Collect
FirstPrice records the merchant listing, price, VAT basis and collection time.
Every number should have a source.
FirstPrice keeps the merchant, checked date and pricing basis beside each material line so you can review it before the customer sees it.
The public totals come from the live price index.
These figures refresh from the same Supabase database used by the pricing pipeline. They are cached briefly in the browser to keep the page fast.
- 22,525+
- price records captured
- 22,240+
- active merchant listings
- 12
- suppliers in the live index
Live database totals · latest price collected
A price earns its place on the quote.
Current merchant data is preferred. Anything old, uncertain or estimated is made obvious before you approve the document.
Normalise
Pack sizes and units are kept visible so unlike prices are not treated as equal.
Review
You see the source and date beside the line before it enters a customer quote.
The quote tells you what each number means.
Materials, labour and estimates have different sources. FirstPrice does not pretend they are the same thing.
| Line type | Source shown | Date or basis | Your check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Material | Named UK merchant | Collected date | Product and quantity |
| Labour | Your day rate | Days and region | Time and rate |
| Estimate | Reason for estimate | Review warning | Replace or approve |
Old data does not quietly become a current quote.
A stale or uncertain line is marked for checking. You can refresh it, replace it or approve an explained estimate.
- Named supplier on material lines
- Collection date kept with the price
- Estimates labelled before sending
- VAT basis shown in the total
Build a quote you can explain.
Check the working, approve the total and send it while the price is still useful.