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Gatwick begins procurement for fresh £60M design framework agreement

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London Gatwick Airport (LGA) has launched a tender notice for a new £60M design framework agreement covering a number of civil and structural disciplines.

The airport issued a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) covering early market engagement for the new agreement. The airport is seeking interested suppliers from across the market, typically involved…

Proposed changes to the planning regime are evolutionary not revolutionary

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The government has launched a consultation about implementing the "Action Plan", which it issued in February, to make improvements to the nationally significant infrastructure planning regime.

There are two preliminary points of praise. First, the officials and ministers who have been working hard have clearly sought to prepare a plan which gives increased…

UK underwrites £373M upgrades to Zanzibar’s road network and airport

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The UK government has enabled a financing package of €422M (£373M) for infrastructure projects across Zanzibar, Tanzania that will be driven by UK exporters.

The financing was underwritten by UK Export Finance (UKEF), the government’s export credit agency. The package will enable a historic upgrade of Pemba Airport – the smaller…

TechFest Awards deadline extended to 21 July

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The deadline for the TechFest Awards has been extended to Friday 21 July, giving potential entrants just under two weeks extra to submit their entries.

Celebrating innovation in civil engineering and construction, the awards will be held in the evening after TechFest's daytime conference on 23 November at Hilton London Bankside,…