Service market

Bridge engineering contracts

UK public sector · 128 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
128
Last 12 months
Median contract
£75k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£33.0m
125 of 126 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
56
Suppliers
57

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most bridge engineering contracts took 33% of them (42 of 128).
  • The median contract, £75k, is close to the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
  • Environment Agency awarded 9% of the bridge engineering contracts (11 of 128).

Who buys bridge engineering

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Environment Agency11 contracts
  2. 2Highways England10 contracts
  3. 3Hull City Council8 contracts
  4. 4DERBY CITY COUNCIL7 contracts
  5. 5Hampshire County Council6 contracts
  6. 6City of Doncaster Council6 contracts
  7. 7Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council5 contracts
  8. 8Kent County Council4 contracts
  9. 9Westmorland and Furness Council4 contracts
  10. 10Perth & Kinross Council3 contracts

Top bridge engineering contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1WSP15 contracts
  2. 2AECOM9 contracts
  3. 3Jacobs6 contracts
  4. 4Arup6 contracts
  5. 5Amey6 contracts
  6. 6Mason Clark Associates5 contracts
  7. 7Arcadis5 contracts
  8. 8Roughan & O'Donovan4 contracts
  9. 9Waterman4 contracts
  10. 10Breheny Civil Engineering3 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

40Q4 2025*29Q1 202625Q2 202633Q3 20261Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 113 · Scotland 11 · Wales 4

Yorkshire and The Humber25South East13North East11North West9South West9West Midlands6East of England6Scotland6Wales4East Midlands3London3UK-wide or not stated33

What is included

Inspection, structural assessment, technical approval and design of bridges, footbridges, culverts, tunnels, piers and other highway and civil structures.

  • Principal and special bridge inspections
  • Structural and abnormal load assessments
  • Footbridge and bridge design and replacement support
  • Technical Approval Authority services
  • Highway structures management term services
  • Tunnel and pier condition surveys

What is not included

  • Building structures (csl.design.structural-engineering)
  • Highway scheme design (csl.design.highway-engineering-design)
  • Repair and strengthening works (another industry: construction-trades)

Often bought by the same buyers