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For main contractors · JCT, NEC & purchase orders

Assess every application.
Issue every notice on time.

PayCycle checks every subcontractor application against the order line by line, drafts your Payment and Pay Less Notices to the right dates, and keeps purchase orders, retention and cashflow under control — so nothing's over-certified and the deadlines stay in view.

14-day free trial · No per-claim fees · Built by a Chartered QS.
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AfP #014 · Riverside Apartments — Phase 2
AI review · 23 line items
Assessed
Gross applied
£384,200
Assessed
£342,100
Difference
−£42,100
Substructure
£128,400OK
Steel frame — partial
£74,200Query
Cladding (not in order)
£18,500Not in order
Roofing — agreed
£42,100OK
23 / 23 assessed

Illustrative dashboard

Built around the contracts you already work under

JCT
NEC
Purchase orders
Construction Act s.110–111
CIS
RICS-aligned
Contract-aware
Every application checked against the order you locked — not a blank form
Notices to the right dates
Payment and Pay Less Notices drafted and dated to your contract — checked and issued by you
Your data stays yours
Private, secure, never used to train AI
Built by a Chartered QS
Made for how UK QSs actually work
The squeeze on every valuation

A stack of applications, a short window, and real money on the line

Too many applications to check properly

Every subcontractor applies at once, and checking each one against its order line by line takes time you don't have.

The pay less deadline that bites

Miss the window and the full notified sum must be paid — whether the work was worth it or not.

Retention sprawl

Amounts held and both release dates spread across every project, easy to lose track of.

Orders everywhere

Purchase orders, quotes and variations to reconcile against every claim before you certify.

How it works

From contract upload to issued notice in minutes

app.paycycle.uk
Payment due date
7 days after valuation98%
cl. 4.8 · p.12
Final date for payment
21 days after due97%
cl. 4.9 · p.12
Retention
5% (2.5% after PC)95%
cl. 4.20 · p.15
Pay Less notice
5 days before final date96%
cl. 4.11 · p.13
You review, edit and lock every term before it's used.
Built for the cycle

Everything from the order to the final account

Line-by-line AI review

Every claimed item assessed against the order you locked — with suggested figures, queries and over-claim flags. You decide the final numbers.

Notices, dated right

Payment and Pay Less Notices drafted and dated to your contract, branded with your details, structured and print-ready — issued by you.

01

Purchase orders & custom terms

No standard contract? Add a purchase order, quote or works order — type it in or scan it — and run the whole cycle against it.

02

Retention tracking

Retention held and both release moieties — at practical completion and the end of defects — tracked automatically.

03

Certificates

Practical completion, making-good and final certificates, structured and dated — checked and issued by you.

04

CIS reconciliation

Check the CIS deducted against what's expected from a Payment & Deduction Statement, with a year-end summary.

05

Cashflow & deadlines

What's payable, what's held and every statutory date on one calendar, with reminders before each window closes.

06

A full audit trail

Every application, assessment, notice and payment dated and saved — the working behind each certified figure.

07

Variations & valuations

JCT variations and NEC compensation events, valued and rolled into the account, with photo evidence.

08

Your whole team

Bring your commercial team into one organisation, and limit who can see which projects.

Why the dates matter
Miss the pay less deadline, and the notified sum is the amount that must be paid — in full.

Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996, section 111 — paraphrased. PayCycle tracks the date so it doesn't catch you out; every notice is checked and issued by you.

One timeline

Every notice window, mapped from your contract

Lock the terms once and every application gets its dates mapped — due date, the pay less window and the final date for payment — so the deadline that bites is always in view.

  • Dates calculated from the terms you lock
  • The pay less window highlighted on every application
  • Works with JCT, NEC, purchase orders and custom terms
Today · Pay Less window — 3 days leftIllustrative — your dates come from your contract
Reminders

Alerts before each window closes

PayCycle puts every statutory date on your calendar and reminds you ahead of each one — with time to assess and issue the notice yourself.

  • Every statutory deadline on one calendar
  • Reminders before each notice window closes
  • Sorted by what's due next, across every project
Pay Less Notice — Riverside Ph 2
Issue by Fri 26 Jun
3 days left
Payment notice window opens
Harbour Works · Mon 29 Jun
Upcoming
Application 14 assessed
Suggested figures ready for your review
Ready

Illustrative reminders — yours follow your contract dates.

From one QS to another

Built by a QS who's assessed the same applications you have

PayCycle is built in the UK by a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, after years of valuations, notices and final accounts on both sides of the payment cycle. Every feature starts with how the cycle actually runs on site — and the AI only ever suggests. You decide every figure that goes out.

FAQ

Questions, answered straight

Which contracts are supported?

JCT and NEC contracts, plus purchase orders, quotes and works orders — or type custom terms in yourself. The AI reads the document and you check and lock every extracted term before it's used.

Does the AI decide the figures?

No — the AI only suggests. Every assessed figure is cited to its clause and page with a confidence rating, and you review, edit and lock every number before any notice goes out.

Can my commercial team use it together?

Yes — bring your team into one organisation, share the projects you choose, and limit who can see which jobs. Everyone works from the same numbers.

What does it cost?

One flat subscription with £0 per-claim fees, and every plan starts with a 14-day free trial. The plans are on the pricing page.

Is this legal advice?

No. PayCycle gives you contract information, drafts and reminders for you to check — every notice and figure is reviewed and issued by you. For advice on a dispute, speak to a construction lawyer.

Assess with confidence. Stay ahead of every notice date.

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