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title: "DfE Construction Framework"
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buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
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# DfE Construction Framework

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4f584628-1e42-44a7-adb7-29754d9ae565

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## Summary

The Department for Education has successfully completed the DfE Construction Framework procurement process, initiated to enhance educational infrastructure in the UK, including schools, colleges, and other educational establishments. This construction framework enables not only the Department for Education but also other contracting authorities across England to fulfil their requirements for publicly funded buildings. The procurement method employed was selective, using a restricted procedure above the threshold, with the contract period spanning from 1 December 2021 to 30 November 2025. Key regions designated for service delivery include North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, and South West.

This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in construction, particularly those with experience in public sector projects aimed at educational and community facilities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate, given the suitability provisions outlined in the framework. The overall contract value is substantial, set at £7 billion, representing a considerable market opportunity for businesses ready to engage in the responses that the framework facilitates.

## Notice

DfE procured a new construction framework to support its educational infrastructure delivery programmes and other initiatives. This includes the delivery programme and buildings for schools, academies, university technical colleges, sixth form colleges, further education colleges and other educational facilities. The construction framework may also be used by the other contracting authorities for the purposes of delivering their requirements (given the nature of those contracting authorities) in terms of wider publicly funded buildings in England which may include (but shall not be limited to) health, law, and order, military, civic and other community facilities. For such non-education schemes, framework users shall be permitted to include their own employer's requirements and specification in place of the output specification.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e082dfb-f266-4fa4-baf7-cb69e178b484 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 2 Aug 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Dec 2021 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2021 - 30 Nov 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £7,000,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 3BT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 26 |
| Supplier names | BAM CONSTRUCTION; BAXALL CONSTRUCTION; BOUYGUES; BOWMER & KIRKLAND; CONLON CONSTRUCTION; DARWIN GROUP; ENGIE REGENERATION; G F TOMLINSON; GALLIFORD TRY BUILDING; GEOFFREY OSBORNE; GOLDBECK CONSTRUCTION; HENRY BOOT CONSTRUCTION; HENRY BROTHERS; ISG CONSTRUCTION; JOHN GRAHAM CONSTRUCTION LTD, T/A GRAHAM; KIER CONSTRUCTION; MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION; MORGAN SINDALL CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE; RAYNER ROWEN CONSTRUCTION; SKANSKA CONSTRUCTION; SPATIAL INITIATIVE; THE MCAVOY GROUP; TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION; VINCI CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED - BUILDING DIVISION; WATES CONSTRUCTION; WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 3 Mar 2022 at 17:38 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e082dfb-f266-4fa4-baf7-cb69e178b484
- 3 Mar 2022 at 17:36 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e082dfb-f266-4fa4-baf7-cb69e178b484
- 3 Mar 2022 at 17:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e082dfb-f266-4fa4-baf7-cb69e178b484

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8e082dfb-f266-4fa4-baf7-cb69e178b484
  3rd March 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:83381-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML
  OJEU Contract Award Notice

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education

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