Daily briefing
National Construction News briefing: Monday 26 October 2026
Three stories from the last 24 hours, one date for the week ahead, new figures from our data trackers and five closing dates from our recent stories.
Stories from the last 24 hours
Two-stage call-off takes £8m National Highways depot at Bridport to site
National Highways has started work on an £8m maintenance compound in Dorset to serve the A35, procured through the Procure Partnerships South West Framework on a two-stage call-off and an NEC4 ECC contract.
ACE backs Burnham's Green Book shake-up ahead of Budget detail
The Association for Consultancy and Engineering has welcomed the Prime Minister's plan for place-based business cases, but says better appraisal must be matched by better project development and early consultancy input.
OCS takes overall prize at Operational Excellence Awards UK for West End FM contract
The facilities management company's team on Shaftesbury Capital's West End estates won both the overall award and the facilities management category at the 24 September ceremony in London.
This week
Digital Construction Awards
Entries close on Friday 30 October.
New figures
Construction contracts awarded: 19 to 25 October 2026
- Contracts
- 144
- Total stated value
- £174.4 million
- Buyers
- 85
Closing soon
TrustMark's own consultation on its Scheme Provider model closes on 27 October 2026.
Applications close on 28 October and the programme starts in July 2027, according to a notice published by Marine Energy Wales.
Largest construction works tenders closing 16 to 29 October 2026
It is an open procedure with a tender deadline of 30 October 2026 at 12:00.
NOCN Group has opened a new round of its Foundation's Skills Innovation Grant programme, offering grants of £500 to £15,000 for pilot training projects, with applications closing on 15 December and a webinar for applicants on 3 November.
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.