PRE-SALE  MARGIN PROTECTION FOR SERVICE BUSINESSES

Protect your margin before the quote goes out.

Account for the work it will take. See what you can afford to offer. Then send the exact version your team approved.

14 days. Payment details required. No charge before your trial ends.

Reprice

Quote assessment

Northstar brand campaign

MARGIN

19.5%

TARGET

30%

Decision

Reprice by £7,200.

THREE CHECKS BEFORE YOU COMMIT THE TEAM

One stronger quote starts with three checks.

MarginNudge turns the assumptions behind a quote into one clear commercial decision, before the price is sent and before the work is sold.

Account for the work

Roles, hours, revision rounds, meeting time and direct costs are priced in before anyone sees a number.

  • Senior strategy 14 hrs
  • Design and build 68 hrs
  • Revision rounds 3

Check the margin gap

The modelled delivery cost is compared with the proposed price, your margin target and your minimum price.

  • COST £38,640
  • MARGIN 19.5%
  • Target margin 30%

Compare practical options

See a higher price, a smaller scope or a different delivery plan side by side, without losing the original quote.

  • Reprice to £55,200
  • Reduce revisions to 1
  • Shift delivery mix

THE COST OF COMMERCIAL LEAKAGE

Stop margin leakage before the work begins.

Industry research puts avoidable revenue leakage at around 4.5 percent of annual revenue for service businesses. Under-priced projects, unbilled scope, uncontrolled revisions and discounts approved without a commercial check all contribute.

MarginNudge helps you catch underpriced and under-scoped work before the quote goes out.

POTENTIAL EXPOSURE ON £2,500,000 BILLED

£2,500,000

Annual revenue

£2,500,000

Benchmark leakage rate

4.5%

Revenue at risk each year

£112,500

Source: 2026 SPI Professional Services Benchmark.

HOW MARGINNUDGE WORKS

From proposed price to a clear next move.

  1. 01

    Build the quote

    Enter the proposed price, the people doing the work, the hours, the revisions and the direct costs.

  2. 02

    Check the quote

    MarginNudge models the delivery cost, the expected margin, the minimum price and the target price.

  3. 03

    Compare the options

    Test a revised price, a reduced scope or a different delivery plan without overwriting the assessed quote.

  4. 04

    Send the cleared version

    Share a client-ready quote that shows the commercial offer, never your costs or internal assumptions.

The client-ready version shows the commercial offer only. Delivery costs, expected margin and internal assumptions stay with you.

The decision

Know what the quote needs next.

One result, with the reason attached to the exact quote version. No spreadsheet archaeology and no guessing which number was agreed.

Approve

The quote meets your margin target.

Send it with confidence. The inputs, the assumptions and the approved version are all recorded.

Review

The quote is close to the line.

A commercial lead sees exactly which assumption is tight and can accept it deliberately rather than by accident.

Reprice

The quote is materially below target.

The gap is quantified in pounds, with practical options to raise the price, cut scope or change the delivery plan.

BUILT FOR THE WHOLE COMMERCIAL TEAM

Built for the people who protect the price.

MarginNudge gives every commercial decision-maker a shared way to protect scope, pricing and margin.

Choose your business type

Founder or managing director

Know whether growth is hiding weak-margin work.

Commercial or new-business lead

Keep the opportunity moving without conceding margin blindly.

Finance or operations lead

Trust the inputs and see what was approved.

Account or client-services lead

Keep scope, revisions and client commitments visible.

Pricing

Every feature, from the first day of your trial.

Plans differ by capacity, not capability. Choose monthly or annual billing, and see the full plan comparison and allowance rules on the pricing page.

Use every feature free for 14 days

Monthly or annual billing

Capacity-based plans, no feature gates

Compare plans and pricing

Check the margin before the quote leaves the building.

Start your 14-day trial, or walk through a real quote with us on a 30-minute demo.

14 days. Payment details required. No charge before your trial ends.