By Jordan Marshall2021-02-10T06:00:00+00:00 Transport department the biggest spending client last month, according to Glenigan figures Clients handed out nearly £4.2bn worth of work in January – a decrease of almost £4bn from the previous month, according to the latest data from Glenigan. The figures (see below) reveal the most work was awarded in the private housing sector, with firms here inking deals worth just over £957m – or around 23% of all work awarded in the month. Persimmon was given the green light for four schemes last month The top spending client was the Department for Transport, which handed out two deals worth £252m, followed by the health department, which awarded 24 projects worth £185m.