Contracts

Winvic has taken over as the main contractor on a logistics mega-development that was being built by Buckingham Group for developer Segro. Buckingham, which went into administration in August, was awarded a £140m contract in 2020 to build the first four buildings at Segro Park Coventry: units 3A, 4A, 4B…

A local authority in the West Midlands has advertised for contractors to deliver £1bn worth of residential construction work. Wolverhampton City Council published an official notice of its housing development framework on 8 December. Tasks to be delivered through the agreement include land remediation, feasibility studies, design work and the…

HS2 has published details of its procurement pipeline for the next 18 months, worth more than £1bn in total. More than 300 work packages are up for grabs, ranging in value from £1m to more than £500m. HS2 has provided information on the procurement start date and estimated value. Some…

A Bouygues Travaux Publics-Murphy joint venture (JV) has landed the £1.34bn tunnelling contract for the Lower Thames Crossing. The JV beat competition from a venture comprised of Bam Nuttall, Ferrovial Construction and Vinci Construction Grands Projets, and a bid from a Dragados and Hochtief Infrastructure JV to land the work.…

Culture specialist Gilbert-Ash has won a £29.8m job to redevelop the Tate Liverpool art gallery and museum. The Belfast-based contractor will overhaul the former warehouse building on Royal Albert Dock in the Merseyside city. The project will create more versatility for events, improved facilities for families and group visits, and…

Lincolnshire County Council has doubled the length of its highways maintenance deal with Balfour Beatty. The agreement means the UK’s biggest contractor by turnover will look after roads in the area until 2032. Balfour was awarded a £217m deal back in 2019, which began in April 2020 for an initial…

Keltbray Energy, OCU and the Clancy Group have been chosen to carry out more than £1bn of upgrades to the electricity network in the South of England. Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said the three companies would carry out significant improvement works on separate parts of the network’s central…

Balfour Beatty is set to deliver almost £20m of coastal protection works in East Anglia. The contractor was appointed by North Norfolk District Council for schemes in Cromer and Mundesley. Procured through Scape's civil engineering framework, the projects are designed to protect 600 properties from flooding and erosion. Balfour will…

GRS Group has been picked to complete the East Stand at Sixfields Stadium in Northampton, which was left unfinished after the collapse of Buckingham Group in August. Construction of the stand at Northampton Town Football Club’s (NTFC’s) stadium was beset with problems even before the failure of its main contractor,…

A framework provider has advertised £400m of offsite residential construction work. Warrington-based Procurement for Housing said the deal would be split into two lots – one covering low-rise units such as bungalows and the other focusing on apartment blocks. The social housing specialist, which is supported by the National Housing…