Construction Framework 25 – CF25 – has been set up to support the Department for Education’s (DfE) educational infrastructure delivery programmes, including the design and build of educational facilities. These include schools, academies, university technical colleges, sixth-form colleges and further education colleges.
It runs for six years, from January 2026 to January 2032, with possible extensions to January 2034. It is valued at £15.4 billion.
It is divided into two value bands – above £12m and between £4.4m and 12m – and 10 regional lots.
Across the various lots, the following 23 contractors have been selected:
- Bam Construction
- Bowmer & Kirkland
- Galliford Try
- John Graham Construction
- Kier Construction
- McLaren Construction
- Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure
- Tilbury Douglas Construction
- Wates Construction
- Willmott Dixon Construction
- Caddick Construction
- Conlon Construction
- HBC Construction
- McAvoy Modular Offsite
- Meldrum Construction Services
- Reds10
- Clegg Group
- GF Tomlinson Building
- RG Carter Construction
- Henry Brothers
- Neilcott Construction
- Guildmore
- Speller Metcalfe
For details of who has been selected for which lot, see the government tender service site at www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012929-2026
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