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Race On For £1bn NHS Decarbonisation Framework: 20 Lots Covering Consultancy to Works Delivery The North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) has launched a £1bn framework to support NHS decarbonisation across England, with bids due by 1 May 2026 and the four-year programme starting 1 October 2026. Covering strategic planning, funding support, regional works and full lifecycle principal partner services, the framework targets up to 180 suppliers across 20

Graham begins £45m New Academic Building at University of East London’s Stratford Health Campus Construction work is underway on the University of East London’s £45 million New Academic Building in Stratford, the most significant capital development in UEL’s history and a defining milestone in the creation of the wider £170 million Stratford Health Campus. Targeting BREEAM Outstanding and completion in summer 2027, the project will deliver state-of-the-art medical and healthc

Willmott Dixon Lands £39m Rochdale College Redevelopment at Hopwood Hall Construction has begun on a £39 million redevelopment at Hopwood Hall College’s Rochdale campus, replacing ageing college buildings with a new 75,000 sq ft, four‑storey education block that will bring higher‑education provision to Rochdale for the first time. The project, led by Willmott Dixon and procured via the Department for Education’s Construction Framework, is due to complete towards the end of 20

Rhosafan New Welsh‑Medium Primary School: Port Talbot’s £29m Net‑Zero Campus in the Making Construction has begun on a £29 million Welsh‑medium primary school in Port Talbot, replacing the existing Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Rhosafan and the Tir Morfa training centre with a modern, learner‑centric campus aiming for net‑zero‑aligned operation and strong community use. The project is a flagship part of Neath Port Talbot Council’s Strategic Schools Improvement Programme and one of th

VolkerFitzpatrick Lands Didcot Science Bridge Contract. Oxfordshire’s £350m HIF1 Scheme Moves On Site Oxfordshire County Council has formally appointed VolkerFitzpatrick to build the Didcot Science Bridge, a key section of the Didcot and surrounding areas major infrastructure (HIF1) scheme. The contract will see the contractor deliver a new three-span bridge and associated road improvements that knit together Didcot, Culham Science Centre and the wider Science Vale cluster.

Speller Metcalfe Secures £28m Leisure Centre Contract as UK Councils Double Down on Community Health Speller Metcalfe has been appointed as the main contractor on a £28 million leisure centre rebuild, adding another major project to the Midlands-based firm’s fast-growing portfolio of community and leisure schemes. The contract underlines how UK councils are still willing to commit serious capital to health, fitness and wellbeing infrastructure, even as wider local government

Peel Waters has officially started on a major package of infrastructure works at Yorkhill Quay in Glasgow, marking the first on‑site construction activity for one of the city’s most talked‑about waterfront regeneration projects. The enabling programme, valued at £3.75 million, will put in place the roads, utilities and public realm needed to support more than 1,100 new homes, a hotel, leisure uses and commercial space along a key stretch of the River Clyde. For Glasgow, it i

New UK secondary school rebuilding programme brings a modern steel-and-brick teaching block to life, with cranes and scaffolding transforming the campus skyline. The UK school building and refurbishment pipeline is busy again, but the headlines rarely tell you which contractors are actually securing the work. Behind every Department for Education announcement and local authority press release sits a relatively small group of firms that now dominate the education sector. The p

Hill Group has signed a £45 million contract with Clarion Housing Group to deliver the next phase of the High Path estate regeneration in South Wimbledon, part of Clarion’s multi‑billion pound Merton Regeneration Project. The deal moves the long-running programme into its latest construction phase, adding several hundred new homes and further reshaping one of the borough’s most scrutinised council estate redevelopments. For Clarion, it is another step towards replacing outdat

Modern residential construction on Chester's historic canal-side, featuring mid-rise brick apartments and heritage-inspired architecture. - Artistic expression Clarion Housing Group has appointed Galliford Try as the main contractor for a long-awaited canal-side apartment scheme in Chester city centre. The project, part of the wider City Place masterplan next to Chester railway station and the Shropshire Union Canal, will deliver more than 120 affordable homes on a prominent

Regenda, one of the North West’s most active housing associations, has announced the appointment of a large panel of contractors and consultants to a new £428 million construction works and services framework, established in partnership with Liverpool-based Rise Construction Framework. The four-year framework runs from 25 March 2026 to 24 March 2030 and covers construction, refurbishment and professional services across a broad geographic footprint spanning the North West of

Artistic expression of Bristol Airport’s new £30m terminal extension at dusk, capturing cranes, glass, and floodlit works as capacity grows toward 12 million passengers a year. Farrans Construction has been appointed by Bristol Airport as the main contractor for a £30 million terminal extension project, with works already underway as of March 2026. The contract marks the second major award Farrans has received from Bristol Airport in under three years, following its successfu