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# Schedule of rates (SOR)

A list of rates for types of work, without firm quantities, used to price and value work as it is measured.

by [Jack Butler-Kettle](<https://www.quantsurv.com/about#jack-butler-kettle>) · About 2 min readShare

## Further detail

Read this alongside [NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works](<https://www.rics.org/content/dam/ricsglobal/documents/standards/NRM-2_Oct2022_Update.pdf>).

A schedule of rates provides prices for defined units of work. The descriptions, measurement rules and included allowances determine how a rate is used. A rate for one specification or working condition may not be appropriate for a materially different item.

Retain the agreed descriptions as well as the numbers. Our [Quantity take-off and bill of quantities preparation](<https://www.quantsurv.com/quantity-surveying?service=%2Fquantity-surveying%2Fmeasurement-bills-of-quantities#client-types>) service defines the measurement basis; our [Change valuation and compensation-event quotations](<https://www.quantsurv.com/quantity-surveying?service=%2Fquantity-surveying%2Fvariations-compensation-events#client-types>) service connects changed quantities with the applicable valuation rules.

## Sources

1.  [NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works, UK 2nd edition, October 2021 (reissued October 2022 as RICS practice information)](<https://www.rics.org/content/dam/ricsglobal/documents/standards/NRM-2_Oct2022_Update.pdf>). RICS.

### Activity schedule and rates examples

Use the pricing document required by your contract. Record completion criteria for activities and measurement rules for rate-based items.

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Completed fictional example

Westhaven refurbishment · 14 October 2026 · Version 1.0

#### Activity schedule

Scroll across if needed to read the whole record. A dash means no value has been entered.

Activity schedule: completed fictional example
| Activity | Completion criterion | Price (£) | Position at cutoff | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| A-01 foundations | Foundations complete and inspection accepted | £15,000.00 | Complete | F-01 |
| A-02 envelope | Roof and external walls watertight | £25,000.00 | Incomplete | Roof detail outstanding |

#### Schedule of rates

Scroll across if needed to read the whole record. A dash means no value has been entered.

Schedule of rates: completed fictional example
| Item | Description | Measured quantity | Unit | Rate (£) | Measured value (£) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| R-01 | Partition finish | 80 | m² | £25.00 | £2,000.00 |
| R-02 | Special finish | 20 | m² | £40.00 | £800.00 |

The examples illustrate pricing structures. They do not establish when an incomplete activity is payable or which quantities are contractually remeasurable.

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