139 construction tenders close by 5 November, with single contracts totalling £676.1m

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 notices come from 113 buyers, according to Find a Tender open contracting data published by the Cabinet Office. Of the 139 deadlines, 67 fall between 23 and 29 October and 72 between 30 October and 5 November.

The £676.1 million total (£676,124,033) covers the 115 tenders that are for a single contract with an estimated value. A further 17 tenders are for framework agreements or dynamic purchasing systems; their estimated values are ceilings and are left out of the total.

By place of work, Wales has the most tenders closing in the period, with 22.

The largest tenders

The largest by estimated value is the London Borough of Ealing's "Highways Works Term Contract (HWTC) 23261HE (Tender Stage)", estimated at £140,000,000 excluding VAT. The notice, published on 11 September 2026, says the council intends to appoint a supplier or suppliers to deliver a two-lot contract: Lot 1 for highways maintenance works and Lot 2 for highway and civil improvements. It is an open procedure with a tender deadline of 30 October 2026 at 12:00.

Two tenders are each estimated at £90,000,000 excluding VAT. Worcestershire County Council is seeking a long-term development partner for "PL0360 Shrub Hill Development Partner", which the notice describes as a 35-acre regeneration opportunity in Worcester. The competitive flexible procedure has a deadline for requests to participate of 3 November 2026 at 12:00, and the buyer's classification codes include building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work.

Clarion Regeneration Limited's "High Path Phase 3, London Borough of Merton" is for the design and build of 260 apartments, all affordable, with associated landscaping, access and infrastructure. Requests to participate are due by 26 October 2026 at 12:00, also under a competitive flexible procedure.

Northumberland County Council is seeking a development partner for "NCC1542 Hexham Middle School - Development Partner", estimated at £50,000,000 excluding VAT. The council owns the former Hexham Middle School site in Hexham and wants a mixed residential development that includes an affordable extra care scheme and housing. Requests to participate close on 26 October 2026 at 12:00.

North Ayrshire Council's "Measured Term Contract for Combined Re-Roofing, Re-Rendering, EWI and Solar PV Programme" is estimated at £44,894,399 excluding VAT. The open-procedure tender covers re-roofing, re-rendering, external wall insulation and solar photovoltaic installation to residential properties across North Ayrshire, with an initial contract period of three years from 1 April 2027. Tenders are due by 26 October 2026 at 12:00.

The table below lists the largest construction works tenders closing in the period, with the deadline, buyer, estimated value and place of work for each.

Largest construction works tenders closing 23 October to 5 November 2026

Deadline	Opportunity	Buyer	Estimated value	Place of work
23 October 2026, 10:00	Basildon Station Platform Replacements (1&2) GRIP 5-8 2026	C2C Railway Limited	£20,000,000	More than one region
23 October 2026, 12:00	Replacement Kitchens and Bathrooms	Nsah (Alliance Homes) Limited	£17,766,000	South West
26 October 2026, 12:00	High Path Phase 3, London Borough of Merton	Clarion Regeneration Limited	£90,000,000	London
26 October 2026, 12:00	NCC1542 Hexham Middle School - Development Partner	Northumberland County Council	£50,000,000	North East
26 October 2026, 12:00	Measured Term Contract for Combined Re-Roofing, Re-Rendering, EWI and Solar PV Programme	North Ayrshire Council	£44,894,399	Scotland
28 October 2026, 12:00	Roofing Repairs and Replacements (741-AHL)	Nsah (Alliance Homes) Limited	£12,384,000	South West
29 October 2026, 12:00	Competitive Land Design and Build Contract within NIHE area Lisburn, Northern Ireland	Woven Housing Association Ltd	£15,000,000	Northern Ireland
30 October 2026, 12:00	Highways Works Term Contract (HWTC) 23261HE (Tender Stage)	London Borough of Ealing	£140,000,000	London
2 November 2026, 12:00	Kishorn Port - Phase 1B - East Quay Development	Kishorn Port Limited	£30,000,000	Scotland
2 November 2026, 12:00	RAD226 - Social Housing Construction Project at Woodside Road, Derry	Radius Homes Limited	£11,000,000	Northern Ireland
3 November 2026, 12:00	PL0360 Shrub Hill Development Partner	Worcestershire County Council	£90,000,000	West Midlands
4 November 2026, 12:00	HCC Sept 2026 – Provision of Supported Housing at Westbury	Hertfordshire County Council	£35,920,000	East of England

How the figures were compiled

The figures come from tender notices published on Find a Tender, the UK government's procurement notice service, read from its open contracting data feed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 as it stood on 22 October 2026. They count open notices that the buyer classified as construction work under division 45 of the Common Procurement Vocabulary, with a deadline for tenders or requests to participate between 23 October and 5 November 2026; only notices published or updated since 18 August 2026 were read, so an older tender not updated since is not included. Estimated values are the buyers' own, excluding VAT where the notice gives that figure, and framework and dynamic purchasing system ceilings are counted but not added to the total. Deadlines can change, so check the notice itself before relying on a date.