Daily briefing
National Construction News briefing: Monday 19 October 2026
Three stories from the last 24 hours, one date for the week ahead, new figures from our data trackers and three closing dates from our recent stories.
Stories from the last 24 hours
Public bodies awarded 173 construction contracts worth £153.5m in week to 18 October
Find a Tender data shows 93 public-sector buyers published 173 construction works awards in the week to 18 October 2026, led by a £45.0m electric vehicle charging contract from Luton Council.
AJC Group wins appeal for 78 homes at Okeford Fitzpaine after Dorset Council refusal
AJC Group has secured permission on appeal for its second phase in the North Dorset village, after a Planning Inspector heard the case and councillors had refused the scheme against their officers' recommendation.
North Lanarkshire consents 2.3km Towers Road Link for East Airdrie Link Road
North Lanarkshire Council has granted planning permission for the first section of the East Airdrie Link Road, a 2.3km route serving the planned Monklands hospital site, with construction due to start in 2028.
This week
RICS UK Awards
Takes place on Thursday 22 October.
New figures
Construction contracts awarded: 12 to 18 October 2026
- Contracts
- 173
- Total stated value
- £153.5 million
- Buyers
- 93
Closing soon
That consultation runs until 21 October.
Public-sector buyers have 121 construction works tenders closing on Find a Tender between 9 and 22 October 2026, with the 105 single contracts that carry an estimate valued at £431.0 million in total, according to Cabinet Office open data.
Largest construction works tenders closing 16 to 29 October 2026
About this briefing
Published on weekday mornings. Every item comes from a story National Construction News has already published and checked against its sources, from dates organisers have published, or from our data trackers. See the events and awards calendar, or get the week's stories by email with the weekly newsletter.