Sector · UK public sector

Tenders in Construction work

Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Construction work. 1231 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.

1231

awards tracked

£8086.5m

total contract value

£6.6m

average award size

51.6%

awarded to SMEs

Recent awards

Latest tenders awarded by Construction work

  • NSC-0510-25 - Main Transport Hubs - Nailsea and Clevedon

    Awarded to Bedrock Civil Engineering Ltd on 29 Apr 2026 · North Somerset Council

    £689k

  • SCF - Lot 2 - Hartland Park - 2FE Primary School - AWARD

    Awarded to Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd on 29 Apr 2026 · Hampshire County Council

    £11.4m

  • Property Minor Framework - Beacon Hill School - Hot and Cold Water Distribution System Replacement

    Awarded to PK Engineering on 29 Apr 2026 · Cumberland Council

    £128k

  • NSC-0610-25 - Main Transport Hubs - Portishead

    Awarded to ETM Contractors Ltd on 29 Apr 2026 · North Somerset Council

    £399k

  • Property Minor Works Framework - Beacon Hill School - Sports Hall Roof Replacement

    Awarded to ROLAND HILL (PARSONBY) LIMITED on 27 Apr 2026 · Cumberland Council

    £99k

  • Guinness Partnership - Weir House

    Awarded to LIFE Build solutions Limited on 27 Apr 2026 · WESTWORKS PROCUREMENT LIMITED

    £380k

  • Tylers Green First School

    Awarded to 3D Aluminium Plas Limited on 26 Apr 2026 · Buckinghamshire Council

    £57k

  • Responsive Repairs to Fencing (Support) - Home Group Repairs Service Midlands & South Central

    Awarded to C & R Building Solutions Limited on 20 Apr 2026 · HOME GROUP LIMITED

    £625k

  • Further Competition via the SCF 5 Construct Framework Lot 1 - Atkinson SCH Rebuild - MC2

    Awarded to Willmott Dixon Construction Limited on 19 Apr 2026 · Devon County Council

    £48.9m

  • PAN3543 - St Barnabas Road Bridge Maintenance

    Awarded to Danaher & Walsh (Civil Engineering) Ltd on 19 Apr 2026 · Leicester City Council

    £131k

  • Kensington PS - Office Refurb

    Awarded to SW Bruce & Co. Ltd on 16 Apr 2026 · METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE

    £76k

  • CA17377 - Tender 35/2025 - Dunleath Park / St Patricks Avenue, Downpatrick - Creation of DDA Ramp & Complimentary Steps

    Awarded to ELVIS KIRK CONTRACTS on 16 Apr 2026 · Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)

    £36k

Sector pulse

Who procures in Construction work, and where the value sits

Construction work accounts for 1231 tracked awards worth £8.1bn in the period we monitor. The average award here is £6.6m. Construction work is procured mainly by Department for Education, Hampshire County Council and METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICE. The biggest spender is Department for Education, with 48 awards totalling £862.5m. Geographically the work is weighted towards North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West. SMBs are taking 51.6% of recorded awards, a healthier slice than most public-sector categories. Volume is falling sharply versus the prior month.

