Bouygues sues DfE over mega schools framework awardBouygues has issued a High Court challenge after being edged out of the Government’s £15bn schools mega-framework by a scoring gap of just 0.13% from its nearest bid rival.
The contractor claims flawed scoring and a botched moderation process cost it a place with the panel of firms on the coveted southern region major projects lot.
It alleges…
Height trim at London Silk Street in bid to win City approvalLipton Rogers and LaSalle Investment Management have slashed the height of their controversial London 1 Silk Street office scheme in a fresh attempt to win over planners and Barbican residents.
Revised plans submitted to the City of London Corporation cut more than 10m from the western side of the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill-designed…
Enquirer joins forces with construction film makerThe Enquirer is teaming-up with a leading London film maker to offer pioneering construction firms the chance to showcase their latest innovations.
The new Construction Enquirer Originals series will be produced by brand storytelling specialist Superbeam.
The video-led series will highlight the best the industry has to offer and how firms ar…
Whitehall heavyweights drafted into CLC board shake-upThe Construction Leadership Council has pulled senior Whitehall figures into its boardroom in a governance shake-up designed to hard-wire the industry more tightly into Government decision-making.
The reset gives formal board seats to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority and the Cabinet Office, embedding senior…
CITB tells contractors no more money for training coursesThe CITB has run out of funding for training courses booked under its Employer Network initiative.
Contractors are now being told no training bookings can be made until after March 31 leaving firms in limbo for more than a month.
One angry contractor said: “We received no warning about this – we were just hit with an email saying they…
£33m lifeline for stalled Rhyl hospital health hubA long-delayed upgrade of the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Rhyl is finally moving after the Welsh Government confirmed £33m to kickstart construction of a new health hub.
The funding unlocks the first phase of a wider £60m transformation of the site and sees modular specialist MTX Contracts appointed to deliver the centre.
The funding commitment…
Ealing to flatten 105 half-built homes after Henry collapseLondon’s Ealing Council is set to bulldoze 105 part-built affordable homes after concluding it is cheaper to start again than salvage schemes left stranded by Henry Construction’s collapse.
The homes were being delivered under a £40m contract awarded in January 2022 to build Passivhaus-standard housing across six small infill sites…
Didcot demolition disaster probe enters eleventh yearThames Valley Police have issued an update on the investigation into the partial collapse at Didcot Power Station which killed four men ten years ago.
Today marks the decade anniversary of the tragedy on February 23 2016 which cost the lives of Ken Cresswell, John Shaw, Michael Collings and Christopher Huxtable.
A force statement said: “Our…
M&E delay pushes Hinkley C first reactor start up back a yearMechanical and electrical headaches have pushed first power at Hinkley Point C back yet another year – with the price tag swelling by £1.4bn to £48bn at today’s prices.
EDF has confirmed lower than expected productivity on the vast electromechanical installation programme means Unit 1 is now scheduled to start up in 2030.
That is…
Signs of a building recovery as pipeline begins to stirThe first flicker of recovery is beginning to show across the building sector, with consultants and architects pointing to early signs that a market held back by delay and uncertainty may finally be edging forward.
Cost consultant Gardiner & Theobald has revised its 2026 average tender price inflation forecast up to 3.0%, from 2.5%,…