Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedure

A Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice
by DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Works)
Duration: not specified
Value: £7B

Sector: CONSTRUCTION
Published: 29 Jul 2025
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

London

Geochart for 2 buyers and 24 suppliers

2 buyers

Department for Education London

24 suppliers

Bam Construction Hemel Hempstead
Willmott Dixon Construction Letchworth Garden City
Baxall Construction Kent
Bouygues London
Bowmer & Kirkland Heage
Conlon Construction Preston
Darwin Group Shrewsbury
Engie Regeneration Newcastle upon Tyne
Galliford Try Building Uxbridge
Geoffrey Osborne London
Goldbeck Birmingham
Henry Boot Construction Sheffield
Henry Brothers Londonderry
John Graham Construction County Down
Kier Construction Salford
Mclaren Construction London
Morgan Sindall Construction London
Rayner Rowen Construction Chorley
Skanska Construction Watford
Mcavoy Group Lisburn
Tilbury Douglas Construction London
VINCI Construction Watford
Wates Construction Surrey
GF Tomlinson Derby

Description

Modification of a contract under Regulation 71(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR). The Department for Education (DFE) awarded the DfE Construction Framework, a multi-supplier construction framework made up of 3 value bands and 22 lots, to support its educational infrastructure delivery programmes and other initiatives (the 2021 Framework). The procurement was advertised in Contract Notice (2020/S 252-638043) and resulted in various contractors being appointed to the 2021 Framework as detailed in the Contract Award Notice (2022/S 032-083381). The Contract Notice and Contract Award Notice can be found here: https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/638043-2020 https://ted.europa.eu/en/notice/-/detail/83381-2022 The DFE intends to issue a variation agreement to the remaining 24 contractors appointed to the 2021 Framework (as detailed in the Contract Award Notice (save for those that have since become insolvent)) to modify the framework agreement to extend the duration of the 2021 Framework by 5 months for the reasons set out in this notice. The 2021 Framework commenced in December 2021, and was for a duration of 4 years with an expiry date of 30 November 2025 and an estimated value of £7bn. The proposed modification seeks to extend the duration beyond the 4 year term by a period of 5 months, meaning it will now expire on 30 April 2026. The 5 months extension period was not provided for in the originally awarded Framework. The DFE intends to vary and extend the 2021 Framework with all the remaining contractors originally appointed to the 2021 Framework and that variation will take place no earlier than the expiry of 10 days from the publication of this notice.

