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National Construction News briefing: Monday 9 November 2026
Three dates for the week ahead, new figures from our data trackers and four closing dates from our recent stories.
This week
Construction Computing Awards
Takes place on Thursday 12 November.
Housebuilder Awards
Takes place on Thursday 12 November.
APM Project Management Awards
Takes place on Monday 16 November.
New figures
Construction contracts awarded: 2 to 8 November 2026
- Contracts
- 116
- Total stated value
- £154.1 million
- Buyers
- 88
Closing soon
Largest construction works tenders closing 30 October to 12 November 2026
The consultation closes at 9am on Monday 16 November 2026.
Public-sector buyers have 120 construction works tenders closing on Find a Tender between 6 and 19 November 2026, with the single-contract opportunities among them carrying estimates that add up to £926.8m, according to Cabinet Office open contracting data.
Promoters of rail, tram and harbour schemes in Wales will face a three-month statutory decision deadline on Transport and Works Act applications from 20 November 2026, after the Welsh Government consented to UK regulations rewriting the procedure.
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.