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October 19, 2026
National Grid has appointed 31 contractors to a £600m substation civils framework covering its electricity distribution network across the South West, Wales and the Midlands.
Work includes constructing new substations, refurbishing existing sites and associated civil engineering and building maintenance. The initial one-year term includes an option to extend for a further 12 months.
The successful firms are: A I & Z A Grant, A Thomas Plant Hire, Alpha Construction, Alun Griffiths (Contractors), Amalgamated Construction, Andrew Scott, Blyth Construction (SW), Bridge Civil Engineering, Cambrensis Civil Engineering, Chalfont Construction, Coffey Construction, Coombes Forestry, DAC Power, David Galvin Construction, Enable Infrastructure, Envolve Infrastructure, Force Contracting Services, Fortis Foundations Civil Engineering, Foxfords, M Group Transport (Rail and Aviation), Manning Construction, Palmer Construction, Pod-Trak, Raymond Brown Construction, Regen Construction, Spencer Rail Engineering, T & A Joinery, Trant Engineering, Tudorborne, Velta Construction, Whitehouse Construction.
National Grid has reappointed Jacobs to its five-year Asset Health Intervention Programme, retaining the Central region and adding the Southeast and Southwest.
Valued at more than £10m, the appointment covers detailed design, design assurance and construction support for the replacement and refurbishment of more than 800 transmission assets, including ageing substation equipment.
Sellafield has selected OneAxIoM, a joint venture between Amentum and Mitie, and Hochtief Infrastructure UK as preferred partners for its Project and Asset Care Execution (PACE) framework, worth up to £3.6bn.
The two lots cover asset care and new asset delivery across spent fuel management, retrievals, special nuclear materials and decommissioning facilities. The framework will run for nine years, with a six-year extension option, subject to formal contract award.
Sellafield has also awarded Morgan Sindall a £35m contract to replace approximately 28,500m² of roofing across its Fuel Handling Plant and Site Ion Exchange Effluent Plant in Cumbria.
The contract was procured through Pagabo’s Major Works Framework.
Sizewell C has awarded Kier a contract through its Major Civils Framework to design and build the 6.8km Sizewell Link Road, connecting the A12 to the construction site.
The work includes earthworks, drainage, surfacing and structures, with the road intended to reduce construction traffic through nearby villages.
Network Rail has appointed Amey to provide systemwide integration for Phase One of Northern Powerhouse Rail.
Amey will coordinate six projects across the Bradford–Leeds, Leeds Station, Leeds–York and Leeds–Sheffield, providing systems engineering leadership and developing a Network Option Selection Report.
Network Rail has appointed Severfield Structural Solutions as one of three suppliers to its £70m steel piles framework, part of a wider £240m steel supply framework.
The appointment supports overhead line equipment delivery across the UK rail network. The contracts are due to start in January 2027 for six years, with a possible two-year extension.
Iarnród Éireann has awarded Rhomberg Sersa Rail Group Ireland an eight-year contract worth more than €140m, with an option to extend for two years.
The contract covers operation and maintenance of its fleet of 19 on-track machines, which carry out tamping, ballast cleaning and regulating across Ireland’s national rail network.
Iarnród Éireann has also awarded Alstom contracts worth approximately €95m to equip up to 176 vehicles with European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 1 onboard technology.
The work covers design, manufacture, installation, testing, commissioning and maintenance, forming part of Ireland’s national Train Protection System rollout. Installation will be delivered from facilities in Dublin.
Transport Infrastructure Ireland has appointed Amey Infrastructure Ireland to its four-year Luas Overhead Contact System Works Framework, valued at approximately €5m annually, with options to extend for a further four years.
Amey will design, supply, install, test and commission overhead line renewals, upgrades and new works across Dublin’s 70km Red and Green Line network.
Alstom has secured contracts worth approximately £80m to maintain and refurbish eight additional Class 221 Voyager trains for CrossCountry.
Maintenance will take place at Central Rivers Depot in Burton upon Trent, with refurbishment at Derby’s Litchurch Lane Works. The trains are expected to enter service in stages between early 2027 and May 2028.
The Government of Ontario has awarded Kenaidan Murphy Joint Venture a contract to construct Grimsby GO Station on the Lakeshore West line.
The station will include a sheltered rail platform, a five-bay bus loop and 220 parking spaces, with completion expected in the second half of 2027.
Chennai Metro Rail Limited has awarded SYSTRA a consultancy contract to develop proposals for better transport connections and access at 41 stations on its Blue and Green lines.
The work covers design development and implementation planning for pedestrian access, bus interchanges, parking and pick-up areas within 500 metres of each station. The contract value was not disclosed.
Thames Water has awarded Costain approximately £150m of upgrade work across 15 wastewater treatment sites in the Thames Valley under its Wastewater Asset Assurance Programme.
The work includes modernising inlet stations, improving storm tank resilience and repairing wastewater systems, with completion expected during AMP8 (2025-2030).
Edinburgh Airport has awarded Balfour Beatty a £65m contract to deliver its South East Pier Expansion.
The two-storey terminal extension will provide eight additional departure gates, with completion expected in summer 2027. The scheme forms part of the airport’s wider £500m investment programme.
LHC Procurement Group has selected 119 contractors for its £2.34bn Public Buildings Construction and Infrastructure (PB4) framework on behalf of public sector clients, including councils, schools and NHS bodies.
The ten-lot framework covers new buildings, refurbishment, associated civil infrastructure and hard facilities management. It will run for four years from October 2026, with a one-year extension option.
Find a full list of the successful firms here.
The University of Oxford has appointed Willmott Dixon, BAM, McLaughlin & Harvey, Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure, Galliford Try and Mace to the major-project lot of its Oxford Inspire construction framework.
The eight-year lot has a maximum value of £1.6bn and covers university building and refurbishment projects worth more than £15m, with Wates and Kier named as reserves.
The John Innes Centre has awarded VINCI Building a £52m design and build contract for research glasshouses and an insectary laboratory at Norwich Research Park.
The Technology Platform 1 project includes demolition of existing buildings, a horticulture store and associated infrastructure, forming part of the Next Generation Infrastructure programme for the John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory.
Sheffield City Council has awarded Willmott Dixon a £40m contract to design and build a replacement for Springs Leisure Centre.
The scheme includes a five-court sports hall, a 25m swimming pool, a learner pool, fitness studios, indoor bowls facilities and a wellbeing hub, alongside demolition of the existing centre.
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