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Three contractors have been appointed to deliver a £2bn housing repairs programme for Birmingham City Council over the next decade. From July 2026, Equans, Wates and Mears will take responsibility for day-to-day repairs, planned maintenance such as kitchen and bathroom upgrades, and the refurbishment of empty properties across the city’s…

Wates Smartspace has been appointed to deliver a £32.8m Category B office fit-out of a major government hub in Manchester. The contract, issued by the Government Property Agency (GPA), will see the contractor carry out the internal fit-out of the First Street development in the city centre. The project is…

The Department for Education (DfE) has awarded places to 42 contractors across its new £15.4bn Construction Framework 2025, set to deliver schools and colleges across England. The eight-year programme will operate under the Procurement Act 2023 as a closed framework split across 10 regional and two high-value lots. Projects will…

Wates Construction has been awarded an £85.9m contract to deliver the main works for One Hanover Street in central London, previously home to Apple's European headquarters. The Crown Estate appointed Wates under a JCT Design and Build 2016 contract. Work began on 15 September and is expected to complete by…

Wates Construction has taken over a £73.1m contract from ISG to deliver critical prison upgrades for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), following ISG’s collapse into administration in September 2024. The contract forms Package 7 of the MoJ’s Contingency Response Programme, created to recover justice projects halted after the failure of…

Ten firms have secured places on a £1bn retrofit and decarbonisation framework launched by procurement body South East Consortium (SEC). The four-year Decarbonisation Partnerships Framework will allow public sector bodies and housing providers in London and the South East to appoint contractors to manage and deliver carbon reduction works. The…

Wates Construction has secured a £32.8m contract to deliver main works for Isle of Wight College, via the Department for Education’s (DfE) £7bn schools construction framework. Work started on 28 August, with completion scheduled for 26 June 2028, the DfE said in a 26 September contract notice. Wates was appointed…

Five contractors have become founding members of a new Centre for Construction Best Practice (CCBP), in a coordinated drive to address long-standing problems in project delivery. Bam, Kier, Morgan Sindall, Stepnell and Wates have joined the CCBP as Gold Corporate Partners. The group aims to improve standards by fostering earlier…

Wates Construction has been appointed to deliver a £14.8m rapid deployment cell (RDC) scheme at HMP Albany on the Isle of Wight under a call-off from the Ministry of Justice’s £2.5bn Constructor Services Framework. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) awarded the contract yesterday (25 June). Wates is conducting the two-stage…

This story was written with AI assistance from Harmsworth Who is Harmsworth? Wates Group has appointed former Homes England executive Robert Stone as head of public sector and national frameworks. Stone will report to group public sector director Stephen Beechey. He will lead efforts to build stronger ties with public…