Lot Division

1	High Value Band: North The High Value Band consists of two separate geographical lots divided between North and South. This lot covers the geographical areas of the North East of England, North West of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands and West Midlands.
2	High Value Band: South The High Value Band consists of two separate geographical lots divided between North and South. This lot covers the geographical areas of the East of England, London, South East of England and the South West of England.
3	Medium Value Band: North East of England and Yorkshire The Medium Value Band consists of eight separate geographical lots divided between North East of England and Yorkshire, East Midlands, East of England, London, South East of England, South West of England, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical areas of the North East of England and Yorkshire.
4	Medium Value Band: East Midlands The Medium Value Band consists of eight separate geographical lots divided between North East of England and Yorkshire, East Midlands, East of England, London, South East of England, South West of England, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of the East Midlands.
5	Medium Value Band: East of England The Medium Value Band consists of eight separate geographical lots divided between North East of England and Yorkshire, East Midlands, East of England, London, South East of England, South West of England, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of the East of England.
6	Medium Value Band: London The Medium Value Band consists of eight separate geographical lots divided between North East of England and Yorkshire, East Midlands, East of England, London, South East of England, South West of England, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical areas of London.
7	Medium Value Band: South East of England The Medium Value Band consists of eight separate geographical lots divided between North East of England and Yorkshire, East Midlands, East of England, London, South East of England, South West of England, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of South East of England.
8	Medium Value Band: South West of England The Medium Value Band consists of eight separate geographical lots divided between North East of England and Yorkshire, East Midlands, East of England, London, South East of England, South West of England, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of the South West of England.
9	Medium Value Band: West Midlands The Medium Value Band consists of eight separate geographical lots divided between North East of England and Yorkshire, East Midlands, East of England, London, South East of England, South West of England, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of the West Midlands.
10	Medium Value Band: North West of England The Medium Value Band consists of eight separate geographical lots divided between North East of England and Yorkshire, East Midlands, East of England, London, South East of England, South West of England, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of the North West of England.
11	Low Value Band: North East of England The Low Value Band consists of twelve separate geographical lots divided between North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East of England A, East of England B, London, South East of England A, South East of England B, South West of England A, South West of England B, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of North East of England.
12	Low Value Band: Yorkshire and the Humber The Low Value Band consists of twelve separate geographical lots divided between North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East of England A, East of England B, London, South East of England A, South East of England B, South West of England A, South West of England B, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of Yorkshire and Humber.
13	Low Value Band: East Midlands The Low Value Band consists of twelve separate geographical lots divided between North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East of England A, East of England B, London, South East of England A, South East of England B, South West of England A, South West of England B, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of East Midlands.
14	Low Value Band: East of England A The Low Value Band consists of twelve separate geographical lots divided between North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East of England A, East of England B, London, South East of England A, South East of England B, South West of England A, South West of England B, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of East Anglia.
15	Low Value Band: East of England B The Low Value Band consists of twelve separate geographical lots divided between North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East of England A, East of England B, London, South East of England A, South East of England B, South West of England A, South West of England B, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex.
16	Low Value Band: London The Low Value Band consists of twelve separate geographical lots divided between North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East of England A, East of England B, London, South East of England A, South East of England B, South West of England A, South West of England B, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of London.
17	Low Value Band: South East of England A The Low Value Band consists of twelve separate geographical lots divided between North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East of England A, East of England B, London, South East of England A, South East of England B, South West of England A, South West of England B, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of Kent, Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex.
18	Low Value Band: South East of England B The Low Value Band consists of twelve separate geographical lots divided between North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East of England A, East of England B, London, South East of England A, South East of England B, South West of England A, South West of England B, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
19	Low Value Band: South West of England A The Low Value Band consists of twelve separate geographical lots divided between North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East of England A, East of England B, London, South East of England A, South East of England B, South West of England A, South West of England B, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of Gloucestershire, Wiltshire the Bath/Bristol area, Dorset and Somerset.
20	Low Value Band: South West of England B The Low Value Band consists of twelve separate geographical lots divided between North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East of England A, East of England B, London, South East of England A, South East of England B, South West of England A, South West of England B, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
21	Low Value Band: West Midlands The Low Value Band consists of twelve separate geographical lots divided between North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East of England A, East of England B, London, South East of England A, South East of England B, South West of England A, South West of England B, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of the West Midlands.
22	Low Value Band: North West of England The Low Value Band consists of twelve separate geographical lots divided between North East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, East of England A, East of England B, London, South East of England A, South East of England B, South West of England A, South West of England B, West Midlands and North West of England. This lot covers the geographical area of North West England.

