The DfE schools construction framework, launched on 30th November 2021, is expected to be worth 拢7bn to the chosen contractors over its four year term.
The framework is split into three value bands, and each value band is subdivided into regions:
- high value band (拢12m+) 鈥� two regions
- medium value band (拢6m to 拢12m) 鈥� eight regions
- low value band (拢0.5m to 拢6m) 鈥� 12 regions
The chosen contractors in each lot are listed below.
High value band (拢12m+)
Lot 1 鈥� High value band: North
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Willmott Dixon 猫咪AV
- BAM 猫咪AV
- Kier 猫咪AV
- Wates 猫咪AV
Lot 2 鈥� High value band: South
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Willmott Dixon 猫咪AV
- BAM 猫咪AV
- Kier 猫咪AV
- Wates 猫咪AV
- Skanska 猫咪AV UK
- John Graham 猫咪AV
- Bouygues UK
Medium value band (拢6m-拢12m)
Lot 3 鈥� Medium value band: Northeast & Yorkshire
- Interserve 猫咪AV
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 猫咪AV & Infrastructure
- ISG 猫咪AV
- Henry Boot 猫咪AV
Lot 4 鈥� Medium value band: East Midlands
- Interserve 猫咪AV
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 猫咪AV & Infrastructure
- ISG 猫咪AV
- John Graham 猫咪AV
- Henry Boot 猫咪AV
Lot 5 鈥� Medium value band: East of England
- Interserve 猫咪AV
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 猫咪AV & Infrastructure
- ISG 猫咪AV
- Henry Brothers
- McLaren 猫咪AV
Lot 6 鈥� Medium value band: London
- Interserve 猫咪AV
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 猫咪AV & Infrastructure
- ISG 猫咪AV
- Geoffrey Osborne
- Baxall 猫咪AV
- McLaren 猫咪AV
Lot 7 鈥� Medium value band: Southeast
- Interserve 猫咪AV
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 猫咪AV and Infrastructure
- ISG 猫咪AV
- Geoffrey Osborne
- Mclaren 猫咪AV
Lot 8 鈥� Medium value band: Southwest
- Interserve 猫咪AV
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 猫咪AV & Infrastructure
- ISG 猫咪AV
- Spatial Initiative
- Goldbeck
Lot 9 鈥� Medium value band: West Midlands
- Interserve 猫咪AV
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 猫咪AV & Infrastructure
- ISG 猫咪AV
- Bouygues UK
Lot 10 鈥� Medium value band: Northwest
- Interserve 猫咪AV
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 猫咪AV & Infrastructure
- ISG 猫咪AV
Low value band 鈥� (up to 拢4.5m)
Lot 11 鈥� Low value band: Northeast
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 猫咪AV
- Wates 猫咪AV
- Vinci 猫咪AV UK 聽
Lot 12 鈥� Low value band: Yorkshire & Humber
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 猫咪AV
- Wates 猫咪AV
- Engie Regeneration
- Spatial Initiative
- Rayner Rowen 猫咪AV
Lot 13 鈥� Low value band: East Midlands
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 猫咪AV
- Willmott Dixon 猫咪AV
- Wates 猫咪AV
- GF Tomlinson
Lot 14 鈥� Low value band: East of England A
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 猫咪AV
- Vinci 猫咪AV UK 聽
- Engie Regeneration
- The McAvoy Group
Lot 15 鈥� Low value band: East of England B
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 猫咪AV
- Willmott Dixon 猫咪AV
- Wates 猫咪AV
- Engie Regeneration
- Spatial Initiative
Lot 16 鈥� Low value band: London
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 猫咪AV
- Willmott Dixon 猫咪AV
- Wates 猫咪AV
- Vinci 猫咪AV UK
- Engie Regeneration
- Spatial Initiative
Lot 17 鈥� Low value band: Southeast A
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 猫咪AV
- Willmott Dixon 猫咪AV
- Wates 猫咪AV
- Baxall construction
- Engie Regeneration
- Spatial Initiative
Lot 18 鈥� Low value band: South East B
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 猫咪AV
- Willmott Dixon 猫咪AV
- Wates 猫咪AV
- Engie Regeneration
- Spatial Initiative
Lot 19 鈥� Low value band: Southwest A
- Kier 猫咪AV
- Vinci 猫咪AV UK
- Engie Regeneration
- Darwin Group
Lot 20 鈥� Low value band: Southwest B
- Kier 猫咪AV
- Engie Regeneration
Lot 21 鈥� Low value band: West Midlands
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 猫咪AV
- Willmott Dixon 猫咪AV
- Wates 猫咪AV
- G F Tomlinson
Lot 22 鈥� Low value band: Northwest
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 猫咪AV
- Wates 猫咪AV
- Conlon 猫咪AV
A place on the DfE framework is highly prized by building contractors, BAM, for example, has secured 103 projects for the Department for Education since 2009, of which 89 are complete, 10 are in construction and four are in pre-construction. It started out on the Partnerships for Schools framework in 2009, then the 2013 contractors framework, 2014 regional framework, the 2017 construction framework and now the 2021 framework for high value (拢12m+) projects.
The 2021 construction framework has four different procurement routes:
Option A1 鈥� cost led design and build competition 鈥� only available to be used on the high value band, and will be the default option for single and batched schemes.
Option A2 鈥� cost led two-stage design and build 鈥� only available for use on the high value band, with agreement of the framework manager, and can be used for single and batched schemes.
Option A3 鈥� two-stage design and build 鈥� only available to be used on the mid and low value bands, and can be used for single or batched schemes.
Option B 鈥� construct only 鈥� available across all value bands.
Each procurement route will have two award options: local competition, with contractors in the lot invited to compete; and direct award, with a single contractor is invited to submit a proposal to deliver a single scheme.
The direct award process (after the first 12 months) is based on a selection process linked to the construction framework key performance indicators.
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