The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has issued detailed guidance about biodiversity net gain (BNG) for developers of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) ; BNG became mandatory for NSIPs on 2 November 2026.

NI Water is seeking early market engagement for the forthcoming procurement of an Integrated Partnerships Framework with a total estimated value of £12.6 billion including VAT. The utility intends to undertake a supplier market briefing event on Wednesday 7th October 2026 prior to issuing its Participation Stage Package to pre-qualify interested suppliers.

Thames Water has terminated the current procurement process for the Teddington Direct River Abstraction (TDRA) Tunnelling Main Works Contract (MWC), announcing that the decision not to sign a contract was taken on 6 July 2026.

Uisce Éireann has commenced construction on a €23 million upgrade of Ballymahon Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Esh Construction has completed a major restoration programme at Abbeydale Dam in Sheffield, securing the long-term future of one of the city’s most significant heritage assets.

National Highways has selected HerrenKnecht to build the massive tunnel boring machine that will dig the UK’s longest road tunnel for the Lower Thames Crossing - at 16.4 metres in diameter the machine will be the largest ever used in Europe, and the third largest ever in the world.

Thames Water is highlighting the challengess and costs of removing concrete dumped in its sewer network – the utility spends an estimated £1.6 million every year clearing hardened concrete from its sewer network.

Anglian Water is flagging up the procurement of its upcoming AMP8 Grounds Investigation (GI) Framework – the contract has a total estimated value of c£35.445 million including VAT.

Glenigan is warning that UK construction is facing “dire straits” as the US-Iran war continues with the release of its May 2026 edition of its Construction Index.

The government has launched a new consultation on its proposal to bring together the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to create a single, unified Industry Training Board (ITB) to act on behalf of the combined construction and engineering construction sectors.