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Specs, quotes & tender drafting
Faster, more consistent specifications, quotes and PQQ/tender responses — built from your past wins, not a blank page.
ArchetypeConstruction practice
Construction practice
Construction is one of the last industries AI will reach properly. The firms that move first will set the standard.
Archetype helps construction, trades, architecture and interiors firms apply AI where it really pays — tenders, scheduling, site admin, and the cost of winning the next job.
Built for
Main contractors & specialists·Trades & MEP·Architects & interior studios·MDs & commercial directors
The gap
Ambition is not the problem. Direction is.
Estimators are pasting specs into chatbots, PMs are using AI to chase subcontractors, and the directors haven't decided what's sanctioned. Without a plan, you take on the risk without the upside.
Archetype helps you understand what's already happening, decide where AI creates real value, and build the capability to execute — sector-specific, plain-spoken, no AI hype.
How AI works in construction
Six functions where AI is changing the work.
We work across the practice, not on a single tool. These are the six places we focus — translated into the workflows your team actually runs.
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Regs, materials & supplier research
Building regs, product specs, lead times and supplier comparisons surfaced quickly and reliably for the people on the job.
03
Client & subcontractor comms
Site updates, RFIs, variations and subcontractor chasing handled in a way that's clear, traceable and a lot less manual.
04
Project cost & progress reporting
Live read on project margin, programme slippage and committed cost — not a spreadsheet pulled together at month-end.
05
Scheduling & job-management automation
Scheduling, dispatch, snagging and job-management workflows that take pressure off operations without breaking the way the team works.
06
Portfolio & local-market marketing
Project case studies, local SEO and BD content produced at the pace your pipeline actually needs.
How we work with construction, trades, architecture and interiors firms
A clear ladder. Start where it fits.
AI Risk & Opportunity Audit
Four weeks · Fixed fee
From £4,500
A complete picture of where AI is already being used, what risk it creates, and where it can create commercial value.
View audit details →AI Strategy Engagement
Six to eight weeks · Board-ready
Fixed fee
A prioritised, sequenced AI strategy and roadmap your leadership team will back and your operators can execute.
See engagement →Fractional AI Director
Two days per month · Rolling
£5,000 / month
Senior AI oversight without a full-time hire — embedded with your leadership to keep direction, governance and pace.
See retainer →Construction practice
Find out where AI is already happening in your business.
Get in touch, no slides. We'll tell you honestly where to start — and whether we're the right fit.