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Clerk of works contracts

UK public sector · 123 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
123
Last 12 months
Median contract
£64k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£14.2m
84 of 88 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
72
Suppliers
69

BidSkim assigns contracts to services from the notice text. How services are assigned

What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most clerk of works contracts took 21% of them (26 of 123).
  • The median contract, £64k, is 20% below the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
  • London had the most contracts: 27, or 22% of the total.

Who buys clerk of works

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

  1. 1Clarion Housing Group15 contracts
  2. 2Environment Agency6 contracts
  3. 3West Kent Housing Association6 contracts
  4. 4Together Housing Group4 contracts
  5. 5NPL Management Limited4 contracts
  6. 6Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs3 contracts
  7. 7BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL3 contracts
  8. 8London Borough of Bromley3 contracts
  9. 9Habinteg Housing Association3 contracts
  10. 10Alliance Homes3 contracts

Top clerk of works contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Baily Garner10 contracts
  2. 2Hickton Quality Control5 contracts
  3. 3Constellia4 contracts
  4. 4calfordseaden LLP4 contracts
  5. 5Jacobs3 contracts
  6. 6Mott MacDonald3 contracts
  7. 7WhiteleyEaves Ltd3 contracts
  8. 8Matchtech3 contracts
  9. 9Rund Partnership Limited3 contracts
  10. 10Cooch and Associates Ltd3 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

24Q4 2025*26Q1 202641Q2 202632Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 108 · Scotland 12 · Wales 3

London27South East17South West12North West9East of England9Scotland9West Midlands8North East5Yorkshire and The Humber4East Midlands3Wales3UK-wide or not stated17

What is included

Independent on-site inspection of the quality and progress of works on the client's behalf, including clerk of works, site inspector and NEC supervisor roles.

  • Clerk of works on new build, maintenance and remediation works
  • Site inspector
  • Site supervisor for the consultant team
  • NEC ECC supervisor service

What is not included

  • Contract administration -> csl.cpm.employers-agent-contract-administration
  • Statutory trade compliance inspections -> another industry: construction-trades

Often bought by the same buyers