Number of jobs posted on Official Journal last month hit pre-pandemic levels

By Tom Lowe2021-01-11T06:00:00

Contract awards and prior information notices also stage dramatic recovery in final weeks of 2020

The number of public sector contracts up for grabs at the end of last year was 20% higher than the same period in 2019 despite continued uncertainty caused by the covid-19 pandemic and the looming Brexit deadline, Building analysis can reveal.

In December, 199 contract notices for construction jobs were posted on the Official Journal compared to 163 in the same month in 2019, an increase of 22.1%.

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