BIM Services for UK Projects: ISO 19650 Remote Team
OEG supplies dedicated remote BIM teams to UK practices and contractors: Revit modellers, BIM coordinators and detailers working in your templates, to your information requirements, and in your hours. The team is based in GMT+2/+3, so a UK working day sits almost completely inside theirs.
BIM for UK projects
UK clients usually ask for a BIM process, not just a model. That means information managed to ISO 19650, a defined responsibility for each deliverable, and a model that other disciplines can coordinate against without surprises. A remote team can do this well if it is briefed the way a UK project team would be briefed.
OEG's BIM team works in Revit, AutoCAD and Navisworks, from LOD 100 to 500, across architectural, structural and MEP models, clash coordination, Scan to BIM and shop drawings. See the full range on our BIM modelling and coordination services page.
Working to ISO 19650
ISO 19650 is the international standard for managing information over the whole life of a built asset using BIM. On a UK project, a remote BIM team usually needs to work with these documents and roles:
- Exchange Information Requirements (EIR). What the appointing party needs delivered, and in what form.
- BIM Execution Plan (BEP). How the delivery team will meet those requirements.
- Common Data Environment (CDE). Where information is shared, checked and approved, and the status codes it moves through.
- Naming and classification. File naming conventions, and classification systems such as Uniclass 2015 where the project specifies them.
- Information exchange. Data drops and formats such as IFC or COBie when they are required.
The team works inside your systems and standards, so if your project already has an EIR, a BEP and a CDE, the modellers follow them. Send them with the brief. If a requirement is unclear, the team asks before modelling rather than after.
Levels of detail and information need
Many UK projects now talk about "level of information need" rather than LOD alone, covering geometric detail, alphanumeric information and documentation. OEG's team models from LOD 100 to 500. Tell us the level you need at each stage, and the information you expect attached to each element, and we model to that.
Typical UK project types
- Residential and mixed-use schemes
- Offices and commercial fit-out
- Education, healthcare and public sector buildings
- Refurbishment and retrofit, including Scan to BIM from point clouds
- Structural models and shop drawings for steel and concrete packages
- MEP models coordinated with the architectural and structural models
If you have existing 2D drawings, our CAD drafting and BIM teams can convert them into coordinated Revit models.
Working hours and time zone
The OEG team works in Lebanon time, which is GMT+2 in winter and GMT+3 in summer. The UK is on GMT in winter and BST in summer, so the difference is two hours for most of the year. A 9:00 to 17:00 UK day is 11:00 to 19:00 in Lebanon, which means the team is online for your whole working day and for a couple of hours after it.
In practice this lets you send comments at the end of your day and find them dealt with, or at least acknowledged, early the next morning. Working hours can be agreed with you at the start. The team works in Arabic, English and French.
How it works
- Send the brief. Include the EIR and BEP if you have them. An NDA is signed before we see anything of yours.
- Named profiles and a rate. You receive named profiles and one monthly rate in 24 to 48 hours.
- You interview. Interview every candidate before they start.
- Work starts. About two weeks out for CAD and BIM roles. OEG handles contracts, payroll, equipment and leave cover.
The rate is one monthly figure per person that covers salary, employment costs, equipment, workspace and account management. It usually lands 40 to 60 percent below hiring the same skills in Western Europe, the UK or North America. There is no recruitment fee and no minimum term, with 30 days' notice. If someone is not the right fit, we replace them at our cost. IP is assigned to you.
For a real example of a team at scale, read our King Salman Park case study.
Frequently asked questions
Do you work to ISO 19650?
The team works to the information requirements and standards you give it. If your project follows ISO 19650, send the EIR, the BEP and the CDE rules with the brief, and the modellers follow them.
Which software and file formats do you use?
Revit, AutoCAD and Navisworks, from LOD 100 to 500. Models can be exchanged in the formats your project specifies, for example Revit files or IFC.
Is there a working-hours overlap with the UK?
Yes. Lebanon is two hours ahead of the UK for most of the year, so a 9:00 to 17:00 UK day falls between 11:00 and 19:00 in Lebanon, and the team is online for all of it.
Who owns the models and drawings?
You do. An NDA is signed before you send the brief, and IP is assigned to you. The team can work inside your own systems and VPN, so files need not leave your environment.
Can we start with one person?
Yes. One person is a normal start. You interview every candidate before they start, and if someone is not the right fit we replace them at our cost.
Ready to talk about a UK project? Book a consultation or read about the dedicated CAD and BIM team model.