About Cantidad

What is Cantidad about?

A specialist commercial consultancy, regulated by RICS and accredited to ISO 9001:2015, supporting clients across highways, transport, construction, and infrastructure. We specialise in managing commercial risk in complex environments where frameworks, live contracts, and change are constant.

Why choose us?

From medium- and long-term framework agreements to bespoke project-specific contracts, each arrangement introduces unique commercial and operational challenges, with substantial risk exposure if not managed strategically and effectively.

Navigating the full contract lifecycle, from procurement through to final close-out, requires informed oversight. Independent advice provides an objective perspective that enhances decision-making, mitigates risk, and supports the successful delivery of contractual objectives.

Contractual challenges rarely arise at convenient times. Whether due to resource constraints, competing priorities, or a lack of specialist expertise, organisations can find themselves facing issues that must be resolved before meaningful progress can be made. Access to independent advice can bridge that gap and help unlock the path forward.

What we do?

By addressing contractual challenges proactively and efficiently, organisations can maintain project momentum, strengthen stakeholder confidence, protect and enhance commercial value, and ensure strategic objectives are achieved throughout the contract lifecycle.

How do we work?

Our approach is founded on three core principles: Listen, Investigate, and Advise. We begin by listening carefully to our clients, taking the time to understand their objectives, challenges, priorities, and desired outcomes. We then undertake a thorough investigation of the issues at hand through detailed document reviews, contractual analysis, project records, and stakeholder interviews, enabling us to develop a comprehensive understanding of the facts and circumstances. Drawing upon our experience and expertise, we then provide clear, independent, and commercially focused advice, helping clients navigate complexity, manage risk, make informed decisions, and achieve successful outcomes throughout the contract lifecycle.

Managing Director Rob Hubbard is a chartered quantity surveyor who has had a diverse career with over 30 years’ experience, progressing from site-based roles with Tier 1 contractors through managerial roles to director level in private practice. Rob leads the team to deliver a wide range of construction and civil engineering projects in several varied sectors.

From feasibility studies through to final account and further through dispute resolution, Rob has successfully managed the commercial delivery of projects and programmes of work. He has a direct and immediate experience of the needs and requirements of both contractor and employer organisations and prides himself on delivering efficiently and effectively and to exceptionally high standards.

He has a MSc in construction law and dispute resolution and acts as a Construction Adjudicator, Arbitrator, a RICS registered expert witness and is currently also studying to become a registered mediator. Rob is also a fellow of the following professional bodies: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS), Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (FCInstCES), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), Chartered Institute of Highways and Transportation (FCIHT), Institute of Highway Engineers (FIHE). Rob is also a member of the Association of Project Managers (MAPM) and associate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (AMICE).

Cantidad is also supported by a team of other consultants to help give you specialist advice whenever needed.

Through our established relationships with a trusted network of specialist construction law professionals, Cantidad provides access to expert legal advice and tailored solutions across the full spectrum of construction and engineering law. From the drafting, review, and negotiation of bespoke and standard form contracts and subcontracts to the strategic management and resolution of complex disputes, we are able to support clients at every stage of the project lifecycle. Our network offers expertise across a range of dispute resolution mechanisms, including adjudication, mediation, negotiation, arbitration, and litigation, ensuring clients receive commercially focused legal guidance that protects their interests and delivers effective outcomes.

What Contractual, Commercial, or Project Challenges Can We Help You Solve?

Drawing on extensive industry experience, Cantidad delivers expert advice across a broad range of contractual and commercial challenges. The areas in which our clients most frequently require support include:

  • Cost management & quantity surveying
  • Dispute resolution
  • Contract Administration
  • Risk management

In addition, we provide support across the following areas:

  • Pre-contract analysis and preparation.
  • Delay analysis
  • Specialist legal advice
  • Specialist training for legal professionals
  • Bench marking
  • NEC project management

Our Team

At the heart of Cantidad is the experience, expertise, and industry knowledge of Rob, who leads the business and serves as the principal point of contact for all clients. Supporting this is our associate model, which provides access to a carefully selected network of specialist professionals whose expertise can be called upon as projects and client requirements dictate.

This approach allows us to remain agile, responsive, and cost-effective, delivering the same high-quality service and personalised client experience without the overheads associated with larger consultancies. As a result, our clients benefit from senior-level expertise, tailored support, and exceptional value. The flexibility of our model also enables us to draw upon a broader range of specialist skills and industry knowledge whenever required, ensuring that the right expertise is available to address even the most complex contractual, commercial, and project challenges.

The wider team at Cantidad includes Nicola Read – Director – Project Management, Kayleigh Parkinson – Assistant Project Manager, Ella Palmer – Quantity Surveyor, Finley Hubbard – Assistant Quantity Surveyor and Becca O’Brien – Bussiness Support Officer.