UK buyers award £4.41 billion in week led by £805 million hospital deal

Skanska won a £805 million hospital build for James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the week's largest award, as UK public bodies published 987 contract awards worth £4.41 billion, GovMarket data shows.

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust named John Graham Construction for a £798 million hospital. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust chose Skanska for a £767 million scheme.

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust awarded Kier Construction £492 million for Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust picked Willmott Dixon for £246 million.

GovMarket data shows Skanska led suppliers by value with £1.57 billion from two awards. John Graham Construction had £798 million, ahead of Kier Construction on £492 million. Outside construction, the Home Office awarded Capgemini £210 million for Central DevOps.

By category, GovMarket data shows construction totalled £3.29 billion across 123 awards. IT and software reached £397.0 million from 224 awards. Food and beverage posted £201.6 million across 10.

Buyers issued 537 new tenders, with 19 closing the following week. Construction led by count with 93, followed by public services and welfare with 74 and health and medical with 61.

The largest new tender was Tower Hamlets' adult alcohol and drug treatment service, worth up to £36.95 million and closing on 23 December. Sellafield demolition work was listed at up to £5 million, closing 10 November. High-speed rail personnel was at up to £2.5 million, closing 11 November.

Counts reflect notices GovMarket collected that week; values include only notices with a usable figure.