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National Construction News briefing: Thursday 5 November 2026
One event or deadline today, three dates for the week ahead, new figures from our data trackers and four closing dates from our recent stories.
Today
RIA Annual Conference
Final day.
This week
Constructing Excellence National Awards
Takes place on Friday 6 November.
Construction Computing Awards
Takes place on Thursday 12 November.
Housebuilder Awards
Takes place on Thursday 12 November.
New figures
Construction tenders closing: 6 to 19 November 2026
- Open tenders closing
- 120
- Estimated value
- £926.8 million
- Buyers
- 103
Closing soon
Public-sector buyers have 139 construction works tenders closing on Find a Tender between 23 October and 5 November 2026, with the buyers' own estimates for single contracts adding up to £676.1 million.
The Environment Agency said on 2 November 2026 that it is updating its Fluvial Modelling Standards, the guidance that sets out how hydraulic river models are built and reviewed in England, and has opened a consultation survey that closes on 6 November.
Largest construction works tenders closing 30 October to 12 November 2026
The consultation closes at 9am on Monday 16 November 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.