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Building services engineering contracts

UK public sector · 167 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
167
Last 12 months
Median contract
£64k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£28.5m
156 of 160 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
95
Suppliers
117

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most building services engineering contracts took 22% of them (37 of 167).
  • The median contract, £64k, is 20% below the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
  • London had the most contracts: 53, or 32% of the total.

Who buys building services engineering

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

  1. 1City of London Corporation14 contracts
  2. 2UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)7 contracts
  3. 3Clarion Housing Group6 contracts
  4. 4West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust4 contracts
  5. 5Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust4 contracts
  6. 6NHS Property Services Limited4 contracts
  7. 7BANK OF ENGLAND4 contracts
  8. 8Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust4 contracts
  9. 9NPL Management Limited3 contracts
  10. 10Natural History Museum3 contracts

Top building services engineering contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Eta Projects Ltd8 contracts
  2. 2Couch Perry & Wilkes LLP8 contracts
  3. 3Arup7 contracts
  4. 4AECOM7 contracts
  5. 5Hoare Lea7 contracts
  6. 6Max Fordham5 contracts
  7. 7Building Design Partnership (BDP)3 contracts
  8. 8BEVERIDGE ASSOCIATES PARTNERSHIP LIMITED3 contracts
  9. 9Wallace Whittle Limited3 contracts
  10. 10Frankham Consultancy Group3 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

28Q4 2025*45Q1 202638Q2 202656Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 153 · Scotland 10 · Wales 4

London53South East23East of England16South West13North West10East Midlands10Yorkshire and The Humber8Scotland6North East4West Midlands4Wales4UK-wide or not stated16

What is included

Mechanical, electrical and public health engineers designing and advising on building services, plant replacement, ventilation and electrical systems.

  • M&E and MEP design
  • Plant, boiler and air handling unit replacement design
  • Ventilation and MVHR design advice
  • Building electrical design and technical advice
  • M&E technical adviser roles
  • Surveys of existing M&E systems

What is not included

  • HV transmission, utility networks and pipelines (see Power and utility network engineering)
  • Authorising engineer compliance roles (see Authorising engineer services)
  • Lift consultancy and lift replacement design (see Lift and vertical transportation consultancy)
  • Fire suppression and fire strategy (see Fire engineering)
  • Energy modelling and sustainable design assessment (see Sustainable building design and energy compliance assessment)
  • Heat decarbonisation plans for existing estates (see Energy audits and building decarbonisation plans)
  • M&E installation and maintenance (see Construction & Trades)

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