Award Detail

1	Bam Construction (Hemel Hempstead) Value: £7,000,000,000
2	Willmott Dixon Construction (Letchworth Garden City) Value: £7,000,000,000
3	Baxall Construction (Kent) Value: £7,000,000,000 Contractor is an SME.
4	Bouygues (London) Value: £7,000,000,000
5	Bowmer & Kirkland (Heage) Value: £7,000,000,000
6	Conlon Construction (Preston) Value: £7,000,000,000 Contractor is an SME.
7	Darwin Group (Shrewsbury) Value: £7,000,000,000 Contractor is an SME.
8	Engie Regeneration (Newcastle upon Tyne) Value: £7,000,000,000
9	Galliford Try Building (Uxbridge) Value: £7,000,000,000
10	Geoffrey Osborne (London) Value: £7,000,000,000
11	Goldbeck (Birmingham) Value: £7,000,000,000
12	Henry Boot Construction (Sheffield) Value: £7,000,000,000 Contractor is an SME.
13	Henry Brothers (Londonderry) Value: £7,000,000,000 Contractor is an SME.
14	John Graham Construction (County Down) Value: £7,000,000,000
15	Kier Construction (Salford) Value: £7,000,000,000
16	Mclaren Construction (London) Value: £7,000,000,000
17	Morgan Sindall Construction (London) Value: £7,000,000,000
18	Rayner Rowen Construction (Chorley) Value: £7,000,000,000 Contractor is an SME.
19	Skanska Construction (Watford) Value: £7,000,000,000
20	Mcavoy Group (Lisburn) Value: £7,000,000,000 Contractor is an SME.
21	Tilbury Douglas Construction (London) Value: £7,000,000,000
22	VINCI Construction (Watford) Value: £7,000,000,000 Contractor is an SME.
23	Wates Construction (Surrey) Value: £7,000,000,000
24	GF Tomlinson (Derby) Value: £7,000,000,000

CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Indicators

Legal Justification

The 2021 Framework represents a crucial route to market to enable the DFE to support its educational infrastructure delivery programmes and related initiatives ranging from schools, academies, colleges and other educational facilities that are required across England. The DFE has commenced a procurement exercise under the Procurement Act 2023 to establish the new, DFE Construction Framework 25 (Successor Framework) which is anticipated to conclude by early January 2026. Once available, the Successor Framework will become the primary procurement route for the DFE in sourcing new projects that would have otherwise been procured via the 2021 Framework . The intention was that the Successor Framework would be in place and fully mobilised prior to the expiry of the 2021 Framework. However, there has been an unanticipated delay with the Successor Framework procurement process (in part due to the delay to commencement of the Procurement Act 2023) which means that it is unlikely that it will be fully mobilised and available for use until after the 2021 Framework's original expiry date on 30 November 2025. That said, should the Successor Framework become available sooner than expected, the DFE will utilise the same for new projects. The projects/schemes currently being delivered and proposed to be delivered under the 2021 Framework as part of this variation are of significant importance and not doing so would cause substantial disruption to the DFE's delivery programmes which will impact on the provision of education services across England. Acknowledging the above, the DFE has identified the need to modify the 2021 Framework as proposed to ensure that the DFE maintains business continuity delivering educational infrastructure works. The DFE considers that it is permissible to modify the 2021 Framework to extend the duration of the 2021 Framework on the basis that it falls within the scope of Regulation 72(1)(e) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR). The proposed modification will be limited to extending the duration of the 2021 Framework by 5 months, which the DFE does not consider to be substantial for the reasons set out below. In incorporating the modification, the estimated value of the procurement stated in the Contract Notice remains unchanged at £7bn (and will not be exceeded). The estimated value of projects awarded to date under the 2021 Framework is approximately £4.97bn. The modification will not render the 2021 Framework materially different in character to the one originally awarded by the DFE; it represents a variation to incorporate a short extension to its duration only without incorporating any other changes to its terms. The 2021 Framework will still be for the delivery of educational infrastructure as originally advertised and awarded. The DFE does not consider that the modification introduces conditions which would have resulted in a different outcome in the original procurement process, nor would have resulted in a different tender being accepted. This is because (save for the 5 months extension) the conditions and scope of the 2021 Framework remains as originally advertised. The modification does not seek to extend the scope of the 2021 Framework considerably ; it represents a short extension to the original duration which is necessary and strictly limited to ensure continuity and to maintain capacity until the new Successor Framework is established. Aside from the extension to the term the original Framework terms remain unchanged.

Other Information

The value stated within V.2.4 is the estimated value of the 2021 Framework (as set out in the Contract Notice, which remains unchanged by this proposed modification) and also accounts for future spend under it over its remaining term, taking into account the 5 months extension described in this notice.

Reference

FTS 043945-2025