Contracts
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Eiffage has secured major steelwork for the new Merwede Bridge. Iemants will engineer, manufacture, assemble, and install a 258m arch and 53m movable section for the A27 replacement crossing.
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Morgan Sindall will rebuild Liberton Community Fire Station for £10m. The SCAPE-procured project forms part of Scotland’s wider programme to replace or repair fire stations affected by RAAC.
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Galliford Try secures £110m contract for River Mease wastewater pipeline. The 23km scheme will transfer treated flows from Packington and Measham works to the River Tame under WINEP requirements.
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Terranor has won Alingsås Energi’s long-term utility construction framework agreement. The Swedish contract covers electricity, fibre, district heating, and street-lighting civil works, with a potential eight-year value of SEK400–600 million.
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Procurement for Housing has opened a £260 million consultancy framework. Eleven lots cover asset management, project delivery, building services, safety, net zero, architecture, fire, valuations, digital services, and multidisciplinary support.
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Blackburn has appointed ten contractors to its £50 million framework. Four lots cover surfacing, civil engineering, cold milling, and asphalt repairs, with an initial two-year term and extension options capable of taking the arrangement to September 2030.
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Blackpool Council has awarded its £200m regional highways framework programme. Eight suppliers will cover surfacing and civil engineering call-offs across a four-year arrangement available to authorities throughout Lancashire and Greater Manchester.
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Torbay Council will redevelop Paignton’s former St Boniface Church site. The 25-home social-rented project requires substation relocation and demolition before construction, with residents currently expected to move in during late 2028.
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Farrans has started construction on the 857MWh Berkswell battery project. The 200MW scheme will connect at 275kV using 120 Sungrow PowerTitan 3.0 units, with energisation targeted for Q3 2027.
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Laing O’Rourke starts enabling works on a new Lancashire prison. The contractor’s programme includes utilities, drainage, logistics, and extensive precast manufacture beside the operating HMP Garth and HMP Wymott estate.