BCIS regional location factors

BCIS Q2 2026 regional location factors as applied to schools £/m² in this calculator. Higher in London and the South East; lower in the North and devolved nations.

The 11-region multiplier table

Region	Factor	Primary £/m² applied	Source
London	1.13	£2,729	[BCIS]
South East	1.05	£2,536	[BCIS]
East of England	1.00	£2,415	[BCIS]
Scotland	0.98	£2,367	[BCIS]
South West	0.97	£2,343	[BCIS]
North West	0.95	£2,294	[BCIS]
West Midlands	0.95	£2,294	[BCIS]
East Midlands	0.94	£2,270	[BCIS]
Yorkshire & Humber	0.94	£2,270	[BCIS]
Wales	0.93	£2,246	[BCIS]
North East	0.92	£2,222	[BCIS]

How the factor is applied

BCIS regional factors multiply the base England-average tender rate. In this site's calculator the chain is: BCIS Q2 2026 base £/m² × region factor × project-type multiplier × method multiplier = adjusted works rate, applied to GIFA. London and the South East rise; the North and devolved nations fall.

Why factors move

Regional factors track contractor returns, so they shift with where the labour and supply-chain pressure sits at the time of the quarterly index. They are an average across all building types and should be treated as a planning anchor rather than a precise schools-only multiplier; the LGA Bench. 2024 cohort[LGA Bench.] implies the schools-only spread sits within a few points of the headline BCIS factors.

Apply your region in the calculator and see the figure update live.