CIF consultant retainer fee: £6,500 to £12,000 typical
CIF consultant retainer fees typically sit between £6,500 and £12,000 for sub-£2M bids, paid up front and not refundable on rejection. FRICS-led retainers carry a premium for the surveyor signature.
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Typical consultant retainer fee bands?
What is included in a retainer?
Are FRICS-led retainers priced differently?
When does retainer beat no-win-no-fee?
How do trusts pay?
The retainer typically covers the bid narrative, project-planning section, value-for-money write-up, and a packaged evidence index. The condition survey itself is usually quoted separately when a FRICS-grade refresh is needed.
Retainer beats no-win-no-fee when the bid value sits below about £600,000, where the NWNF percentage compounds against a fixed retainer.