NEC Contract Support for Civils Subcontractors
What We Do
Sitechain provides specialist NEC contract commercial support to civils subcontractors across the UK. We draft formally worded Early Warning Notices and Compensation Event Notifications — reviewed by a Senior QS with 12 years of Tier 1 infrastructure experience.
Your site team sends a quick message, voice note or forwarded email via WhatsApp or email. We return professionally drafted notices within 24 hours, ready for your review and issue to the main contractor.
No platform to learn. No QS to retain. No missed deadlines.
The Problem
Every year, civils subcontractors lose significant sums of money on NEC projects — not because they lack entitlement, but because contractual notices are not raised in time. The compensation event notification window is as short as seven weeks from the date you became aware. Miss it and your entitlement is gone — regardless of how valid your claim is.
Your commercial team is stretched. Your site foreman does not know what an Early Warning Notice is. And by the time the issue reaches your QS, the clock has already been ticking for weeks.
Sitechain fixes this.
How It Works
Getting started takes minutes. No setup. No platform. No training required.
Step 1: Submit
Your site team sends a WhatsApp message, voice note or email describing what has happened on site.
Step 2: Draft
Sitechain produces professionally drafted Early Warning Notices and Compensation Event Notifications within 24 hours.
Step 3: Issue
You review, approve and issue the notices to the main contractor. You remain in control throughout.
About Sitechain
Sitechain was founded by Sam Zap, a Managing Quantity Surveyor with 12 years of experience on major UK infrastructure projects including HS2 and National Highways schemes.
Having spent over a decade on the main contractor side, Sam saw first-hand how civils subcontractors consistently lost commercial entitlement — not through lack of merit, but through missed notice windows and insufficient commercial resource on site.
Sitechain exists to level the playing field.
Get in Touch
Contact us to find out more about the Sitechain service or to discuss a pilot for your business. We work with civils subcontractors on NEC3 and NEC4 contracts across the UK.