Sweeping changes to public procurement come into forceThe biggest shake-up of procurement laws for over 30 years comes into force today.
The Procurement Act 2023 brings sweeping reforms to raise transparency around contract awards and contractor performance while also making it easier for small contractors to access public sector supply chains.
The Act introduces mandatory 30-day payment terms…
£3bn London councils general works deal out to bidTendering is starting for a £3bn general works framework for new build and retrofit work across London and the wider south east.
London’s Haringey Borough Council is handling the procurement of the London Construction Programme framework, which has been reshaped to allocate places for small and medium-sized firms as well as bigger players in…
Didcot demolition disaster probe enters tenth yearThames Valley Police have issued an update on the continuing investigation into the partial collapse at Didcot Power Station which killed four demolition workers.
Sunday marked the ninth anniversary of the tragedy on February 23 2016 which cost the lives of Ken Cresswell, John Shaw, Michael Collings and Christopher Huxtable.
Thames Valley Polic…
Administrators take control at Acheson ConstructionMost of the 48-strong workforce has been made redundant at Dorset based Acheson Construction.
Administrators from Grant Thornton made 40 staff redundant immediately when they took control of the regional contractor this week.
Joint administrators Richard Lewis and Alistair Wardell said the £53m turnover firm had ceased trading on their…
34 secure spots on £1bn NEPO civils frameworkThe North East Procurement Organisation awarded 34 firms places on its next-generation civils and infrastructure framework worth an estimated £1bn.
Balfour Beatty, Graham, Octavius, Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure and Winvic Construction are among the larger firms securing spots for the first time.
While contractors AmcoGiffen, Farrans, Morgan Sindall,…
Bouygues claims net zero construction goal at Welsh projectBouygues UK has achieved net zero construction on a major leisure centre and medical research hub project in South Wales.
Working with subcontractors and suppliers, the firm used hydrogenated vegetable oil fuel for machinery, recycled materials and PV power for site cabins over the course of the 24-month build.
Thanks to the reduction in…
Manchester civil service digital campus approvedPlans for a major government office complex in Manchester of across two major blocks has been given the green light.
The Manchester Digital Campus will be built on the site of the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats as is expected to cost around £310m to build.
According to planning documents the total value of the project could reach nearly…
RSK adds another 110 staff with N-Able Group dealAcquisition-hungry consultant and construction services group RSK has bought architectural and property consultancy business N-Able Group.
The move supported by FRP Corporate Finance will see 110 N-Able staff join RSK bringing expertise in design and construction services specialising in the delivery of low energy, low environmental impact…
Build to rent deal kick starts 3,500-home Dagenham schemeJoint venture partners Hill Group and housing association Peabody have struck a £116m deal with Goodstone Living to deliver 360 build to rent homes at the planned redevelopment of the former Ford plant in Essex.
The rental flats will form part of the first phase of the regeneration of the former Ford Stamping Plant site into a mixed-us…
JRL Malaysian backers plan 580-home Wheat Quarter schemeThe Malaysian developer that bought a 50 stake in contractor JRL has submitted plans to redevelop the former Shredded Wheat factory site in Welwyn Garden City.
The property giant IJM Land in partnership with Treble Eight Group aims to build up to 580 homes at the site as well a 180-room apart-hotel, providing self-catering apartments as w…