Supplier · Large organisation

Wates Construction Ltd

Wates Construction Ltd has won 61 UK public contracts worth £22bn since 30 Nov 2003. See its competitors in construction work.

Company 01977948Companies House recordBased in South EastFirst contract 30 Nov 2003Latest contract 22 Sep 2026

Contracts
61
Published value
£22bnwhere stated
Without competition
15%9 contracts
Won by SMEs
12%of 59 with size known
Contracts won per month, last 24 months 43 contracts · busiest month May 2025

Biggest customers

  1. Ministry of Justice 23 contracts · £505m
  2. Department For Education 7 contracts · £7.04bn
  3. Hyde Housing Association Ltd 3 contracts · £750m
  4. NEUPC Ltd 3 contracts · £270m
  5. Government Property Agency 3 contracts · £34.1m
  6. Network Homes 2 contracts · £1.05bn
  7. Cardiff Council 2 contracts · £190m
  8. Hampshire County Council 1 contract · £1.1bn

What they supply

  1. Construction work 50 contracts · £13.9bn
  2. Architecture & engineering 4 contracts · £1.39m
  3. Electrical equipment & lighting 4 contracts · £77.7m
  4. Construction materials 2 contracts · £8bn

Competitors in construction work

Sector overview
  1. Tarmac Trading Ltd 116 contracts · £699m
  2. Thomas Bow Ltd SME 96 contracts · £244m
  3. Bell Group Ltd 88 contracts · £5.47bn
  4. Holcim UK Limited 83 contracts · £166m
  5. Trust Utility Management Ltd SME 83 contracts · £34.2m
  6. Esh Construction Ltd 63 contracts · £3.17bn

These are the suppliers with the most construction work contracts in the last two years, which is where Wates Construction Ltd wins most of its work. They are not necessarily bidding for the same contracts. See the whole sector.

All contracts won by Wates Construction Ltd

Contracts won by Wates Construction Ltd
Date Contract Buyer Value
22 Sep 2026 Government Property Agency £804k
24 Jun 2026 Ministry of Justice £1.74m
1 Jun 2026 Derby City Council £908k
5 May 2026 Ministry of Justice £1.93m
30 Apr 2026 Department For Education £5.37m
2 Apr 2026 Ministry of Justice £4.24m
24 Mar 2026 Ministry of Justice £108m
5 Mar 2026 Ministry of Justice £3.15m
12 Feb 2026 Ministry of Justice £7.09m
23 Jan 2026 Government Property Agency £32.8m
31 Dec 2025 The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons £209k
16 Dec 2025 Ministry of Justice £278k
4 Nov 2025 Ministry of Justice £1.49m
27 Oct 2025 Ministry of Justice £1.63m
15 Oct 2025 The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons £400m
15 Oct 2025 The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons £500m
12 Sep 2025 Department For Education £1.37m
9 Sep 2025 Ministry of Justice £73.1m
28 Aug 2025 Department For Education £32.8m
20 Aug 2025 University of Portsmouth £7.6m
16 Jul 2025 Department For Education £445k
10 Jul 2025 Ministry of Justice £69.1m
8 Jul 2025 LHC Procurement Group for the Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA) £500m
3 Jul 2025 Ministry of Justice £2.37m
24 Jun 2025 Department For Education £378k
2 Jun 2025 NEUPC Ltd £25m
2 Jun 2025 NEUPC Ltd £45m
2 Jun 2025 NEUPC Ltd £200m
22 May 2025 The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons £111m
12 May 2025 Department For Education £174k
2 May 2025 Ministry of Justice £28.8m
2 May 2025 Ministry of Justice £47.3m
3 Apr 2025 Corporate Officers of the House of Commons £111m
21 Mar 2025 Ministry of Justice £4.75m
17 Mar 2025 Ministry of Justice £6.91m
13 Mar 2025 Ministry of Justice £14.8m
11 Feb 2025 Government Property Agency £528k
6 Feb 2025 Ministry of Justice £41.3m
6 Feb 2025 Ministry of Justice £45.3m
10 Jan 2025 The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons £209k
11 Dec 2024 University of Greenwich £300m
5 Dec 2024 Eastleigh Borough Council £87m
5 Dec 2024 Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) £87m
13 Nov 2024 Ministry of Justice £2.43m
1 Sep 2024 The Crown Estate £85.9m
13 Aug 2024 Ministry of Justice £2.22m
11 Jul 2024 Surrey Police £98.9m
1 Jul 2024 Lincolnshire County Council £6.01m
20 Jun 2024 Ministry of Justice £4.82m
20 Jun 2024 Ministry of Justice £31.3m

Contracts are matched to this supplier by company name as published in each notice. If a company appears under slightly different names, some of its contracts may be listed separately. How matching works.