Constructing Excellence London & South East Awards 2026

Launching the Constructing Excellence London & South East Awards 2026

The Constructing Excellence Awards are a flagship event in our calendar, celebrating the very best of the construction industry across the CE movement. We’re delighted to now launch to Constructing Excellence London and the South East Awards for 2026, showcasing excellence in innovation, health and safety, sustainability, collaborative working, and so much more, highlighting projects and teams that set the benchmark for best practice.

The winners will be announced at our Awards Evening, taking place on 9th July at the Hilton Bankside Hotel, London—a fantastic opportunity to network with industry leaders and celebrate outstanding contributions.

See the shortlist below of amazing organisations and people leading positive change in driving positive change across the sector.
Key Information

Micro SME of the Year

Finalists

  • Consult Sustain
  • TSH Architects 
Integration & Collaborative Working

Finalists

  • The Ranges Phase 1, Bicester Motion – Kier Construction, Bicester Motion, 3D Reid, Stantec, Edgars, Nicholsons, Kier Transportation
  • IHP – Hampshire Hospitals’ Elective Surgical Hub – Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT), AD Architects, Ward Williams Associates (Project Manager), WT Partnership (Quantity Surveyor), Calcinotto Structural Engineers, Troup Bywaters & Anders (Consulting Engineers), VINCI Building (IHP)
  • IHP – BEACH Building at Royal Bournemouth Hospital – University Hospital Dorset, Sir Robert McAlpine (IHP, Arcadis (Architects), Currie & Brown (Principal Designer & QS), Troup Bywaters & Anders, Curtins, VINCI Building
  • The Natural History Museum: Gallery & Roof Refurbishment – AtkinsRealis, The Natural History Museum, Buro Happold, Concious Engineering Design, DBR, The Wright Consultancy
  • Sterile Services Department (SSD) and Aseptic Pharmacy – ONE Creative Environments (ONE),Prime Plc, Willmott Dixon, IHSS
People & Culture

Finalists

  • Baxall Construction
  • Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team
  • Coreus
  • Tilbury Douglas | A people first approach to excellence

Regeneration & Conservation

Finalists

  • Chas Berger’s Stamford Hill Regeneration Scheme – Chas Berger, Southern Housing
  • SMART Centre – South Coast Institute of Technology (Sir Christopher Cockerell Building Refurbishment) – Francis Construction Limited, Solent University, Peter Marsh Consulting Ltd, Fulkers Bailey Russell, PDP Architecture, Ion Consulting Engineers Ltd, Scott White and Hookins, Lowe and Oliver
  • Margate Digital Campus – Jenner (Contractors) Ltd, EKC Group, Lee Evans Partnership LLP, b&m construction consultants
  • Hub Hotel, London Farringdon (Old Bailey) – Axiom Architects LLP, Whitbread Group PLC, Gilbert-Ash Ltd, Donald Insall Associates, Heyne Tillett Steel Ltd, Cumming Management Group UK Ltd, Baqus Group Limited
  • The Natural History Museum: Gallery & Roof Refurbishment – Atkins Realis, The Natural History Museum, Buro Happold, Conscious Engineering Design, DBR, The Wright Consultancy
Innovation

Finalists

  • Electrical Maximum Demand Calculation Tool – Etch Associates
  • Hub Hotel, London Farringdon (Old Bailey) – Axiom Architects LLP, Whitbread Group PLC, Gilbert-Ash Ltd, Baqus Group Limited, Heyne Tillett Steel Ltd, Cumming Management Group UK Ltd, Greengage
  • DDL Group
  • Teynham Parochial Church of England Primary School (TPCoEPS) – Bailey Partnership, Kent County Council, WW Martins, The Diocese of Canterbury
  • Access Coins Evo: AI Built for Construction – Access Construction
  • Access Fonn: Closing the Field-Office Gap in UK Construction – Access Construction
Delivering Value

Finalists

  • The Ranges Phase 1, Bicester Motion – Edgars Limited, Bicester Motion, Kier Construction
  • IHP – Hampshire Hospitals’ Elective Surgical Hub – Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT), AD Architects, Ward Williams Associates, (Project Manager), WT Partnership (Quantity Surveyor), Calcinotto Structural Engineers, Troup Bywaters & Anders (Consulting Engineers), VINCI Building (IHP)
  • IHP – BEACH Building at Royal Bournemouth Hospital – University Hospital Dorset, Sir Robert McAlpine (IHP), Arcadis (Architects), Currie & Brown (Principal Designer & QS), Troup Bywaters & Anders, Curtins, VINCI Building
  • Co-design of Bramley House Retrofit and Refurbishment – Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team, Amber Construction Services Limited, Stace LLP, Derisk UK
  • Access Construction (part of The Access Group)

