Notice Information
Notice Title
Southern Construction Framework (SCF-6)
Notice Description
Hampshire County Council and Devon County Council (the Authorities) will be re-procuring the Southern Construction Framework in early 2026. The fifth generation Southern Construction Framework currently in place is due to expire 1st May 2027. As with previous generations, this framework will predominantly support contracting authorities with construction delivery across the Southeast, Southwest and London regions, however the new framework will be open to all Public Sector Bodies in England should they wish to use it. It is intended to operate for all projects above PS1m and will be split into geographic and value-based lots. The previous generation had a framework cap of PS4.5bn with an anticipated workload of PS1.92bn over the 4 years it is set to operate. As of July 2025, SCF has achieved a workload of PS1.59bn (83% of turnover target at 54% of framework duration). It is anticipated that the SCF6 framework cap will be revised up to reflect both the performance and an increase in scope it covers. Southern Construction Framework 6 (SCF6) will be procured by Devon and Hampshire County Councils (the Authorities) in the next 18 months, due to go live from May 2027. We are keen to get early engagement from interested suppliers to help steer and shape our initial set of proposals for the market.
Planning Information
Market testing and engagement was conducted in September and October 2025 which comprised of a survey and 1:1 sessions with interested Suppliers. This engagement activity has concluded and we received valuable information and feedback as a result. We are now informing interested suppliers of our planned SCF6 Market Engagement Event in January. A general overview and feedback on the information gathered during the Market testing exercise will be shared as part of the event and will be published on the In-Tend portal after the event has concluded, alongside any Q&A or other materials presented on the day. The event will be an opportunity for interested suppliers to ask questions and gain insight into the proposed future design of SCF6. It will be an exciting opportunity, and we strongly encourage attendance and participation in this event to help shape the future of the framework. However, please also be aware that this event will be recorded and access to this recording will be made available via In-tend. If you are unable to attend the London event, please register your interest (via intend correspondence) in attending a smaller regional event. Should there be sufficient interest, details of these events will be shared at a later date. The SCF6 Market Engagement Event is scheduled to take place: Date: Wednesday 21st January 2026 Time: 4:00 pm GMT Location: BMA House, London. This engagement event will use the same venue as the Constructing Excellence Conference 2026 but take place immediately following the closing of the conference. Attendance at the conference IS NOT required to join the SCF6 Market Engagement event. The SCF6 event will be free to access and will not require a ticket, however booking attendance will be managed via In-tend correspondence. For more information on how to book onto this event please see below. Booking Your Place: For further Information please go to the Council's e-tendering website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire In order to book a place at the event you must first register with In-Tend (if you have not already done so) and express an interest in the project. We recommend that you refer to the e-tendering guidance for suppliers which can be found by clicking on 'Information for Suppliers' at the top of the home page. In-Tend correspondence should be used to notify the Council of delegates names and contact details to book attendance to the event. Please use the Correspondence function on In-tend if you have any questions about this event.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058c8a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084691-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
-
- CPV Codes
45000000 - Construction work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £4,500,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Dec 20251 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Mar 20264 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 3 May 2027 - 3 May 2031 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procure@devon.gov.uk, procurement.support@hants.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WINCHESTER
- Postcode
- SO23 8UJ
- Post Town
- Southampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK43 Devon CC
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight, TLJ36 Central Hampshire, TLK South West (England), TLK4 Devon, TLK43 Devon CC, TLL Wales
-
- Local Authority
- Exeter
- Electoral Ward
- Newtown and St Leonard's
- Westminster Constituency
- Exeter
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084691-2025
19th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083379-2025
16th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050732-2025
22nd August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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