Carillion projects worth a total 
of £5.7 billion
January 2018

Latest figures from the collapse of Carillion suggest that on the day of liquidation, the industry giant was the main contractor on 57 construction projects worth a total of £5.7 billion, according to industry analyst Barbour ABI.

Ten of the 57 projects were each individually worth more than £150 million, such as the Royal Liverpool hospital and an Army basing programme in Salisbury worth £450 million and £340 million respectively.

Carillion was also involved in 16 framework contracts as part of a list of companies pre-selected or pre-qualified to undertake works for an organisation. These framework contracts are not included as part of the final 57 projects as there is no guarantee that they had won any work from the framework.

Michael Dall, Lead Economist at Barbour ABI, said: “Carillion were deeply embedded within the construction industry - they were the second biggest contractor in the UK by revenue. Our records show that they were the main contractor on almost 60 schemes worth a total value of £5.7 billion. That is not to mention the plethora of other contracts where they were carrying out other construction roles.”

“The sector where Carillion had the largest presence was infrastructure - road and rail projects were a particular speciality for the firm. In addition, Carillion were in the process of delivering two new hospitals and were also responsible for various school improvement projects. What happens to these projects is a matter for conjecture. If the reason Carillion went bust was due to under-bidding then it stands to reason that the financial terms will have to be renegotiated. 

There is no doubt this will happen but will it happen quickly enough to save the many firms in the Carillion supply chain?”