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Construction project management contracts

UK public sector · 264 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
264
Last 12 months
Median contract
£119k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£86.9m
224 of 240 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
145
Suppliers
158

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most construction project management contracts took 21% of them (56 of 264).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter fell 24% from the first half of the period to the second.
  • The median contract, £119k, is 49% above the median across consulting & accountancy contracts (£80k).
  • South East had the most contracts: 48, or 18% of the total.

Who buys construction project management

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

  1. 1Environment Agency13 contracts
  2. 2Highways England9 contracts
  3. 3NHS Property Services Limited9 contracts
  4. 4West Midlands Combined Authority7 contracts
  5. 5City of London Corporation6 contracts
  6. 6Prosper Learning Trust6 contracts
  7. 7Wolverhampton City Council6 contracts
  8. 8Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5 contracts
  9. 9Government Property Agency5 contracts
  10. 10UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)5 contracts

Top construction project management contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Turner & Townsend20 contracts
  2. 2Arcadis13 contracts
  3. 3AECOM12 contracts
  4. 4Waterman10 contracts
  5. 5Mott MacDonald7 contracts
  6. 6Currie & Brown7 contracts
  7. 7AtkinsRéalis7 contracts
  8. 8Pick Everard7 contracts
  9. 9Gleeds6 contracts
  10. 10WSP6 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

48Q4 2025*80Q1 202673Q2 202661Q3 20262Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 242 · Wales 12 · Scotland 10

South East48London43East of England24West Midlands19South West19East Midlands17North East16North West16Yorkshire and The Humber12Wales12Scotland6UK-wide or not stated32

What is included

A client-side project manager who plans, coordinates and controls one construction, refurbishment or infrastructure project for the buyer, including the NEC/ECC project manager role and construction management as the client's agent.

  • Client-side project manager for building, refurbishment and regeneration projects
  • NEC/ECC project manager role on flood, coastal and highway schemes
  • Coordinating the consultant team and contractors
  • Construction management acting as the client's agent
  • Project and cost management where the project manager leads
  • Construction planning, programme scheduling and project controls, including critical path programmes and Primavera P6 scheduling
  • Planning and programme controls on rail and infrastructure programmes

What is not included

  • Multi-project capital programmes, delivery partners and technical advisers (see Capital programme management)
  • Employer's agent and contract administrator (see Employer's agent and contract administration)
  • Non-construction programme and project management (see Programme management)
  • IT project management (see it software (it.advice.it programme project management))

Often bought by the same buyers