Contracts

Laing O’Rourke is to build a swathe of facilities to kickstart a £700m innovation district in Oxford. The contractor was appointed by the development team behind Oxford North to deliver phase 1a of the mammoth scheme. Along with more than 90,000 square metres of laboratory and workspace, Laing O’Rourke will…

Northern Irish sports chiefs are looking for a new contractor for a £140m revamp of Casement Park Stadium in Belfast after abandoning a longstanding deal with Heron Bros and collapsed contractor Buckingham Group. Ulster Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has said it cannot proceed with the existing main works agreement for…

A social landlord is hunting for a contractor to build two residential towers containing 481 homes. Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Association, advertised the £100m West Midlands project last week. Between three and six firms are expected to be shortlisted for the scheme in the Digbeth district of…

Graham has secured a key role on an £87m road-upgrade project on Humberside. The Northern Irish contractor was appointed by East Riding of Yorkshire Council to deliver the A164 and Jock’s Lodge improvement scheme. Planning consent was granted in 2020 for the project, with government funding confirmed this month to…

GMI Construction Group is set to build a 37,000 square metre industrial hub in the West Midlands. The Birmingham-based firm has been awarded a contract to deliver the £32.9m Urban 8 Logistics Park in the King’s Norton district of the city. Investor Tristan Capital Partners, developer Canmoor and regeneration specialist…

Contractors are being sought for a £100m scaffolding framework to be used across the public sector. Purchasing body Procurement Assist has published an official notice of the forthcoming five-year deal. Appointed firms will deliver scaffolding work for clients ranging from NHS trusts to social housing providers, and including charities and…

Morgan Sindall has secured a key role on a £70m revamp of a municipal centre in Lancashire. The UK’s second biggest contractor by turnover was appointed to deliver early works on the Accrington Town Square scheme. Hyndburn Borough Council is transforming three significant buildings in the district – Market Hall,…

Ardmore has landed a £75m main works contract at the Hackney Yards development in East London. The job, awarded by Notting Hill Genesis, will see the contractor design and build four residential and commercial blocks around Hackney Wick station. The eight-storey brick-clad blocks, split across three sites, will provide 190…

A Welsh transport body is seeking contractors for £100m of highways jobs. The North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent launched procurement of its Civil Engineering Construction Works Framework Contract 2024, with an official notice published by Gwynedd Council giving firms until 16 February to express an interest in the…

A pair of local authorities are looking for a developer to build £500m of housing in the southern tip of Wales. Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan councils this week published a contract notice for their New Housing Partnership. The successful firm will develop a number of sites across the region…