Contracts

McLaren is hoping to land another over-station office construction job in London after picking up a £125m project at Bank station, it has emerged. A spokesperson for the contractor told Construction News that the firm “will be bidding” for a 19-storey scheme at Paddington station if they are successful in…

Graham has been appointed to deliver a £100m housing-led project by the River Aire in Leeds.  The Dyecoats scheme on Kirkstall Road involves 434 homes, including 50 per cent classed as affordable, as well as a food hall and new public realm.  Graham managing director Jonathan Hall said: “This appointment…

Tilbury Douglas is to deliver a £100m emergency department and critical care unit in Dorset.  The contractor announced yesterday (12 February) that it will begin constructing the new facility at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester this spring, once enabling works have finished. It expects to complete main construction in 2027.…

Galliford Try has been appointed to build a £63m residential scheme at RAF Digby in Lincolnshire.  The tier one contractor will build four new single living accommodation buildings for junior ranks, each standing at three storeys and containing 69 single ensuite bedrooms. The blocks will also contain a kitchenette, drying…

Civils firm Colas Rail has scooped up a £206.9m job to develop HS2’s overhead wiring system. The contractor will now design, manufacture, install and test HS2's overhead catenary system (OCS), for 469km worth of track. That will include overhead wiring to supply electric power for 250 bridges, 58 viaducts, 47…

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is searching for a contractor to lead its £1.8bn estate overhaul, featuring new office space, labs and infrastructure upgrades around the country.  In a prior information notice published on Thursday (6 February), the arm’s-length government body said it aims to hire a construction…

The troubled process of creating a mass transit system to transport High Speed 2 (HS2) passengers to other rail interchanges has taken a step forward with the shortlisting of two contractors. Two European cable car specialists will now slug it out for £269m of work on the project. French firm…

Sisk has been selected for a new children’s cancer centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. The central London hospital is aiming to raise £300m through fundraising for the facility, to cover both construction and equipment costs. The value of the construction contract has not been disclosed, though industry…

McLaren Construction has scooped a bumper project to redevelop a famous central London location. The firm landed the £60m job this week, to develop 5,400 square metres of retail and office space on the corner of New Bond Street and Grafton Street, at the centre of London’s high-value West End…

Associated British Ports (ABP) has appointed Bouygues Travaux Publics to deliver its ambitious Immingham Green Energy Terminal (IGET) in the Humber Estuary. The design and build contract for IGET was tendered in autumn 2023 and at the time was expected to be worth up to £170m. The IGET will support the import…