotes for rewires, consumer unit work, EV charger installations and other electrical jobs, cost labour and materials, reuse common work packages, and send professional client documents from one connected client → job → quote workflow.
Electrical quote check
Price the electrical scope before it reaches the customer.
- Client, property and job details
- Clear scope for the installation, upgrade or remedial work
- Labour hours and supplied materials
- Testing, certification or other quoted work where applicable
- Assumptions, exclusions and client-visible detail
- VAT treatment, issue date, expiry date and acceptance terms
Electrical estimating workflow
Keep the electrical scope, labour and client quote connected
A rewire, board change or installation can contain enough labour, accessories and separate work stages that a flat total makes omissions harder to spot. CostForge keeps the client, job and quote together while giving you a structured way to build the commercial scope.
Cost labour from saved roles
Set staff roles with hourly rates, then add hours to quote items so electrician, apprentice or other labour starts from a consistent internal rate.
Send a professional client quote
Create a branded client-facing quote or PDF with the scope, totals and terms the customer needs to review.
Capture a signed response
Send the quote through CostForge so the client can review it online and submit a signed accept or decline response without a staff account.
Handle VAT in the quote
Use configurable tax settings and show the relevant totals on the quote instead of rebuilding the calculation for every job.
Keep your own branding
Use your company identity, logo and quote colours on client-facing output so the document belongs to your electrical business.
What to include
Make the written electrical quote easier to compare
UK consumer guidance recommends being clear about the work required and obtaining written quotes for all but minor electrical work. A useful electrical quote should make the scope, labour, supplied materials, assumptions, VAT treatment and terms easy to understand.
Keep electrical safety, certification and scheme requirements separate from the quoting-software decision and follow the applicable requirements for the work being carried out.
Useful electrical quote resources
Electrician quote template UKStart from a practical electrical quote structure for labour, materials and scope.Reusable quote templatesSave common work packages and adapt them for the next survey.Online quote acceptanceGive the customer a clear signed accept-or-decline step after reviewing the quote.
Reusable quote templates
Reuse common electrical scopes without losing job-specific detail.
Save repeat work such as consumer unit upgrades, rewire packages or EV charger installations as editable quote templates. Bring the package into a new quote and adjust accessories, labour, testing and other scope detail for that job.
Explore quote templatesExample template for electricians
Consumer unit upgrade: board, protective devices, accessories, testing and electrician hours
Save the structure once, import it into a new quote, then adjust items, hours and pricing for the job in front of you.
Frequently asked questions
Questions from electricians evaluating quoting software
- Can CostForge quote electrical labour and materials together?
- Yes. Quote items can include material or service lines and staff-hours labour costing, so both can be structured within the same quote.
- Can electricians reuse common quote items?
- Yes. CostForge supports full quote templates and reusable item or group templates that can be imported into another quote and edited for the job.
- Can an electrical customer accept a CostForge quote online?
- Yes. A sent quote can use a secure response link where the client reviews the quote and submits a signed accept or decline response.
- Does CostForge generate electrical certificates or replace field-service software?
- The documented CostForge scope is clients, jobs, quoting, costing, branded delivery and quote approval. It should not be treated as electrical certification software or a complete field-service/project-management suite.
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