SectorUpdated 6 Sept 2026

Construction tenders & contracts

Live UK public sector opportunities in construction & trades, collected daily from Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales.

451
future deadlines at snapshot
10,139
awarded, 12 months
£73bn
recorded value, 12m
7,129
ending within 12m of snapshot
2,303
buyers, 5 years

The UK public sector published 54,089 recorded construction & trades awards over the last five years, worth a recorded £234bn across 2,303 public buyers. 451 opportunities had future bid deadlines at the snapshot date, and 29% of the last year's awards ran through a framework or DPS. 7,129 recorded contracts in this market end within the 12 months after the snapshot date.Recorded by BidSkim from published notices. Recorded means published, values describe contracts, not verified payments. Updated 6 Sept 2026.

Opportunity examples

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Net Zero - Retrofit Works (Externals) - Design and Build
PCSRenfrewshire CouncilCloses 5 Oct 2026
£135m
FTSLondon Borough of CroydonCloses 23 Sept 2026
£75.0m
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Frameworks & DPS in this market

snapshot examples with future recorded deadlines
FTSScape Procure Limited (trading as SCAPE)Closes 2 Oct 2026
£8.0bn
224 additional framework and DPS routes recorded at the snapshot date
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Who wins this work

top suppliers by recorded wins · 5 years
£2.2m
2AECOM463 wins
£237m
3WSP460 wins
£1.1bn
4Jacobs394 wins
£924m
5AtkinsRéalis297 wins
£340m
7Waterman251 wins
£28.4m
£3.9bn
£161m
10Bell Group230 wins
£388m

Who buys it

top buyers by recorded awarded value · 5 years
1Highways England1,533 awards
£14bn
£11bn
£9.2bn
£7.5bn
£3.7bn
12Sellafield Ltd114 awards
£3.3bn
13Homes England129 awards
£2.8bn
£2.7bn

Awards by year

recorded awards per year
2020202120222023202420252026*2027*2028*2029*
Recorded awards*current year part-year

Recent awards

latest recorded awards, 12 months
CFGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustAwarded 27 Mar 2027
£650k
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Construction & Trades procurement, answered

computed from published notices

How many construction & trades contracts were open at the snapshot date?

451 construction & trades opportunities were recorded with future bid deadlines across Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales as of 6 Sept 2026. This is a dated snapshot, not a live count. Check each official notice for changes; a free scan checks current opportunities against your business.

Who buys construction & trades services in the UK public sector?

2,303 public buyers awarded recorded construction & trades contracts in the last five years. The largest by recorded value are Highways England, Ministry of Defence, UK Atomic Energy Authority.

Which construction & trades frameworks and DPS were advertised at the snapshot date?

226 framework and DPS routes were advertised at the snapshot date for construction & trades work, including Construction and Development DPS and SCAPE Construction Works and Services Framework. BidSkim badges framework and DPS routes in your matched feed and flags the ones you can still join.

How many construction & trades contracts are coming up for renewal?

7,129 recorded contracts in this market carried an end date within 12 months of the snapshot date, worth a combined £19bn where a value was published. Renewal timing signals, incumbents and predicted return windows are part of BidSkim Predict.

Market snapshot

6 Sept 2026
Recorded awards, 5 years
54,089
Recorded value, 5 years
£234bn
Buyers active, 5 years
2,303
Ending within 12m of snapshot
7,129
Via framework or DPS, 12m
29%

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About this data. Built from published notices on Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland and Sell2Wales, classified by CPV code and entity-resolved by BidSkim. Framework and DPS establishment notices are listed separately, excluded from open-opportunity counts, and value totals exclude framework ceilings and implausible outliers. Counts refer to the snapshot date; opportunity examples with past or same-day recorded deadlines are hidden. Official notices may contain amendments, cancellations or access restrictions. Last updated 6 Sept 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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