New CPP preparation
A draft built from the scope, programme, site constraints and arrangements agreed with your delivery team. The document describes how your construction phase will be managed.
CPP authoring · Principal contractor support
Construction phase plan writing for contractors.
Won the work, but not sure where to start with the construction phase plan? Lloyd helps construction companies turn the job information into a practical CPP, including principal contractors preparing for local authority and council projects.
From contract award to a usable plan
The council needs your CPP. You need a clear starting point.
You know how to deliver the work, but the client has asked for a construction phase plan, a pre-start submission or revisions to an existing document. The tender pack may be substantial and the mobilisation date is approaching.
Bring the request to the desk. We establish the work scope, review the information you have and ask the questions needed to draft the plan around your actual site arrangements. If your contract includes a council template, submission checklist or review process, we work from that requirement alongside the project information.
Start with three things: what you have won, what the client has asked for and when it is needed. You do not need a finished draft before contacting Lloyd.
Ask Lloyd about writing your CPP →A project-specific plan, with the gaps made clear.
Review and revisions
Help improving an existing plan or responding to client and principal designer comments. We distinguish document changes from questions that need a project decision.
A practical handover
An editable plan, outstanding information and actions, and a discussion of what your team needs to confirm, brief and keep under review. Deliverables and revision scope are agreed before booking.
The plan can cover responsibilities, coordination, site rules, welfare, access, public protection, emergency arrangements and management of significant project risks. The detail follows the job; it should not be a collection of unrelated hazards copied from other projects.
CPP writing is quoted for your project. If you also need information-gap tracking, a RAMS review and wider pre-start support, see the Mobilisation Support package and its defined scope.
What to send
We help you organise the information first.
- Work description, site address, drawings and the proposed programme or phases
- The council or client's request, submission checklist, template and review comments, if supplied
- Pre-construction information, relevant surveys and known site restrictions
- The client, principal designer, principal contractor and site management contacts, where appointed
- Your proposed welfare, access, deliveries, public protection and emergency arrangements
- The trades involved, their interfaces and any existing CPP or relevant RAMS
Start with the free editable PCI checklist and information-gap example and the welfare planning and inspection template. They help you organise the inputs for a project-specific plan.
If something is missing, tell us. We identify the information needed and who should resolve it. Surveys, design decisions and specialist assessments must come from the appropriate people.
For occupied schools, housing, public buildings or other live premises, explain how the work could affect occupants and the public, including access, working hours and separation from the work area. These are prompts to discuss, not assumptions about your contract.
Scope. Draft. Review with the people doing the job.
1. Agree the job and price
Tell Lloyd the requirement and deadline. We check the available information, confirm the drafting scope and agree a delivery date and fee.
2. Build the draft together
We prepare the plan and highlight unresolved questions. Your delivery team checks that the proposed arrangements are accurate and workable.
3. Handover and keep it current
We make the agreed revisions and explain the actions. Your responsible team implements, briefs and updates the plan as the project develops.
Your project team remains in control. Authoring support does not appoint the desk as principal contractor or principal designer, approve a site for work or replace competent site supervision. Client review does not remove the contractor's responsibilities.
Talk directly to Lloyd
Tell us about the contract you have won.
Lloyd brings more than 20 years in construction and a practical approach to understanding what a business needs. Read about Lloyd and his qualifications, then send a short outline of the job and the client requirement. We agree the scope and cost before starting.
CPP guidance before you enquire.
In Great Britain, a CPP is needed before the construction phase begins. A principal contractor can draw it up or arrange for it to be drawn up, and must keep it under review. It should set out the health and safety arrangements, site rules and applicable measures for particular risks.
Read the construction phase plan contents guide, pre-construction information checklist and principal contractor duties guide. Task-specific RAMS support is also available.
Official references: HSE: planning for construction work and CDM 2015, regulation 12. These references apply to Great Britain; tell us if the project is in Northern Ireland so the relevant requirements can be checked.
Before you put it on our desk.
Can you write our construction phase plan for us?
Yes. Lloyd can prepare a project-specific CPP from your work scope, project information and a discussion with the people delivering the job. Your team reviews the draft, confirms the arrangements and implements and maintains the plan. Missing information is identified for resolution rather than filled with assumptions.
Can you help with a CPP for a local authority or council project?
Yes. Send the council's project requirements, any CPP checklist or template, the pre-construction information and the proposed programme. We agree the drafting scope and identify questions for the client or principal designer. Requirements differ between contracts; council acceptance is not guaranteed.
Who is responsible if someone else writes the CPP?
In Great Britain, the principal contractor on a multi-contractor project can arrange for the plan to be drawn up, but retains its CDM responsibilities. On a single-contractor project, the contractor prepares the plan. Drafting support does not transfer a dutyholder appointment or responsibility for managing the site.
Can you help if the client has returned our plan with comments?
Yes. Send the existing CPP, the comments and the current work scope. We can review the gaps, help revise the plan and organise a response to the comments within an agreed scope. Some comments need project decisions, surveys or specialist input before they can be closed.
How much does construction phase plan writing cost?
CPP writing is quoted against the project scope, number of sites, phasing, available information and review requirements. Tell us whether you need a new plan or a revision and the submission deadline. We agree the price before work starts. The separately defined Mobilisation Support package is available if you also need wider pre-start help.
How quickly can you prepare a construction phase plan?
Send the submission date and proposed start date with your enquiry. We confirm availability and a realistic delivery date after checking the scope and information. Allow time for your team to review the draft and for outstanding project information to be resolved; an urgent deadline does not remove those steps.
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