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Published: 26th March 2026
BCIS reveals updated five-year infrastructure forecast
Civil engineering costs are set to rise by 14% over the next five years to 4Q2030, while tender prices for civil engineering work are expected to increase by 22% over the same period, according to the latest forecast from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). Dr David Crosthwaite, chief…
Published: 26th March 2026
BCIS reveals updated five-year maintenance, cleaning and energy forecast
Maintenance costs, as measured by the BCIS All-in Maintenance Cost Indices, are set to rise 15% over the five years to 4Q2030, according to the latest forecast data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). Cleaning costs are expected to rise by 23% over the same period, largely driven by…
Published: 25th March 2026
BCIS reveals updated five-year construction industry forecast
Building costs will increase by a predicted 14% over the next five years to 1Q2031, while tender prices will rise by 15% over the same period, according to the latest construction forecast data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). Total new work output is forecast to grow by 12…
Published: 18th March 2026
BCIS panel finds civil engineering tender prices grew in 1Q2026
Civil engineering tender prices rose by an estimated 1.0% between 4Q2025 and 1Q2026, according to the BCIS Civil Engineering Tender Price Index (TPI) Panel. The panel, comprised of cost consultants from firms involved in multiple civil engineering tenders in the UK, advises on the latest movement in…
Published: 17th March 2026
Geopolitical unrest clouds outlook as 1Q2026 tender prices rise
Tender prices increased by an estimated 0.7% between 4Q2025 and 1Q2026, according to the latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). The increase resulted in 2.8% annual growth in the BCIS All-in Tender Price Index (TPI). The estimate reflects the consensus view of the BCIS TPI…
Published: 4th March 2026
BCIS reports steady growth in housebuilding cost inflation at end of 2025
Annual housebuilding cost inflation, as measured by the BCIS Private Housing Construction Price Index (PHCPI), stood at 2.0% in 4Q2025, down from a peak of 15.3% in 2Q2022, and the same level as was seen in 3Q2025. On a quarterly basis, this represented a 0.3% increase compared with 3Q2025. Dr David…