Sector · UK public sector

Tenders in Modular and portable buildings

Live UK public-sector tender data, scoped to Modular and portable buildings. 37 awards we have tracked, with the suppliers winning and how the spend distributes.

37

awards tracked

£2687.1m

total contract value

£72.6m

average award size

18.9%

awarded to SMEs

Recent awards

Latest tenders awarded by Modular and portable buildings

  • Harrow Way Community School - Modular Building - AWARD

    Awarded to MRC Modular Ltd on 7 Apr 2026 · Hampshire County Council

    £305k

  • ITC Catterick SLA

    Awarded to Bowmer and Kirkland Limited on 1 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

    £29.2m

  • WHHT - Hire of 20 Bed Assessment Unit (EAU, Watford General Hospital)

    Awarded to PORTAKABIN LIMITED on 26 Mar 2026 · West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

    £3.6m

  • West Block Modular Building Hire

    Awarded to McAvoy Modular Offsite Limited on 2 Mar 2026 · The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

    £807k

  • LAS Heathrow Modular Building

    Awarded to Explore Modular Ltd on 9 Feb 2026 · London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

    £3.3m

  • Traffic Officer Outstation Construction Contract - Heston and Shepshed

    Awarded to Integra Building Limited on 20 Jan 2026 · National Highways Limited

    £3.6m

  • WHTHT - Granger Ward Portacabin Removal (Phase 2B)

    Awarded to PORTAKABIN LIMITED on 9 Jan 2026 · West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

    £1m

  • GB-Nottingham: AP25142 - Modular Hire - St Peters School

    Awarded to Premier Modular Ltd on 8 Jan 2026 · Arc Property Services Partnership Limited

    £5.2m

  • Modular Building

    Awarded to Portakabin Limited on 19 Dec 2025 · Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)

    £52k

  • PAHT - Modular Building Design, Delivery and Installation

    Awarded to ACTIFORM LIMITED on 1 Dec 2025 · The Princess Alexandra Health Trust

    £75k

  • GRH - Supply and fitout of Modular wards

    Awarded to Western Building Systems on 27 Nov 2025 · GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS SUBSIDIARY COMPANY LIMITED

    £11m

  • RAF Honington - ECI

    Awarded to Laing O' Rourke on 19 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Defence

    £2m

Sector pulse

Who procures in Modular and portable buildings, and where the value sits

Modular and portable buildings accounts for 37 tracked awards worth £2.7bn in the period we monitor. The average award here is £72.6m. Modular and portable buildings is procured mainly by N H S Shared Business Services, Ministry of Defence and Hampshire County Council. The biggest spender is N H S Shared Business Services, with 1 award totalling £2.6bn. Geographically the work is weighted towards Any region. Only 18.9% of awards go to SMBs, so this category is dominated by larger suppliers. Volume is broadly flat versus the prior month.

Biggest single award

£2600m

Modular Buildings 3

Won by Actiform Ltd,AD Modular Limited,Windward Ltd ta Cotaplan,Darwin Group Limited,EXPLORE MODULAR,JDC Building Works Ltd,Merit Holdings Limited,ModuleCo Ltd,MTX Contracts Ltd,Reds10 UK Limited,McAvoy Modular Offsite Limited,Thurston Group Limited,Vision Built Structures Ltd,Wernick Buildings Limited,Western Building Systems,Cfes Ltd,Elite Systems GB,Integra Buildings Limited,Mac Zero Modular Buildings Limited,Modulek Ltd,MYC Group UK Limited,P McVey Building Systems,Pickerings Hire Limited,Portakabin Limited,Premier Modular Limited,Qube Structures Ltd,Sibcas Ltd,Silwood Facilities Ltd,Tide Construction Limited,Vanguard Healthcare Solutions Ltd,Zed Pods Limited,ModuleCo Healthcare Ltd on 25 Aug 2025

Busiest month

Jun 25

9 awards published, totalling £3.4m.

Last 30 days vs the prior 30: roughly flat.

Where the awards land

  • Any region42%
  • North East,North West,Yorkshire and The Humber,East Midlands,West Midlands,East of England,London,South East,South West,Scotland,Wales,Northern Ireland16%
  • East Midlands10%
  • South East6%
  • East of England6%

Top suppliers

Who is winning the work

MRC Modular Ltd

5 awards · £2.1m total

Portakabin Limited

3 awards · £696k total

Bowmer and Kirkland Limited

2 awards · £29.6m total

PORTAKABIN LIMITED

2 awards · £4.6m total

Reds10 (UK) Limited

2 awards · £1.1m total

Portakabin Ltd

2 awards · £251k total

Actiform Ltd,AD Modular Limited,Windward Ltd ta Cotaplan,Darwin Group Limited,EXPLORE MODULAR,JDC Building Works Ltd,Merit Holdings Limited,ModuleCo Ltd,MTX Contracts Ltd,Reds10 UK Limited,McAvoy Modular Offsite Limited,Thurston Group Limited,Vision Built Structures Ltd,Wernick Buildings Limited,Western Building Systems,Cfes Ltd,Elite Systems GB,Integra Buildings Limited,Mac Zero Modular Buildings Limited,Modulek Ltd,MYC Group UK Limited,P McVey Building Systems,Pickerings Hire Limited,Portakabin Limited,Premier Modular Limited,Qube Structures Ltd,Sibcas Ltd,Silwood Facilities Ltd,Tide Construction Limited,Vanguard Healthcare Solutions Ltd,Zed Pods Limited,ModuleCo Healthcare Ltd

1 award · £2600m total

REDS10 ( UK) Limited

1 award · £11.9m total

Related buyers

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