Contractors are being sort for a multi-purpose £4.2bn construction and engineering framework.
Procurement Hub, part of Preston-based property management and development company Places For People, is looking to establish the four-to-six-year framework. The Major Projects Framework 2 is divided into three lots and applications to provide construction work and services are…
Author Archives: Rob Hakimian
Silvertown Tunnel and HS2 starts mask decline in small civils projects
The value and starts in civil engineering work in the UK has shown healthy increase in recent months, although the number of small projects (<£100M) are still in decline according to the latest market analysis from Glenigan.
Start of work on large scale projects including the £3bn Sofia wind farm expansion,…
Balfour Beatty lands £85M contract to provide sustainable energy to West Scotland
An £85M contract to deliver the second phase of overhead line works to the West of Scotland has been awarded to Balfour Beatty on behalf of SSEN Transmission.
This is phase two of the scheme, which will see Balfour Beatty designing, constructing and engineering a 45km 275kV double circuit overhead line…
Infrastructure project starts dip despite green shoots for construction
Starts of new infrastructure projects in the UK have significantly declined, according to the latest Construction Index report from Glenigan. The rate of starts is down by nearly a half (48%) on the previous quarter, and is down 22% on the same period in 2020.
Despite this, civil engineering project starts…