Sector · UK public sector
Tenders in Construction work for school buildings
Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Construction work for school buildings. 79 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.
79
awards tracked
£1547.6m
total contract value
£19.8m
average award size
8.9%
awarded to SMEs
Recent awards
Latest tenders awarded by Construction work for school buildings
Pound Hill Junior School - Main works (con_31466)
Awarded to Baxall Construction Limited on 12 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
£3.2m
Thomas More Catholic School - PCSA (con_31426)
Awarded to BAM Construction Ltd on 8 Apr 2026 · Department for Education
£4.7m
St Francis Catholic Primary School - Main Works (con_31493)
Awarded to Galliford Try Building Limited on 30 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
£13m
Hadleigh High School - other (con_31350)
Awarded to Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd on 29 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
£4m
Hempland Primary School - Main Works (con_31387)
Awarded to Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd on 27 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
£17m
Thorn Grove Primary School - Main Works (con_31348)
Awarded to Galliford Try Building Limited on 27 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
£12.7m
Smithdon High School - Main Works (con_31497)
Awarded to Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd on 27 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
£62.9m
King Ethelbert School - Main Works (con_31346)
Awarded to Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd on 27 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
£14.2m
RL Hughes Primary School - Main works (con_31428)
Awarded to Galliford Try Building Limited on 25 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
£16.6m
Co-op Academy Smithies Moor - Main Works (con_31251)
Awarded to Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd on 24 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
£16.8m
Hinkley Academy - Main Works (con_31356)
Awarded to REDS10 (UK) LIMITED on 24 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
£22.5m
Helena Romanes School - Main Works (con_31495)
Awarded to Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd on 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education
£84.6m
Sector pulse
Who procures in Construction work for school buildings, and where the value sits
Construction work for school buildings accounts for 79 tracked awards worth £1.5bn in the period we monitor. The average award here is £19.8m. Construction work for school buildings is procured mainly by Wigan Council, Department for Education and Warwickshire County Council. The biggest spender is Wigan Council, with 3 awards totalling £298k. Geographically the work is concentrated heavily in North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West. Only 8.9% of awards go to SMBs, so this category is dominated by larger suppliers. Volume is falling sharply versus the prior month.
Who is buying in Construction work for school buildings
Biggest single award
£84.6m
Helena Romanes School - Main Works (con_31495)
Won by Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd on 23 Mar 2026
Busiest month
Mar 26
20 awards published, totalling £365.1m.
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 West90%
- North West4%
- Any region3%
- North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland1%
- West Midlands1%
Top suppliers
Who is winning the work
Tilbury Douglas
15 awards · £182.3m total
Bowmer & Kirkland Ltd
14 awards · £380.1m total
BAM Construction Ltd
10 awards · £331.6m total
Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd
6 awards · £98m total
Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd
5 awards · £178.5m total
Kier Construction
5 awards · £132.9m total
Galliford Try Building Limited
5 awards · £59.2m total
REDS10 (UK) LIMITED
3 awards · £59.6m total
Related buyers
The buyers driving demand in Construction work for school buildings.
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