--- title: Fidgens Cost Consultancy --- [![Fidgens](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/logo-navy.svg)](https://fidgens.com/manifesto?hsLang=en) [Services.](https://fidgens.com#services) [Benefits.](https://fidgens.com#why) [Why negotiate?](https://fidgens.com#believe) [Schedule a call Contact](https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/stephen-berridge) # Already have a fit-out contractor in mind? Negotiate the right price and terms before you appoint them. Fidgens independently reviews your preferred contractor's price and terms and gives your board a clear audit trail to approve it with confidence. [Check Whether FastTrack Fits Your Project](https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/stephen-berridge) [Download the Manifesto](https://fidgens.com/manifesto?hsLang=en) Sound familiar? ## You've got a day job. Now you've got a fit-out to deliver too. Nobody trained you for this. You likely know which contractor you want to use, but you're anxious about how to prove the price to your board or finance team without falling back on a lengthy tender. Negotiating with a single preferred contractor is the highest-ROI decision you can make. 01. Step one #### Schedule a call We review your scope and preferred contractor to confirm FastTrack is the right path. As we strictly limit our project intake, this ensures our availability aligns with your timeline. 02. Step two #### We negotiate on your behalf Over a 1-3 week intensive review, we deal directly with your contractor to challenge pricing, scrutinise scope exclusions, negotiate terms, and build a board-ready report. 03. Step three #### Get back to your day job Present defensible evidence to your board, secure appointment sign-off, and move straight into build without programme delays. Pressed For Time? ### If you want to use a specific fit-out contractor, FastTrack is the fastest route to a signed contract. We take on limited projects, so contact us early to secure your review. [Check whether FastTrack fits your project](https://meetings-eu1.hubspot.com/stephen-berridge) Trusted by teams at ![Bank of China](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/bank-of-china.png) ![Databricks](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/databricks.png) ![monday.com](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/monday-com.png) ![PIMCO](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/pimco.png) ![Jamie Oliver](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/jamie-oliver.png) What we do ## Three products, one commercial thread. We cover the commercial decisions that protect your fit-out budget at every stage.  Core product 01. Before You Sign #### FastTrack Contract Review Have a preferred contractor? A 1 to 3 week intensive benchmark and negotiation of price, scope, and terms, complete with a board-ready report supporting the appointment. 02. During The Build #### QSEA+ Cost Management Post-appointment Employer’s Agent and cost control, administering the building contract and managing change orders through to final account. 03. Full Service #### PM & QS For more complex projects we are able to offer a combined project and cost management service. ![A Fidgens meeting at the office](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/belief-mission-photo.jpg) What we believe ### A negotiated route, *properly checked.* At Fidgens, we believe a negotiated appointment deserves the same standing as a tender, provided it is independently scrutinised. This conviction is why we exclusively partner with teams who have already chosen a negotiation-led route.  The industry's default, competitive tender awarded on lowest price, too often rewards the contractor who has underpriced the work or missed scope. The consequences surface later: budget overruns, quality compromises, disputes, and a supply chain squeezed to the point of failure. Cheapest rarely means best value, and it frequently doesn't mean cheapest by the end. We come at it differently. We believe every client should be able to appoint a preferred contractor, one they know, like, and trust, with the professional commercial scrutiny to make that appointment with confidence. We review the price, interrogate the terms, and negotiate until we can support the appointment on its merits. [Download our Manifesto →](https://fidgens.com/manifesto?hsLang=en) The Fidgens Manifesto ### Read the case for negotiating your fit-out. Discover why default tendering costs London occupiers time and money, and how independent benchmarking turns a preferred contractor's proposal into a defensible board decision. [Download the Manifesto](https://fidgens.com/manifesto?hsLang=en) Selected projects ## Trusted on landmark London fit-outs. ![56 Grosvenor Street, London](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/projects/project-56-grosvenor-street.webp) #### 56 Grosvenor Street, London Mayfair, London ![80 Cannon Street, London](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/projects/project-80-cannon-street.png) #### 80 Cannon Street, London City of London ![Inigo House, London](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/projects/project-inigo-house.png) #### Inigo House, London Covent Garden, London ![8-24 Buckingham Palace Road, London](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/projects/project-8-24-buckingham-palace-road.png) #### 8–24 Buckingham Palace Road Victoria, London You're in good company ## We work with global occupiers. ![CAT B fit-out case study](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/case-studies/case-study-cat-b-115k-sqft.webp) #### 115,000 sqft CAT B fit-out ![CAT B fit-out case study](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/case-studies/case-study-cat-b-86k-sqft.webp) #### 86,000 sqft CAT B fit-out ![New London HQ fit-out case study](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/case-studies/case-study-london-hq-137k-sqft.png) #### 137,000 sqft New London HQ, leading tech company ![CAT B fit-out case study](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/case-studies/case-study-cat-b-40k-sqft.png) #### 40,000 sqft CAT B fit-out What our clients say ## Certainty, clarity, and commercial protection. “ Steve and the Fidgens team helped us prepare a robust early-stage project budget that our board approved with full confidence. He negotiated openly and professionally with our preferred contractor, giving us the financial governance we needed without slowing down the programme. The project was delivered under budget, and Steve's commercial leadership was a major contributing factor. Keren Reznik Head of Workplace Projects ![monday.com](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/testimonial-monday-logo.png) “ Stephen has supported us for nine years across multiple office projects, helping us set accurate budgets for board approvals and maintain strict financial governance throughout delivery. Each project has been delivered on time and on budget, with clear reporting and strong negotiation with our contractors. Alan Fang Head of Facilities ![Bank of China](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/testimonial-bank-of-china-logo.png) ![Stephen Berridge, Founder](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/founder/founder-stephen-berridge.jpg) The founder ### Stephen Berridge, MRICS Stephen is a chartered quantity surveyor with around twenty years in the London office fit-out market. Dedicated to supporting global clients achieve exceptional project outcomes. With an entrepreneurial mindset, he has always been at the forefront of industry debate, questioning why we do things the way we do, always looking for improvements. Fidgens is built on what he learned: clients are routinely told a competitive tender is the only route their board will accept. It isn't. A negotiation that has been independently benchmarked and formally reported stands up to the same scrutiny, and giving clients that option, with the evidence to defend it, is why Fidgens exists. [Connect on LinkedIn →](https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-berridge-82128b19/) ![hero-slide-3](https://fidgens.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/hero-slide-3.jpg?width=1920&height=1439&name=hero-slide-3.jpg) MOVING OFFICE? ## Download our 50-item D&B checklist. The exact commercial and contractual points to interrogate before signing a design & build contractor's proposal. [Download the checklist →](https://fidgens.com/checklist?hsLang=en) ![Fidgens](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/logo-white.svg) Fidgens is an independent project & cost consultancy specialising in helping clients negotiate with a design & build contractor, with the financial governance their board expects. ##### Navigate [Why negotiate](https://fidgens.com#believe) [Our services](https://fidgens.com#services) [The benefits](https://fidgens.com#why) [Download the Manifesto](https://fidgens.com/manifesto?hsLang=en) [LCO Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/6c3Gk6ZnXV3KlAe5JWURv4) [Budget Masterclass](https://fidgens.com/masterclass?hsLang=en) ##### Contact 4 Winsley Street London W1W 8HF [hello@fidgens.com](mailto:hello@fidgens.com) [020 7931 9925](tel:02079319925) © 2026 Fidgens. All rights reserved. ![Regulated by RICS](https://fidgens.com/hubfs/fidgens-theme/images/rics-accreditation.png) ## Book a call