Wates Construction Limited

Large enterpriseConstruction workUK · LeatherheadCompany No. 01977948

Wates Construction Limited is a UK limited company, based in Leatherhead, incorporated in 1986. Has won 289 UK public-sector contracts worth £8.2bn across 74 buyers, primarily SCAPE INVESTMENTS LIMITED and construction work work.

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Active contracts

▲ 2 new awards (30d)

Contracted (12m)

£259.9m

▼ 55% vs prior 12m

Framework headroom (12m)

£32.8m

eligibility, not revenue

Public buyers

stable this month

Top buyer share

21%

SCAPE INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Buyer concentration

Each block sized by share of total award value. A dominant block signals dependency on one buyer.

Diversified. Top 3 buyers = 48% of revenue.

SCAPE INVESTMENTS LIMITED

£1.8bn

21%

LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING

£1.2bn

14%

Department for Education

£1.0bn

13%

Ministry of Justice

£949.8m

12%

Parliament UK

£650.0m

Title	Buyer	Award type	Value	Awarded	Status
National Construction Framework	SCAPE INVESTMENTS LIMITED	Framework call off	£1.8bn ceiling · ~£437.5m share (÷4)	01 Apr 2017	expired
Havering estate regeneration partner - property/asset JV company	LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING	Direct contract	£1.2bn	—	active
COM1281 - Northern Estate Programme: Main Works Contracting Partner - AWARD	Parliament UK	Direct contract	£650.0m	11 May 2018	expired
Planned Investment & Regeneration Major Works	CLARION HOUSING GROUP LIMITED	Shared contract	£391.3m lot total · 3 suppliers	05 Aug 2019	active
4 New Prison Contract Award	Ministry of Justice	Shared contract	£300.0m lot total · 4 suppliers	25 Jun 2021	expired
DfE Offsite Schools Framework (Incorporating Modular and MMC delivery).	Department for Education	Shared contract	£300.0m lot total · 10 suppliers	15 Jan 2020	expired
1st Tier Construction Partner Framework	Metropolitan Housing Trust	Direct contract	£300.0m	08 Jan 2018	expired
CPF2040-21 SCF Residential Delivery and Development Framework	Devon County Council	Framework call off	£272.0m ceiling · ~£14.3m share (÷19)	06 Dec 2021	expired
DfE Construction Framework	Department for Education	Shared contract	£259.3m lot total · 27 suppliers	01 Dec 2021	expired
CM128 - YORbuild Major Works Contractors Framework Agreement	East Riding of Yorkshire	Shared contract	£187.5m lot total · 8 suppliers	29 Apr 2020	expired
Procurement of a contractor to design and build new office buildings at Axis Square Redevelopment, Birmingham	London & Continental Railways Limited	Direct contract	£150.0m	11 Jun 2018	expired
RE-ISSUED TC621 North West Construction Hub High Value Framework (2018 to 2022)	Manchester City Council	Framework call off	£115.4m ceiling · ~£8.9m share (÷13)	03 Jan 2019	expired
HMP Manchester Combined Projects	Ministry of Justice	Direct contract	£108.5m	24 Mar 2026	active
Mount Browne Redevelopment - AWARD	Surrey Police	Direct contract	£98.9m	11 Jul 2024	active
DPS large Sites - Lower Acre, One Horton Heath for Eastleigh Borough Council	Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)	Direct contract	£87.0m	05 Dec 2024	active

Wates Construction Limited

Buyer concentration

Contracts won · 289 total · 85 active · 200 expired

Top buyers · by total award value

Award value — last 8 quarters

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