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# JCT subcontractor briefing template

Give the JCT subcontractor team a concise project briefing covering responsibilities, payment, changes, delay and close-out.

by [Jack Butler-Kettle](<https://www.quantsurv.com/about#jack-butler-kettle>) · About 3 min readShare

## How to use it

Fill the blank briefing from the executed agreement and its amendments. Have the contractual contact, deadlines and responsibilities checked, then issue a dated version to the team.

### JCT subcontractor briefing template

Fill the blank briefing from the executed agreement and its amendments. Have the contractual contact, deadlines and responsibilities checked, then issue a dated version to the team.

[Download blank Word template](<https://www.quantsurv.com/downloads/library/jct-subcontractors-briefing-template.docx>)

Free blank template for your own project. The completed example is shown below. No email address required.

View the completed example

Completed fictional example

Westhaven refurbishment · 14 October 2026 · Version 1.0

#### Project and contract

Project / package

Westhaven refurbishment / internal works

Our role / party

Subcontractor / Westhaven Interiors Ltd

Selected form / edition

JCT Design and Build Sub-Contract 2024

Amendments / controlled copy

Signed contract plus amendments schedule rev 2, held in contract folder

Briefing owner / checked

Commercial lead; checked 14 October 2026; briefing revision 1

Contractual contact / route

Contractor’s named representative; named contact and notice category in signed communications schedule

#### Site-team operating sheet

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

Site-team operating sheet: completed fictional example
| Area | Completed project briefing | Record / owner |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Scope and authority | Partition package only; setting-out design included, structural design excluded. Obtain incorporated terms before relying on the briefing. | Scope rev C; document register / project lead |
| Payment | Submit a supported cumulative application under the subcontract. Record the assessment, deductions, final payment date and receipts. | October application deadline 20 Oct 12:00; checked project diary / QS |
| Changes | Record the authorised instruction and value the change under the agreed rules. Notify time and loss/expense effects through their separate procedures. | CH-07: relocation instruction I-07; price and time unresolved / QS |
| Delay and records | Check the relevant grounds for time and money separately. Keep the delay notice, particulars, mitigation and completion assessment together. | Access restriction 7–8 Oct; D-07/08, AL-07/08, programme P-02 / planner |
| Completion | Record package completion, handover and defects. Check the subcontract retention release condition and final-account/challenge requirements. | Handover HR-01; as-built drawing outstanding / project lead |

#### Live actions and dates

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

Live actions and dates: completed fictional example
| Action | Checked project date / source | Owner / evidence |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Confirm CH-07 submission | 16 Oct 2026; review action, not a universal notice period | QS / issued submission and receipt |
| Submit October application | 20 Oct 2026 12:00; project payment schedule P rev 2 | Accounts lead / APP-10 and delivery proof |
| Resolve incomplete handover | 16 Oct 2026; close-out action CO-02 | Design lead / accepted as-built drawing |

Fictional project briefing. Dates and responsibilities shown are illustrative project entries, not standard-form defaults. This original summary does not reproduce or replace the contract. Check every clause, recipient and deadline in the actual executed documents.

-   [JCT contract information](<https://www.jctltd.co.uk/category/contracts>)

## Understanding your results

Fictional project briefing. Dates and responsibilities shown are illustrative project entries, not standard-form defaults. This original summary does not reproduce or replace the contract. Check every clause, recipient and deadline in the actual executed documents.

## How it works

The Word file provides an unpopulated working structure to complete for your project. The completed fictional example stays on this page.

Read the [related guidance](<https://www.quantsurv.com/library/jct-contract-cheat-sheet-subcontractors>) for the context and checks behind this template.

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