UK bodies award £4.57 billion in week led by Brent £1 billion Ballymore deal

In brief

1,053 awards worth £4.57 billion were published for the week to 25 October.
Brent awarded Ballymore £1.0 billion for South Kilburn regeneration.
New tenders totalled 563, with 36 due to close the following week.

London Borough of Brent awarded Ballymore a £1 billion contract for the South Kilburn regeneration. Across the UK, 1,053 awards worth £4.57 billion were published in the week to 25 October. Counts reflect notices GovMarket collected and include only awards with a usable value.

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust awarded Dragados £837.6 million for a new hospital programme. South Lanarkshire Council awarded Katvic £714.3 million for care-at-home and housing services.

The Ministry of Justice awarded G4S £602.4 million to operate HMP Oakwood. It also let a £140.0 million hardware sourcing contract to CDW.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde awarded Fleming Buildings £185.9 million for ligature reduction works.

Nottingham City Council awarded Waste Recycling Group £167.2 million for a waste incineration steam agreement. Lewisham awarded Believ £128.2 million for electric vehicle charging points for Lewisham and Greenwich.

By value, Brent led buyers with £1.0 billion, followed by West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust at £837.6 million and the Ministry of Justice at £753.0 million. Ballymore, Dragados and Katvic topped suppliers.

Construction and Public Services & Welfare were among the biggest categories by award value, alongside uncategorised notices. Construction totalled £1.13 billion, Public Services & Welfare £938.4 million, and uncategorised awards £1.21 billion.

Procurers posted 563 new tenders, with 36 scheduled to close the following week. Construction led with 99 tenders, ahead of Public Services & Welfare with 86 and Health & Medical with 59. The largest by stated value was an ESPO materials framework at £30.0 million, closing 23 December 2026. Sellafield enabling works were valued at £20.0 million, closing 3 November. Torbay children’s homes were valued at £14.1 million, closing 1 December 2026.