UK Building Materials Procurement

Compare supplier quotes on building materials in minutes, not days.

Prolo sends your material list to your UK suppliers, gathers their prices in one place, and coordinates delivery, so your site keeps moving instead of waiting on the phone.

Common procurement problems

Three days chasing quotes

You need prices from six suppliers before you can move. Two don't answer, one emails back a week later. Your programme slips.

Comparing prices in a spreadsheet

Prices arrive in different formats on different days. You build a comparison manually, then a supplier revises their quote and the whole sheet is out of date.

Delivery that doesn't match your schedule

You order materials, but the supplier's next slot is two weeks out. Nobody told you. Now you're paying groundworkers to wait.

How it works

From material list to confirmed order in three steps

No new software to learn for your suppliers. No complex integrations. Just faster procurement.

Upload your material list

Paste a schedule of materials or upload a CSV from your quantity surveyor. Prolo parses specifications including grade, size, and quantity.

We contact your suppliers

Prolo sends a structured quote request to the suppliers you work with. They respond via email or our portal. No onboarding required on their side.

Compare and confirm delivery

All prices appear in a single comparison view, with lead times and stock status. Select the best option and confirm the delivery date that fits your programme.

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Watch it work

From job sheet to live quotes in under two minutes

This is what procurement looks like when it runs in the background.

Built for contractors

Less time on the phone. More time running the job.

Quotes back in hours

Prolo contacts your preferred suppliers simultaneously and collects responses as they come in. Your comparison view updates in real time.

Side-by-side price comparison

See unit price, total cost, lead time, and stock availability from every supplier in one table. No more piecing together emails or PDFs.

Delivery tied to your programme

Confirm delivery windows that fit your site schedule when you place the order. No separate phone call to arrange logistics after the fact.

Full order history in one place

Every quote, comparison, and purchase order is stored against the relevant project. Useful when the client questions a cost or your accountant asks for records.

Works with your existing suppliers

You tell Prolo which merchants you already deal with. We contact them. Your supplier relationships stay yours - we just make the process faster.

GDPR-compliant data handling

Your supplier contacts and pricing data are stored securely and never shared with third parties. Site data stays your commercial information.

Early access pilots

What contractors said during our Q4 2025 pilot

We were spending the best part of a morning every week just getting prices together for the following week's materials. Prolo cut that down to about 20 minutes. The comparison table is simple enough that I can hand it to my site manager and he knows what he's looking at.

Rob H. Director, residential groundworks contractor, West Midlands - early access pilot, Q4 2025

The delivery coordination was the thing I didn't expect to value. I've had too many jobs where materials turned up three days after I needed them. Being able to see the lead time before I commit to an order changes how I plan the week.

Deborah M. Operations lead, medium-sized building contractor, Manchester - early access pilot, Q4 2025

My suppliers haven't had to change anything they do. That was the thing I was worried about - some of my merchants have been supplying us for years and I didn't want to complicate that. They just get an email like any other enquiry.

Gary T. Owner, specialist masonry contractor, Yorkshire - early access pilot, Q4 2025

Pilot programme results

3.4hrs Average time saved per procurement cycle 27 contractors, Oct 2025 - Apr 2026
6.2% Average materials cost reduction through competitive quoting 27 contractors, Oct 2025 - Apr 2026
94% Of quote requests responded to within one working day 27 contractors, Oct 2025 - Apr 2026
27 Contractors in our early access programme Oct 2025 - Apr 2026

Data from 27 contractors in our early access programme, October 2025 to April 2026.

Pricing

Simple monthly pricing. No per-transaction fees.

Start with a 30-day free trial on any plan. No credit card required to begin.

Starter
£ 49 /mo
£41/mo billed annually
Up to 3 active projects
  • Quote requests to up to 5 suppliers
  • Side-by-side price comparison
  • Order history and records
  • Email support
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Business
£ 299 /mo
£249/mo billed annually
Unlimited projects
  • Everything in Contractor
  • Multiple team seats
  • Project cost reporting
  • Accounting software export
  • Dedicated account support
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For suppliers

Reach contractors who are ready to buy

When a contractor sends a quote request through Prolo, they have a real project and a real delivery date. You're not responding to tyre-kickers.

  • Structured quote requests with full specifications
  • Respond by email - no new systems to learn
  • Build a track record with contractors in your area

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Free to join for UK builders merchants and material suppliers. Get in front of contractors with active projects in your delivery area.

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Stop waiting on the phone for quotes

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