Biggest single award

£3000m

Main Contractor Framework

Won by GALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,J. MURPHY & SONS LIMITED,BUXTON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED,KIND & CO. (BUILDERS) LIMITED,HILL PARTNERSHIPS LTD / HILL HOLDINGS LTD,SUNNINGHILL CONSTRUCTION CO. LIMITED,ETEC CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED,JENNER (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED,P.M.C. CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED,CURO CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,ROBERTS GALLAGHER CONSTRUCTION LTD,KEADY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,THOMAS SINDEN LIMITED,BUGLER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED,WW MARTIN LTD,BOOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,SELSDON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED,TRINITY HOMES (UK) LIMITED,PENENDEN HEATH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED,MY HOLDINGS GROUP LIMITED,CHARTWAY GROUP LIMITED,PURELAKE NEW HOMES LIMITED,SKILLCROWN HOMES LIMITED,THAKEHAM PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED,GALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,HIGGINS PARTNERSHIPS 1961 PLC,LOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED,MULALLEY & CO. LIMITED,JOHN GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,WATES RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,J. MURPHY & SONS LIMITED,COUNTRYSIDE PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED,P.M.C. CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED,BUGLER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED,HILL PARTNERSHIPS LTD / HILL HOLDINGS LTD,JENNER (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED,KEADY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,THOMAS SINDEN LIMITED,BOOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,CHARTWAY GROUP LIMITED,WW MARTIN LTD,MY HOLDINGS GROUP LIMITED,PURELAKE NEW HOMES LIMITED,THAKEHAM PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED,P.M.C. CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED,LOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED,Galliford Try Construction Limited,BUXTON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED,GLENMAN CORPORATION UK LIMITED,BUGLER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED,ETEC CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED,CURO LIVING LTD,AMIRI CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,THAKEHAM PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED,MANAGEMENT & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED,AJC DEVELOPMENTS (SOUTH) LIMITED,THOMAS SINDEN LIMITED,SUNNINGHILL CONSTRUCTION CO. LIMITED,SELSDON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED,ROBERTS GALLAGHER CONSTRUCTION LTD,HILL PARTNERSHIPS LTD / HILL HOLDINGS LTD,KEADY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,BMR CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,MY HOLDINGS GROUP LIMITED,SKILLCROWN HOMES LIMITED,TRINITY HOMES (UK) LIMITED,CHARTWAY GROUP LIMITED,KIND & CO. (BUILDERS) LIMITED,WATES RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,P.M.C. CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES,HIGGINS PARTNERSHIPS 1961 PLC,JOHN GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,MULALLEY & CO. LIMITED,GALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,LOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED,BENNETT CONSTRUCTION (LONDON) LIMITED,HILL PARTNERSHIPS LTD / HILL HOLDINGS LTD,COUNTRYSIDE PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED,KEADY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,THOMAS SINDEN LIMITED,BUGLER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED,THAKEHAM PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED,MY HOLDINGS GROUP LIMITED,AJC DEVELOPMENTS (SOUTH) LIMITED,PENENDEN HEATH DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED,CHARTWAY GROUP LIMITED,A.& E.ELKINS LIMITED,BUXTON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED,J. MURPHY & SONS LIMITED,GLENMAN CORPORATION UK LIMITED,KIND & CO. (BUILDERS) LIMITED,HILL PARTNERSHIPS LTD / HILL HOLDINGS LTD,GUILDMORE LTD.,ETEC CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED,REDDINGTON CONSTRUCTION LTD,CURO CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,THOMAS SINDEN LIMITED,BUGLER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED,BOOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,FORMATION DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED,MANAGEMENT & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED,BENNETT CONSTRUCTION (LONDON) LIMITED,SELSDON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED,ROBERTS GALLAGHER CONSTRUCTION LTD,COLLIER CONTRACTS LIMITED,MY HOLDINGS GROUP LIMITED,GALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,KEADY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,SKILLCROWN HOMES LIMITED,PURELAKE NEW HOMES LIMITED,HIGGINS PARTNERSHIPS 1961 PLC,LOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED,WATES RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,MULALLEY & CO. LIMITED,GALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,JOHN GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,HILL PARTNERSHIPS LTD / HILL HOLDINGS LTD,COUNTRYSIDE PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED,ELLIOTT BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING UK LIMITED,BUGLER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED,THOMAS SINDEN LIMITED,FORMATION DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED,J. MURPHY & SONS LIMITED,BENNETT CONSTRUCTION (LONDON) LIMITED,GUILDMORE LTD.,PURELAKE NEW HOMES LIMITED,MY HOLDINGS GROUP LIMITED,KEADY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,CHARTWAY GROUP LIMITED,BOOM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,JOHN GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,WATES RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,HIGGINS PARTNERSHIPS 1961 PLC,LOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED,GALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,MULALLEY & CO. LIMITED,J. MURPHY & SONS LIMITED,COUNTRYSIDE PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED,BENNETT CONSTRUCTION (LONDON) LIMITED,BUGLER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED,HILL PARTNERSHIPS LTD / HILL HOLDINGS LTD,P.M.C. CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED,ELLIOTT BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING UK LIMITED,KEADY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED,FORMATION DESIGN & BUILD LIMITED,THAKEHAM PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED,CHARTWAY GROUP LIMITED,MY HOLDINGS GROUP LIMITED on 13 Sept 2025

Busiest month

Jul 25

175 awards published, totalling £866.8m.

Last 30 days vs the prior 30: sharply down.

Where the awards land

  • North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West39%
  • Any region19%
  • London11%
  • Yorkshire and The Humber10%
  • South East8%

Top suppliers

Who is winning the work

Trust Utility Management Ltd

42 awards · £3.6m total

Thomas Bow Ltd

26 awards · £7.5m total

Coniston Limited

22 awards · £9.6m total

Hanson Quarry Products Europe Ltd T/A Heidelberg Materials Contr

22 awards · £4.4m total

EC Surfacing Ltd

22 awards · £3.4m total

GREEN BUILDING MAINTENANCE LIMITED

17 awards · £710k total

Green Light Contracts Limited

17 awards · £591k total

T Coleborn & Son Ltd

15 awards · £286k total

Related buyers

The buyers driving demand in Construction work.

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