Sustainability

Finalists

  • Big Yellow Slough: Integrated Net Zero Energy System – EvoEnergy
  • IHP – Hampshire Hospitals’ Elective Surgical Hub –, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT), AD Architects, Ward Williams Associates, WT Partnership, Calcinotto Structural Engineers, Troup Bywaters & Anders, VINCI Building (IHP)
  • Ferne Park, Fareham – HNW Architects, Wilten Construction, Kingsbridge, Quartz Project Services, Powell Tolner & Associates Ltd, ION Consulting Engineers Ltd, RedSix, Lizard Landscape
  • IHP – BEACH Building at Royal Bournemouth Hospital – University Hospital Dorset, Sir Robert McAlpine (IHP), Arcadis, Currie & Brown, Troup Bywaters & Anders, Curtins, VINCI Building
  • Golf Links Estate – ECE Architecture, Hill Partnerships Ltd, Mead Consulting, Stephen Taylor Architects, Mason Navarro Pledge, Ealing Council – client, Whitecode Consulting
  • hub Hotel, London Farringdon (Old Bailey) – Axiom Architects LLP, Whitbread Group PLC, Gilbert-Ash Ltd, Greengage, Heyne Tillett Steel Ltd, Cumming Management Group UK LTD, Baqus Group Limited
  • Bramley House – LANCASTER WEST NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM (RBKC), LANCASTER WEST NEIGHBOURHOOD TEAM (LWNT)
Social Impact

Finalists

  • Woolwich Waves Leisure Centre – Morgan Sindall Construction, Royal Borough of Greenwich, MITSkills
  • CONNECT LETTINGS AND MANAGEMENT LIMITED – CONNECT LETTINGS AND MANAGEMENT LIMITED, Noah’s Ark, Ella’s Kitchen
  • Department for Education – Department for Education
  • Co-designing a 21st century model social housing estate – Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team
  • Wain House – Ridge and Partners, Avante Care & Support

 

Retrofit

Finalists

  • Education Centre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine – Rivington Street Studio, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, T&B Contractors, Mortimer Isaacs Consultancy LLP, PMP Consultants Ltd /Director, Buro Happold
  • Heart of the Campus – Stride Treglown, London Metropolitan University, Overbury, AECOM, Alphacello, RBA Acoustics
  • NatWest Group – 250 Bishopsgate Electrak Project – AtkinsRéalis, NatWest Group, Livingston, WT Partnership, Troup Bywaters & Anders
  • BAM Construct UK; 50 Berkeley Street, Mayfair – BAM Construct UK, Berkeley Estate Asset Management, Blackburn & Co, Stiff + Trevillion – CMT / Veretec, HTS – Structural Consultant, HTS, FMDC, NDY, Silcock Leedham
  • hub Hotel, London Farringdon (Old Bailey) – Axiom Architects LLP, Whitbread Group PLC, Gilbert-Ash Ltd, Donald Insall Associates, Heyne Tillett Steel Ltd, Cumming Management Group UK LTD, Baqus Group Limited
  • Aldercastle – DB3 Group, Collins Construction, Morrow & Lorraine (fit out designer),
  • Bramley House Retrofit and Refurbishment – Lancaster West Neighbourhood Team, Amber Construction Services Limited, STACE LLP

SME of the Year

Finalists

  • Carnegie Group: A People-First Culture and CX Drives Rapid Growth
  • DDL Group
  • Verve Concepts
  • Baxall Construction Ltd
  • Coreus
Client of the Year

Finalists 

  • The Ranges Phase 1, Bicester Motion – Kier Construction, Bicester Motion
  • Department for Education (DfE)
Residential Project of the Year

Finalists 

  • Greenwich Builds New Homes – Elkins Construction, Royal Borough of Greenwich, shedkm (Architect on Well Hall Road/Sam Manners House), Fuse Architects (Architect on Barnfield Hall), Blakeney Leigh (Employer’s Agent)
  • Westgate One; Abbott Construction – Abbott Construction, Paul Roberts Development (St Peters) Ltd, B&M, Harwood Building Control,  Anthony Swaine Architecture Limited, Hill-Wood & Co (Kent) Ltd, OSG Architecture Limited

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Infrastructure Project of the Year

Finalist

  • Canvey Island Southern Shoreline – Balfour Beatty, Jacobs, Environment Agency
Building Project of the Year

Finalists 

  • The Ranges Phase 1, Bicester Motion – Kier Construction, Bicester Motion, 3D Reid, Stantec, Edgars, Nicholsons SGB, Kier Transportation
  • SMART Centre – South Coast Institute of Technology (Sir Christopher Cockerell Building Refurbishment) – Francis Construction Limited, Solent University, Peter Marsh Consulting Ltd, Fulkers Bailey Russell Quantity Surveyor, PDP Architecture, Ion Consulting Engineers Ltd, Scott White and Hookins, Lowe & Oliver
  • Radley College Silk Hall & Music School Transformation – LIFE Build Solutions Limited, Radley College, Design Engine, Ridge, Stantec, Vector Design
  • Hopescourt School – HNW Architects, Surrey County Council, Bourne Education Trust, Willmott Dixon Construction, Engenuiti, Wynne Williams Associates, Ridings Consulting Engineers, Osborne Associates
  • Baxall Construction – Baxall Construction, Kent County Council, Fusion, Woodley Coles, Miller Bourne, Abstruct Consulting, Streif
  • Hub Hotel, London Farringdon (Old Bailey) – Axiom Architects LLP, Whitbread group PLC, Gilbert-Ash Ltd, Baqus Group Limited, Heyne Tillett Steel Ltd, Cumming Management group UK Ltd, Greengage
  • St John’s Catholic Primary School: From RAAC to Future-Ready School – Tilbury Douglas, J F Hunt, Noviun Architects
Sponsorship Opportunities

We are delighted to offer sponsorship packages for organisations looking to showcase their brand and support excellence in the industry. To find out more, please contact Antoinette or Leanne.