Contracts
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McLaren has started main construction at Fairbanks Studios in Elstree. The former BBC Elstree Centre is being transformed into a 266,000 sq ft production campus for high-end television and independent film.
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Barbican renewal packages are moving towards a major procurement phase. More than £357m of work is being prepared across MEP systems, core infrastructure, the Conservatory, foyers, performance spaces, staff areas, and public realm.
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Keon has started a new Wolverhampton affordable housing project onsite. The £28 million Heath Town scheme will deliver 32 council apartments on a former pub site.
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Broad Marsh is moving back towards delivery after years stalled. Homes England is seeking a development partner for the Nottingham regeneration site.
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CMA findings put civils procurement under sharper pressure again today. The watchdog wants clearer pipelines, standard designs, and more consistent public-sector buying across road and rail work.
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Core Highways has standardised field operations across five regional businesses. More than 1,200 users now operate through Re-flow Field Management, creating a single platform for planning, reporting, safety workflows, audit evidence, and commercial visibility.
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Morgan Sindall is set for Andover’s £25m theatre construction contract. The town centre project will replace the former Poundstretcher unit with a 400-seat auditorium, performance space, dance studios, meeting rooms, and café/bar areas.
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Caddick has secured £16m for Leeds South Village infrastructure works. The Homes England-backed funding will support roads, utilities, footpaths, cycleways, green space, and enabling works for a brownfield regeneration scheme planned for 1,925 homes.
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Capital&Centric will lead Plymouth’s £50m Civic Centre revival and retrofit. The Grade II-listed tower will be converted into 144 build-to-rent homes, with extensive remediation, façade, fire protection, structural repair, and fit-out works required.
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Dalkia will deliver a 30MW green hydrogen plant in Cumbria. The Barrow project will supply Kimberly-Clark’s manufacturing site, with modular construction, prefabrication, civils, M&E, utilities, trenching, and hydrogen storage included in the delivery scope.