New Appointments

Acivico has named 20 contractors across three lots of the new Constructing West Midlands 3 framework, covering up to £3bn of public sector construction work. The framework will support new build, refurbishment, retrofit, repair, demolition, enabling, M&E, civils, fit-out and infrastructure projects across the West Midlands and, for major works, potentially further afield. Lot 1 – Minor Works, covering projects generally between £250,000 and £5m, has eight contractors: Alcema

Universal has unveiled an initial delivery team of 23 contractors and consultants for its planned £5bn Universal United Kingdom Resort in Bedford, as enabling works progress ahead of the main construction programme. Major contractors named on the project include Sir Robert McAlpine, Wates Group, Morgan Sindall Construction, Galliford Try, Winvic Construction, Bovis and Careys. The professional team also includes consultants such as Arup, Mace Consult, Gleeds and Mott MacDonal

McLaughlin & Harvey has secured a £70m main contract to redevelop Thavies Inn House at Holborn Circus in central London for Evans Randall Investors. The project will replace the existing 1950s building with a substantially larger commercial development, with main construction scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026 following demolition works by Erith Contractors. Designed by WilkinsonEyre, the scheme will provide around 90,000 sq ft of prime office space alongside 2,

GRAHAM Building has secured a £50m contract to rebuild Cranbourne Secondary School in Basingstoke, replacing ageing buildings including blocks affected by RAAC. The project will deliver a new 10,000 sq m secondary school on the existing Wessex Close site, with early works already underway and main foundation works due to begin this autumn. The redevelopment will replace seven existing buildings and create a new two and three-storey facility bringing teaching, specialist learn

Bouygues UK has secured a £64m contract to rebuild Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School in Crawley under the Government’s School Rebuilding Programme. Work is due to start this month on the phased redevelopment of the West Sussex school, which will remain operational throughout construction. The main element of the scheme is a new 9,300 sq m three-storey teaching building on land to the south of the existing campus. Pupils and staff will move into the new building before the ex

Anglian Water has selected Ferrovial Construction, MWH Treatment, VolkerFitzpatrick and VolkerStevin Infrastructure for a major infrastructure delivery framework worth up to £3bn. The framework will support Anglian Water’s capital investment programme as it upgrades water and wastewater infrastructure to respond to population growth and climate change across its operating region. The procurement has been split across two contracts, each carrying an estimated value of £1.5bn.

Costain has secured around £150m of wastewater treatment upgrade work from Thames Water across 15 sites in the South and South East of England. The programme forms part of Thames Water’s wider investment plan to upgrade more than 250 sewage treatment and sewer sites between 2025 and 2030. Costain will divide delivery across eastern and western regions, each overseen by a regional senior project manager. The eastern programme covers sites at Barkway, Brentwood, Long Reach, Lit

Birmingham-headquartered urban regeneration specialist Wavensmere Homes has appointed Ryan Pritchard as a technical manager to bolster the team supporting its major construction projects. Established in 2016, Wavensmere’s live projects have a collective GDV of over £400m. The five major developments currently under construction are seeing circa £3.5m per month spent on brownfield regeneration. An additional three major Midlands schemes are at the planning or pre-construction

ScottishPower Energy Networks has awarded M Group a £110m contract to modernise a major 400kV electricity transmission route across central and southern Scotland. The contract will see M Group refurbish more than 70km of overhead transmission line along the Strathaven to Smeaton corridor, linking South Lanarkshire with East Lothian. Originally constructed in the 1960s, the route will undergo a full upgrade including the installation of almost one million metres of high-capaci

Caddick Construction has secured its first appointment to the YORbuild Major Works 2 Framework, winning a place on Lot 1, which covers public sector projects valued between £10 million and £30 million. The appointment gives Caddick access to a share of the £600 million Lot 1 framework, which supports the delivery of construction projects across Yorkshire and the Humber, the North East and parts of the East Midlands. Overall, the YORbuild Major Works 2 Framework has a total va

Caddick Construction has been appointed to deliver Torus Homes’ £50 million Blowick Moss Lane development in Southport, bringing forward 141 new extra care homes designed to support independent living for older residents. The scheme will comprise 118 apartments within the main extra care building, alongside 18 independent living apartments across two separate buildings and five mews houses. Communal facilities and shared spaces will also be created to promote wellbeing, indep

Winvic Construction has been appointed to deliver a major £130m build-to-rent development in Leeds after the scheme successfully cleared the Building Safety Regulator's Gateway 2 approval process. The contractor has secured the contract from Lisbon Street Developments, a joint venture between Marrico Asset Management and Helios Real Estate, to construct 578 build-to-rent apartments on the former International Swimming Pool site close to Leeds city centre. The development will

Bovis Construction (Europe) has been appointed Construction Manager for the redevelopment of the Courtauld Institute of Art’s Strand Campus in London. The appointment follows a competitive tender process involving four bidders, with Bovis securing a contract worth £5.3m to oversee delivery of the project through to completion in 2028. The scheme will transform the East Wing of the Courtauld’s Somerset House campus while linking it with additional buildings at 152-158 Strand.

Galliford Try Secures £39m Contract for Major SEND School Development in East London Galliford Try has secured a £39 million contract to deliver one of the UK’s largest specialist education facilities after successfully completing the pre-construction phase of the project. The London Borough of Havering has awarded the main works contract for the new Balgores SEND School in Gidea Park through the Southern Construction Framework 5. The project will create a purpose-built facil

Kier has launched a major supply chain engagement exercise for its £243m redevelopment of Keogh Barracks in Aldershot, opening the door to nearly £70m of forthcoming subcontract opportunities. The Ministry of Defence project is being delivered through the Defence Estate Optimisation Single Living Accommodation and Technical Infrastructure Programme and will modernise accommodation, training and operational facilities across the Army base over the next five years. Kier has now

Plans for the £1.3bn redevelopment of Leighton Hospital in Crewe have secured planning approval, marking a major milestone for one of the first schemes set to progress under the Government’s New Hospital Programme. The project will see Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust replace the existing hospital with a new 1.2 million sq ft healthcare campus, delivering modern clinical facilities alongside supporting infrastructure and specialist healthcare buildings. Constructio

Kori Construction has strengthened its position within the UK’s care and later living sector after securing four new care home developments for long-standing clients Care UK and Barchester Healthcare. The projects, with a combined value of £47 million, will deliver 274 new care beds across the South of England and continue Kori’s recent growth within the specialist care construction market. The appointments build upon an established relationship with both operators, with Kori

Mixbrow Construction has been selected by Suffolk County Council to deliver the Little Blakenham Village Hall Rain Garden project. The £30,859 scheme forms part of Suffolk County Council's "Reclaim the Rain" initiative and will deliver sustainable drainage and landscaping improvements at Little Blakenham Village Hall. The contract award was confirmed on 1 June 2026, with works expected to commence following contract execution later this month. Project Overview Suffolk County

Formation Design & Build Ltd has been selected by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for the delivery of the Caxton Grove Main Works contract. The £17 million development will deliver a new part seven-storey, part nine-storey residential building providing 36 affordable homes alongside a replacement community centre and significant public realm improvements in Bow, East London. The award decision was made on 29 May 2026 following an open procurement process, with contract ex