Government awards £100m of PFI credits for Essex waste plant
Posted: 30 October 2009The government has awarded £100.9m of PFI credits to the Essex County Council and Southend-on-Sea Borough Council waste partnership for the construction of a new waste treatment plant.
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Galliford Try wins £6.3m commercial refurb contract
Posted: 30 October 2009Galliford Try has won a £6.3m contract to refurbish a commercial unit at Pine Trees Estate in Staines for Aberdeen Property Investors UK.
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Government grants £40m for manufacturing centre
Posted: 29 October 2009The government has granted public funding approval for the £40m Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) outside Coventry.
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Morgan Sindall tipped to beat Balfour to £400m Hull BSF
Posted: 28 October 2009The Esteem consortium led by Morgan Sindall is tipped to have beaten Balfour Beatty to the £400m Hull Building Schools for the Future contract.
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£16m college campus building construction job up for grabs
Posted: 28 October 2009Blackburn College is looking for a main contractor to build a new 9,000m2 building on its main campus, as part of a £13m-£16m contract.
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Tenders invited for £44m housing repairs framework
Posted: 28 October 2009Wandsworth Borough Council is seeking contractors for a £44m framework deal which will involve repairing homes throughout the borough.
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£42m university buildings job up for grabs
Posted: 28 October 2009Staffordshire University is seeking contractors for the £42m construction of two separate academic buildings - a science centre and a media centre.
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Tenders invited for £23m college building
Posted: 28 October 2009Welsh colleges Coleg Morgannwg is looking for a contractor to build a new educational building as part of a £23m deal.
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Housing groups invite tenders for £32m maintenance framework
Posted: 28 October 2009The Plus Dane Group and other social housing providers are seeking contractors for a four-year £32m housing maintenance framework.
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Four vie for £100m North London homes deal
Posted: 28 October 2009Four rivals are vying to home in on a housing deal in north London, worth up to £100m.
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Rok team wins £131m Oldham social housing PFI
Posted: 28 October 2009A Rok consortium is set to be named preferred bidder for a £131m privately-financed social housing contract in Oldham.
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Eight chase £100m Northern Ireland Water project
Posted: 28 October 2009Eight firms are hoping to tap into a £100m framework to refurbish water mains for Northern Ireland Water.
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Top 5 Construction Tenders - 23 October
Posted: 23 October 2009 Top 5 OJEU tenders:
1) Gateshead: housing framework
Value: £200m
Gateshead Council is looking for contractors to assist in its Housing Market Renewal (HMR) programme, in a framework deal worth up to £200m. The four-year contract involves boosting confidence in the housing market through the improvement of the visual appearance of around 400 properties a year.
Deadline: 24 November
2) Edinburgh: facilities management
Value: £120m Edinburgh Council is advertising for three contractors to take on facilities management across its portfolio. The £120m four year framework includes regular maintenance, inspection and testing of council buildings alongside reactive repairs. Works under the framework agreement are likely to be split geographically or o
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MoJ shortlists seven consortia for £1.8bn prisons framework
Posted: 22 October 2009The Ministry of Justice has shortlisted seven consortia to compete on a £1.8bn framework to design, build and operate five new 1500-place prisons.
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Vinci and McAlpine jv win £5.5m health job
Posted: 22 October 2009A joint venture between Vinci Construction and Sir Robert McAlpine has won a £5.5m health job.
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BAM to build £50m mental health facilities
Posted: 22 October 2009BAM Construction has won a deal to build the South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's £50m Mental Health facilities in Shelton.
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Gateshead Council invites tenders for £200m housing framework
Posted: 22 October 2009Gateshead Council is looking for contractors to assist in its Housing Market Renewal (HMR) programme, in a framework deal worth up to £200m.
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Contractors invited to tender for £30m muck-away deal
Posted: 22 October 2009Wessex Water Services is seeking a contractors to provide a muck-away waste service as part of a £30m deal.
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£120m maintenance deal up for grabs in Edinburgh
Posted: 21 October 2009The £120m four year framework includes regular maintenance, inspection and testing of council buildings alongside reactive repairs.
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£140m Sellafield demolition framework out to tender
Posted: 21 October 2009Sellafield is advertising for up to four contractors to take on its £140m decommisioning, demolition and waste streaming framework.
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