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 91夯先生
- BAM 91夯先生
- Kier 91夯先生
- Wates 91夯先生
Lot 2 鈥� High value band: South
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Willmott Dixon 91夯先生
- BAM 91夯先生
- Kier 91夯先生
- Wates 91夯先生
- Skanska 91夯先生 UK
- John Graham 91夯先生
- Bouygues UK
Medium value band (拢6m-拢12m)
Lot 3 鈥� Medium value band: Northeast & Yorkshire
- Interserve 91夯先生
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 91夯先生 & Infrastructure
- ISG 91夯先生
- Henry Boot 91夯先生
Lot 4 鈥� Medium value band: East Midlands
- Interserve 91夯先生
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 91夯先生 & Infrastructure
- ISG 91夯先生
- John Graham 91夯先生
- Henry Boot 91夯先生
Lot 5 鈥� Medium value band: East of England
- Interserve 91夯先生
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 91夯先生 & Infrastructure
- ISG 91夯先生
- Henry Brothers
- McLaren 91夯先生
Lot 6 鈥� Medium value band: London
- Interserve 91夯先生
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 91夯先生 & Infrastructure
- ISG 91夯先生
- Geoffrey Osborne
- Baxall 91夯先生
- McLaren 91夯先生
Lot 7 鈥� Medium value band: Southeast
- Interserve 91夯先生
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 91夯先生 and Infrastructure
- ISG 91夯先生
- Geoffrey Osborne
- Mclaren 91夯先生
Lot 8 鈥� Medium value band: Southwest
- Interserve 91夯先生
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 91夯先生 & Infrastructure
- ISG 91夯先生
- Spatial Initiative
- Goldbeck
Lot 9 鈥� Medium value band: West Midlands
- Interserve 91夯先生
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 91夯先生 & Infrastructure
- ISG 91夯先生
- Bouygues UK
Lot 10 鈥� Medium value band: Northwest
- Interserve 91夯先生
- Galliford Try Building
- Morgan Sindall 91夯先生 & Infrastructure
- ISG 91夯先生
Low value band 鈥� (up to 拢4.5m)
Lot 11 鈥� Low value band: Northeast
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 91夯先生
- Wates 91夯先生
- Vinci 91夯先生 UK 聽
Lot 12 鈥� Low value band: Yorkshire & Humber
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 91夯先生
- Wates 91夯先生
- Engie Regeneration
- Spatial Initiative
- Rayner Rowen 91夯先生
Lot 13 鈥� Low value band: East Midlands
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 91夯先生
- Willmott Dixon 91夯先生
- Wates 91夯先生
- GF Tomlinson
Lot 14 鈥� Low value band: East of England A
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 91夯先生
- Vinci 91夯先生 UK 聽
- Engie Regeneration
- The McAvoy Group
Lot 15 鈥� Low value band: East of England B
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 91夯先生
- Willmott Dixon 91夯先生
- Wates 91夯先生
- Engie Regeneration
- Spatial Initiative
Lot 16 鈥� Low value band: London
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 91夯先生
- Willmott Dixon 91夯先生
- Wates 91夯先生
- Vinci 91夯先生 UK
- Engie Regeneration
- Spatial Initiative
Lot 17 鈥� Low value band: Southeast A
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 91夯先生
- Willmott Dixon 91夯先生
- Wates 91夯先生
- Baxall construction
- Engie Regeneration
- Spatial Initiative
Lot 18 鈥� Low value band: South East B
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 91夯先生
- Willmott Dixon 91夯先生
- Wates 91夯先生
- Engie Regeneration
- Spatial Initiative
Lot 19 鈥� Low value band: Southwest A
- Kier 91夯先生
- Vinci 91夯先生 UK
- Engie Regeneration
- Darwin Group
Lot 20 鈥� Low value band: Southwest B
- Kier 91夯先生
- Engie Regeneration
Lot 21 鈥� Low value band: West Midlands
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 91夯先生
- Willmott Dixon 91夯先生
- Wates 91夯先生
- G F Tomlinson
Lot 22 鈥� Low value band: Northwest
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Kier 91夯先生
- Wates 91夯先生
- Conlon 91夯先生
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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