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Demolition contracts

UK public sector · 205 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
205
Last 12 months
Median contract
£133k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£160m
191 of 195 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
144
Suppliers
146

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most demolition contracts took 17% of them (34 of 205).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter rose 18% from the first half of the period to the second.
  • The median contract, £133k, is close to the median across construction & trades contracts (£139k).
  • North West had the most contracts: 35, or 17% of the total.

Who buys demolition

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

  1. 1Sellafield Ltd4 contracts
  2. 2Nuclear Restoration Services4 contracts
  3. 3Northumberland County Council4 contracts
  4. 4Cheshire West and Chester Council4 contracts
  5. 5West Northamptonshire Council4 contracts
  6. 6Hampshire County Council4 contracts
  7. 7Homes England3 contracts
  8. 8North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust3 contracts
  9. 9Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council3 contracts
  10. 10North Lincolnshire Council3 contracts

Top demolition contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Cawarden10 contracts
  2. 2DSM Demolition Ltd8 contracts
  3. 3J. FREELEY LIMITED6 contracts
  4. 4A Buckler (Haulage) Ltd5 contracts
  5. 5Gilpin Demolition5 contracts
  6. 6Erith Group4 contracts
  7. 7Amentum Clean Energy3 contracts
  8. 8Metropolitan Demolition Ltd3 contracts
  9. 9City Demolition Contractors (Birmingham) Ltd3 contracts
  10. 10MASTERMAC CIVILS LIMITED3 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

48Q4 2025*49Q1 202650Q2 202658Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 185 · Scotland 11 · Wales 8 · Northern Ireland 1

North West35South East24London21West Midlands20South West18East Midlands16East of England16North East11Yorkshire and The Humber11Scotland10Wales8Northern Ireland1UK-wide or not stated14

What is included

Demolition of buildings and structures, strip-out ahead of demolition and site clearance to leave a clear, level site, including pre-construction planning and design of the demolition by the demolition contractor.

  • Whole-building demolition (shopping centres, flats, care homes, depots, business units)
  • Demolition of outbuildings and portable buildings
  • Soft strip and strip-out ahead of demolition
  • Site clearance and ground reinstatement after demolition
  • Demolition on nuclear and industrial sites
  • Pre-construction services for a demolition contract

What is not included

  • Asbestos removal before or during demolition, recorded as its own component (con.hazard.asbestos-removal)
  • Refurbishment and demolition asbestos surveys (con.hazard.asbestos-surveys)
  • Strip-out inside a refurbishment or fit-out project (con.build.refurbishment-remodelling, con.build.interior-fit-out)
  • Earthworks and site preparation for new development (con.civils.groundworks-site-infrastructure)
  • Skip hire and waste disposal (another industry: waste-environment)

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