New Build Construction
Schools, leisure centres, housing delivery, civic buildings. 247 UK councils have discussed new build construction in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about new build construction
New Build Construction is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 6,116 meeting mentions spanning 247 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has held steady quarter-on-quarter: there were 399 mentions in the last three months, against 403 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one. New Build Construction sits within the broader construction & building works category.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly new build construction mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Central Bedfordshire Council in East of England is the most active authority on new build construction, with 182 mentions across 182 monitored meetings — around 3% of all new build construction discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “CBC Housing Plan” meeting on 11 Jun 2026.
Waverley Borough Council (162 mentions) and Braintree District Council (148) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Central Bedfordshire Council | East of England | 182 |
| Waverley Borough Council | South East | 162 |
| Braintree District Council | East of England | 148 |
| Tower Hamlets London Borough Council | London | 115 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | East of England | 107 |
| Flintshire County Council | Wales | 107 |
| Leeds City Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 106 |
| Pembrokeshire County Council | Wales | 106 |
| Southwark London Borough Council | London | 95 |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | London | 94 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | South East | 94 |
| Glasgow City Council | Scotland | 92 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where new build construction came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
Glasgow City Council · Housing, Land and Care · 6 Aug 2026
“"Affordable Housing Supply Programme" ... "the vast majority of the programme remains focused on social rented developments"”
Leeds City Council · Leeds Housing Plans · 6 Aug 2026
“"construction of 120 residential dwellings"”
Kirklees Metropolitan Council · Health Reconfig & CQC · 6 Aug 2026
“"the build, the new clinical build at Calderdale"”
West Northamptonshire Council · Churchway Care Homes · 6 Aug 2026
“"the construction of a single storey warehouse"”
Brent London Borough Council · Wembley Homes Planning Vote · 5 Aug 2026
“the redevelopment of the site to provide 108 homes, including 11 affordable units across buildings ranging of between three and six storeys”
Fenland District Council · March Housing and S106 · 5 Aug 2026
“"the erection of up to nine dwellings"”
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- Refurbishment & Retrofit · 236 councils
- Housing Stock Investment · 236 councils
- Construction Consultancy · 233 councils
- Decarbonisation Retrofit · 212 councils
- Building Control Services · 195 councils
- Demolition & Enabling Works · 161 councils
- Fire Safety Remediation · 123 councils
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