Top 5 construction tenders - 10 July 2009


By James Stagg

This week's top five construction tenders include a £445m housing programme and a £348m social housing scheme in London, Anglian Water's £300m AMP5 framework and £350m-worth of infrastructure work in Paisley. The details are only a summary of what's available, for the full OJEU click on the link.

Poplar: Housing framework

Value: £445m

Registered social landlord Poplar HARCA is advertising for contractors to deliver its development and regeneration programme. It currently manages around 8,500 across east London. Approximately 10% of the programme will be regeneration based project and 90% will be new build.

Deadline: 27 July

Hackney: Housing Framework

Value: £348m

Hackney Homes, the ALMO of the London Borough of Hackney, is looking for four contractors to undertake its Decent Homes programme. The organisation manages 31,525 properties which will be brought up to date over a four year period.

Deadline: 4 August

Peterborough: Water framework

Value: £25m-£300m

Anglian Water Services is advertising its AMP5 (Asset Management Period 5) framework. It expects to appoint around 30 contractors on the five year framework to deliver the work worth around £50m-£60m a year.

Deadline: 10 August

Paisley: Construction framework

Value: £88m-£350m

Renfrewshire Council is looking for four contractors to work throughout Paisley to deliver community infrastructure. Work includes refurbishment and new build of education, leisure, civic, historical and community buildings. The council expects the majority of contracts to be design and build.

Deadline: 6 August

Edinburgh: Construction work

Value: £85m

Edinburgh International Conference Centre wishes to expand with a new facility, atrium building and office building. It has already appointed an architect, services engineer and civil engineer and is now looking for a contractor with experience in city centre mixed use construction projects.

Deadline: 24 July