Takeoff, estimating and getting paid — all in one place
Blue Shuck is the simple platform built for UK subcontractors. Measure from your blueprints, build estimates in minutes, and send professional Applications for Payment your clients can pay in a click.
Takeoff · Estimating · Payments
One simple platform for subcontractors
UK-built
North East of England
UK GDPR compliant
Data handled securely
From £0
Free tier to get started
Live in production
Trade Off in daily use
Team access
Bring your whole team
Blue Shuck isn't just for one person. Invite your estimators, site team and admins — and give clients or accountants read-only access when you need a second pair of eyes.
- Four clear roles — Owner, Admin, Member and Viewer (read-only)
- Seats in every plan — 1 on Free, 5 on Growth, 20 on Scale
- Add extra seats on any paid plan for £7/seat/month (excl. VAT), billed pro-rata
- Pending invites hold a seat until accepted
Payments
Send it. Get paid. No chasing.
Turn your progress billing into a professional Application for Payment and share it with a single link. Your client can view it, approve it and pay — all in one place, from any browser, no login required.
Blue Shuck never holds your money — payments settle straight to your own Stripe account.
What we do
Software products and specialist development for small and medium sized businesses.
We help businesses improve the way they work through focused software solutions. Our priority is building useful, product-led tools, while also offering bespoke development where a business needs something more specific.
Primary focus
SaaS applications
We design and deliver software products that help businesses work more efficiently, reduce friction in key workflows, and gain more value from their operational processes.
Managed for you
Website as a Service
Professional business websites built, hosted and maintained by us from £49 per month. Get a polished online presence without the upfront cost or the ongoing hassle of managing it yourself.
When you need it
Bespoke Development
Where off-the-shelf software is not the right fit, we provide specialist bespoke development to support unique business requirements, internal systems, and tailored workflows.
About us
A boutique SaaS developer focused on the construction sector
Blue Shuck Consulting LTD is based in the North East of England and focuses on building software for construction SMEs. We combine product thinking with specialist development capability to create practical digital solutions that solve real business problems.
Our approach is straightforward: build useful software, keep it focused, and deliver tools that are relevant to the way construction businesses actually operate.
Featured product
Trade Off
The simple platform built for UK subcontractors — takeoff, estimating and getting paid, all in one place.
Measure straight from your blueprints, build accurate estimates in minutes, and send professional Applications for Payment your clients can settle in a click. Trade Off is our first live production application, built for how subcontractors actually work.
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How Trade Off works
From blueprint to billing in one workflow
Trade Off connects the three stages construction estimators repeat on every job — so the numbers flow through instead of being re-keyed.
Take-off
Upload architectural PDFs, set your scale, and measure lengths, areas and counts directly on the drawing.
Estimate
Turn quantities into priced estimates with your own rates and markups — no more spreadsheet juggling.
Billing
Generate applications for payment and track progress billing through to the final valuation.
Why Blue Shuck
Focused software with practical business value
Built with construction business workflows in mind
Product-led approach with real delivery experience
Bespoke development capability where needed
Clear, straightforward, specialist positioning
Trade Off pricing
Simple pricing that scales with your projects
Every plan includes the full take-off to billing toolset. The only thing that changes is how many active projects you can run. Prices in GBP, excluding VAT.
Free
Try the full workflow on a single project.
- 1 active project
- Blueprint take-off tools
- Estimating & pricing
- Applications for payment
Growth
For busy estimators running several jobs at once.
- Up to 5 active projects
- Everything in Free
- Progress billing registers
- CSV / PDF exports
Scale
Unlimited projects for growing firms.
- Unlimited active projects
- Everything in Growth
- Priority support
- Full estimate history
Not sure which plan fits, or need something bespoke? .
Managed websites
Professional business websites from £49 per month
We also offer fully managed websites for local service businesses that need a professional online presence without the cost and hassle of building and maintaining it themselves.
A simple monthly package designed for businesses that want a polished website and dependable support without a large upfront build cost.
What's included
- Custom-styled 1 to 5-page website
- Hosting, SSL, and backups included
- Basic SEO foundations
- Ongoing maintenance and security updates
- Monthly support allowance
Ready to stop chasing invoices?
Get set up in minutes and send your first Application for Payment today.
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Get in touch
If you would like support with one of our products, or want to discuss a specialist software requirement, send us a message and we'll get back to you.
Prefer email?
support@blueshuckconsulting.comGive us a call
+44 (0)191 751 1933