Home / Insights / UK Construction Market Reports / UK Construction Market Report: Q3 2025 UK Construction Market Report: Q3 2025 The latest figures from our construction Market Intelligence platform Find the latest verified leads in the UK Construction Market Market Intelligence, available on the Once for All platform, is the go-to source for construction leads, as well as a provider of targeted competitor and market analysis in the UK. In this quarterly construction market research report round-up, we’ll cover all the construction projects published on Market Intelligence between 1st July 2025 – 30th September 2025. Based across the UK, our Market Intelligence team nurtures close relationships with main contractors to find and verify the hottest construction leads on their way to the market, which are then published on our platform via Market Intelligence and Premium Leads – only available to our customers that have access to Marketplace. What do ‘Awarded’ and ‘Published’ mean in Market Intelligence? On the Market Intelligence app, ‘Awarded’ refers to projects where the main contractor has confirmed that they have been awarded the contract. On the other hand, ‘Published’ denotes projects that main contractors have reported as being in the tendering phase, indicating they are actively bidding for these opportunities. What happened in Q3 within the UK construction market? Q3 UK Construction Market Report: Ireland leads closely behind London for new opportunities Market Intelligence recorded 654 projects valued at £25 billion in total, representing a decrease in project count from Q2’s 849 projects, but an increase in overall value compared to Q2’s £11 billion. The value is staggering at more than double the previous quarter, with opportunities opening up across the UK, including Ireland. Published projects flourish in Ireland Q3 saw £2 billion worth of projects published in Ireland – a staggering increase from Q2 at £590 million. Some of the projects included 3 large new build projects: Promising growth in the North of England Opportunities continue in the North, with £1 billion being published in Yorkshire, more than double since Q2 at £464 million! Their top 3 large projects included: What does this mean for the UK construction market? Contractors are still in demand! Projects added by region (Quantity and Value) Region Q1 Q2 Q3 Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Bedfordshire 9 £23,000,000 10 £130,000,000 4 £35,000,000 Berkshire 14 £124,000,000 22 £357,000,000 9 £50,000,000 Buckinghamshire 8 £48,000,000 12 £48,000,000 9 £80,000,000 East & West Sussex 11 £55,000,000 24 £216,000,000 21 £247,000,000 East Anglia 20 £115,000,000 33 £622,000,000 19 £163,000,000 East Midlands 29 £441,000,000 39 £328,000,000 43 £624,000,000 Essex 15 £72,000,000 17 £157,000,000 22 £167,000,000 Hampshire 22 £625,000,000 16 £379,000,000 17 £178,000,000 Hertfordshire 16 £208,000,000 14 £89,000,000 9 £49,000,000 Ireland 26 £580,000,000 28 £668,000,000 34 £2,000,000,000 Kent 24 £427,000,000 19 £166,000,000 28 £330,000,000 London 192 £192,000,000 169 £2,000,000,000 155 £17,000,000,000 North West 39 £2,000,000,000 121 £2,000,000,000 60 £744,000,000 Northern 20 £736,000,000 48 £565,000,000 17 £256,000,000 Oxfordshire 11 £47,000,000 15 £221,000,000 22 £230,000,000 Scotland 47 £687,000,000 40 £687,000,000 43 £780,000,000 South West 41 £762,000,000 57 £413,000,000 36 £412,000,000 Surrey 26 £3,000,000,000 20 £295,000,000 24 £246,000,000 Wales 19 £923,000,000 20 £196,000,000 12 £113,000,000 West Midlands 19 £354,000,000 49 £1,000,000,000 38 £677,000,000 Yorkshire 16 £191,000,000 76 £464,000,000 32 £1,000,000,000 Which sectors are the most popular for projects added? Housing tenders lead the way again at 199 (214, £3 billion, Q2), followed by offices at 172 (101, £1 billion, Q2) and education at 110 (194, £1 billion, Q2). What about awards by region? Besides publishing opportunities, Ireland also led the way for 7 projects awarded in Q3 at £365 million! This was followed by 15 projects for Oxfordshire at £221 million and 60 projects in Scotland at £217 million. Total contract awards on Market Intelligence came to over £25 billion: an encouraging number for the construction market. In fact, Scotland came out on top for the number of projects awarded at 60, up from its 40 published in Q2. Top 3 projects published in Q3 Which projects came out top in the third quarter? New Build School, Various locations – Project value: £15.4 billion New Build Energy Centre, North Yorkshire – Project value: £600 million New Build Hospital, Belfast – Project value: £389 million Top 10 Main Contractors with Projects Awarded In Q3, these 10 Main Contractors came out top for projects awarded: Top 10 Main Contractors with Projects Awarded (Q3) Ranking Main Contractor Number of Projects Awarded 1 Morgan Sindall Group 26 2 Quinn (London) Limited 9 3 Luddon Construction Ltd 9 4 Life Build Solutions Ltd 7 5 Mac Asphalt Ltd 7 6 Mulalley & Co Ltd 6 7 John McGeady Ltd 6 8 J H Civil Engineering Ltd 5 9 Walker Construction UK Ltd 4 10 Willmott Dixon Group 3 Morgan Sindall have topped Project Awards again for Q3, following on from its Q2 success of 83! Top 3 projects awarded in Q3 Which top projects were awarded in Q3? New Build Education Centre, Ireland – Project value: £248 million New Build Mixed Use Development, Hampshire – Project value: £80 million New Build Dwellings, Dublin – Project value: £74 million What’s next? Projects are being published for Q4! Want to see more construction leads like this, or apply for Q3 opportunities? Check out the below! Are you a subcontractor looking for your next construction lead? Find and explore Premium Leads near you! Read more Want to see how you compare against your competitors? Explore the full benefits of Market Intelligence Read more Curious as to what’s happening in the UK Construction market? Compare with our last quarter for published and awarded projects Read our UK Construction Market reports UK Construction Market Reports Buyers, Marketplace, Main Contractors, Premium Leads, Supplier
