External cladding tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
96 contracts awarded in the 24 months to 12 October 2026
Updated 12 October 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
External cladding contracts ,
96 contracts across the UK, of any size
The latest external cladding contracts awarded
PFR SGB East, North DA Tower Recladding
ESCC - PME - Uckfield College - Mobile Classroom Cladding and Flat Roof Replacement
Cladding replacement and repairs at Waitrose car park, Elm Grove
Proposed Recladding of Existing Metal Sheet Pitched Roofs
Greendale Construction Limited won the most external cladding contracts
GEOFFREY ROBINSON LIMITED won the most by value. Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greendale Construction Limited South East · See every contract | 5 | £8.4m | 1 | ||
| 2 | D&B Facades London · See every contract | 4 | £5.8m | 4 | ||
| 3 | Lawtech Group London · SME · See every contract | 3 | £22.9m | 3 | ||
| 4joint | GEOFFREY ROBINSON LIMITED North East · See every contract | 2 | £24.9m | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Amber Construction Services Ltd London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £6.9m | 1 | ||
| 4joint | AJ Engineering & Construction Services North West · See every contract | 2 | £4.9m | 1 | ||
| 4joint | Re-Gen (UK) Construction London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £3.3m | 2 | ||
| 4joint | AD Construction Group London · SME · See every contract | 2 | £998k | 2 | ||
| 4joint | Everclad North West · SME · See every contract | 2 | £611k | 1 | ||
| 4joint | All Aspect (Northants) Ltd East Midlands · SME · See every contract | 2 | £191k | 2 |
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Councils award 49% of external cladding contracts
Housing associations buy the bigger jobs, at a median of £331k against £246k. Contracts with a published value in the last 24 months, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
16 buyers bought external cladding more than once in the last 24 months
Each dot is a buyer, by how many external cladding contracts it awarded in the last 24 months.
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Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many external cladding contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hampshire County Council | 7 | £8.6m |
| 2 | HOUSING 21 | 7 | £461k |
| 3 | East Sussex County Council | 5 | £487k |
| 4 | Wandle Housing Association Limited | 4 | £5.5m |
| 5 | Nuclear Restoration Services | 4 | £5m |
| 6 | Durham County Council | 4 | £2.9m |
| 7 | Southern Housing | 3 | £7.9m |
| 8 | Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust | 2 | £24.9m |
| 9 | The Guinness Partnership | 2 | £3m |
| 10 | London Borough of Enfield | 2 | £761k |
Half of external cladding contracts are worth less than £258k
Every contract with a published value, on a log scale, coloured by who bought it.
The 10 biggest contracts hold 70% of the money
Coloured by who bought it.
- Balfour Beatty VINCI Systra JVSorba UK · 12 Oct 2025
- London Borough of WandsworthLawtech Group · 16 Oct 2024
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustGEOFFREY ROBINSON LIMITED · 24 Jan 2025
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustGEOFFREY ROBINSON LIMITED · 24 Jan 2025
- Bristol City CouncilWinner not published · 19 Jun 2026
- VIVID Housing LimitedLawtech Group · 13 Jan 2025
- University of StrathclydeD&B Facades · 4 Nov 2024
- Southern HousingAmber Construction Services Ltd · 4 Feb 2026
- Wandle Housing Association LimitedHiggins Partnerships · 10 Jun 2025
- Southern HousingAmber Construction Services Ltd · 5 Feb 2026
London awards the most external cladding contracts. June and July are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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| Region | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|
| London | 25 | £57.8m |
| South East | 18 | £17.8m |
| North West | 10 | £6.9m |
| Wales | 10 | £879k |
| North East | 8 | £15.6m |
| South West | 7 | £8.3m |
| West Midlands | 6 | £793k |
| East of England | 4 | £2m |
| Scotland | 3 | £4.5m |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 1 | £258k |
| East Midlands | 1 | £57k |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | Not published |
Half of external cladding tenders close within 30 days of being published
Each dot is a external cladding tender published across the UK in the last 24 months, by how many days it was open. 56% closed within a month. Spot one a week late and 23% of the time to respond has gone.
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- 30 days
is how long the typical external cladding tender is open, from publication to deadline.
Median of 64 UK external cladding tenders published in the last 24 months. - 3
new external cladding tenders are published across the UK in a typical month.
68 in the last 24 months. - 70%
of the money is in the 10 biggest external cladding contracts.
Of 79 contracts with a published value. - 76%
of external cladding contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 66 award notices. - 29%
of external cladding contracts are awarded in June and July.
28 of 96 contracts.
Questions
How many external cladding contracts does the UK public sector award?
96 in the 24 months to 12 October 2026, from 60 public buyers.
How long are external cladding tenders open for?
The median external cladding tender is open for 30 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector external cladding contract worth?
The median is £258k, and 48% are worth less than £250k.
Who wins the most public sector external cladding contracts?
Greendale Construction Limited won the most (5). GEOFFREY ROBINSON LIMITED won the most by value (£24.9m).
Which buyers award the most external cladding contracts?
Councils award 49% of them.
What is included
Removal and renewal of external wall cladding systems, profiled sheet overcladding and associated insulation, sheathing and fire breaks, plus supply of wall cladding systems.
- External cladding replacement on residential blocks
- Profiled sheet over-cladding
- Industrial building cladding replacement
- Cladding renewal on small buildings
- Supply of wall cladding systems
- EWS1 and FRAEW-driven external wall remediation on residential blocks
- Removal and replacement of combustible cladding and insulation
- Cavity barrier and fire stopping retrofit within external walls
- Balcony and render remediation on high-rise blocks
What is not included
- Wall and loft insulation let as an energy measure (con.energy.cavity-and-loft-insulation, con.energy.solid-wall-insulation)
- Render and roughcast (con.fabric.plastering-and-rendering)
- Curtain walling and glazed facades (con.fabric.curtain-walling-and-rooflights)
- Internal fire stopping and compartmentation (con.fire.fire-stopping-and-compartmentation)
- Facade cleaning (cln.ext.external-building-and-facade-cleaning)
- PAS 9980 external wall appraisals (another industry: consulting-accountancy)