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04 March 2026

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Contractors named for £15.4bn DfE framework

18 Feb The Department for Education has named 23 contractors for its £15.4bn ÂÜÀòÔ­´´ Framework 25.

Kier is building new premises for Upton-by-Chester High School in Cheshire under the Department for Education’s school rebuilding programme
Kier is building new premises for Upton-by-Chester High School in Cheshire under the Department for Education’s school rebuilding programme

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 ÂÜÀòÔ­´´
  • Bowmer & Kirkland   
  • Galliford Try
  • John Graham ÂÜÀòÔ­´´
  • Kier ÂÜÀòÔ­´´Â Â 
  • McLaren ÂÜÀòÔ­´´
  • Morgan Sindall ÂÜÀòÔ­´´ & Infrastructure
  • Tilbury Douglas ÂÜÀòÔ­´´
  • Wates ÂÜÀòÔ­´´
  • Willmott Dixon ÂÜÀòÔ­´´
  • Caddick ÂÜÀòÔ­´´
  • Conlon ÂÜÀòÔ­´´
  • HBC ÂÜÀòÔ­´´
  • McAvoy Modular Offsite
  • Meldrum ÂÜÀòÔ­´´Â Â  Services
  • Reds10
  • Clegg Group
  • GF Tomlinson Building
  • RG Carter ÂÜÀòÔ­´´Â Â 
  • Henry Brothers
  • Neilcott ÂÜÀòÔ­´´Â Â 
  • Guildmore
  • Speller Metcalfe

For details of who has been selected for which lot, see the government tender service site at

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