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National Construction News briefing: Thursday 12 November 2026
15 stories from the last 24 hours, two events and deadlines today, three dates for the week ahead, new figures from our data trackers and five closing dates from our recent stories.
Stories from the last 24 hours
123 construction tenders worth £817.7m close between 13 and 26 November
Find a Tender data shows 108 public-sector buyers have construction works opportunities closing over the next two weeks, led by a £322m Crown Estate contract for St James Market Phase 2 in London.
CIOB opens search for four trustees as 13 January 2027 deadline set
The Chartered Institute of Building has opened applications for four voluntary trustee seats falling vacant in June 2027, with three to be elected and one selected by the Board.
Leaseholder service charge rules to take effect from April 2027, with social landlords given until 2028
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is laying five sets of regulations under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, with staggered compliance dates for private landlords, councils and housing associations.
Apprentices head to Milton Keynes for CITB's SkillBuild national final in 10 trades
Finalists in 10 trades will build a project in 18 hours at Arena MK on 18-19 November, after about 700 students competed at 17 regional qualifiers between March and June.
Jones Bros site agent and North Kyle Wind Farm named in CECA 30th anniversary campaigns
Michaela Baldock, who leads more than 250 people at Sanquhar II, features in CECA's 30 Under 30, while the 49-turbine North Kyle scheme in East Ayrshire joins its 30 Projects for 30 Years list.
Taylor Wimpey cuts 2026 completions guidance to 10,500 homes after subdued autumn
The housebuilder now expects about 10,500 UK completions this year, below the 10,600 to 10,800 range it set in July, and profit at the bottom of the £262m to £299m consensus range.
Gas lecturer marks 50 years at Leeds College of Building as former student joins its board
Leeds College of Building has marked Simon Gill's half-century with the college, from gas apprentice in 1976 to quality assurance specialist, in the week his former student and current manager Rachel Nichol became a governor.
CECA publishes PAS 2080 carbon guidance for civil engineering SMEs
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association has released two free publications explaining carbon terminology and the steps smaller civils firms can take to measure, manage and cut emissions under PAS 2080.
Corran Ferry ran 98.5% of operating period as Highland Council updates on Lochaber works
Highland Council's Lochaber Area Committee heard the ferry lost four days to breakdowns in nine months, that the infrastructure scheme is on programme, and that three burial grounds are projected to reach capacity within ten years.
HBD submits planning application for £120m Duxford AvTech campus at IWM Duxford
Henry Boot's development arm has submitted a planning application for a 425,000 sq ft aviation technology campus beside the IWM Duxford airfield in South Cambridgeshire, after first targeting a submission before the end of 2025.
Core Five announces practical completion at One Friary office extension in Bristol
The quantity surveyor and employer's agent says the Temple Quay scheme, which removed the roof slab and added three storeys to an existing office block for Bankfoot APAM, has reached practical completion.
Pagabo names six collaborative partners on £5bn National Framework for Major Works
BAM, Galliford Try, Morgan Sindall, Wates, Graham and Robertson will engage with public sector clients at the earliest stages of projects under the third generation of the framework, procured with YPO.
CECA case study charts Jones Bros ground works on 45m-deep made ground at North Kyle Wind Farm
The trade body's 30 Projects for 30 Years series highlights the East Ayrshire scheme, where Jones Bros built 49 turbine foundations on a former opencast coal site for Brockwell Energy.
CECA profiles I&H Brown project manager Finlay Couston in 30 Under 30 campaign
The Civil Engineering Contractors Association has featured I&H Brown Ltd project manager Finlay Couston, who has progressed from graduate site engineer and now mentors graduate apprentices, in its anniversary campaign.
Your First Home equity loans to open in February 2027 as HBF awaits price caps
The Budget confirmed £4.7bn over five years for 20% equity loans on new-build homes in England, with developers paying tiered fees and the Home Builders Federation awaiting regional price caps.
Today
Construction Computing Awards
Takes place today at The Leonardo City Hotel, 8-14 Coopers Row.
Housebuilder Awards
Takes place today at InterContinental London - The O2.
This week
APM Project Management Awards
Takes place on Monday 16 November.
SkillBuild National Final
Starts on Wednesday 18 November.
WorldSkills UK National Finals
Starts on Wednesday 18 November.
New figures
Construction tenders closing: 13 to 26 November 2026
- Open tenders closing
- 123
- Estimated value
- £817.7 million
- Buyers
- 108
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.
Wiltshire Council has the second-largest tender, the "HE1076 Wiltshire Council Machine Surfacing Term Contract", estimated at £200m excluding VAT, with a deadline of 12:00 on 19 November.
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.