Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-12-28
Buyer: Department for Education
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 44115000 | 44211000 | 45000000: Construction work | 45214000: Construction work for education buildings | 45214210
Estimated value: 7000000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2021-02-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: DfE wishes to procure a new construction framework to support its educational infrastructure delivery programmes and other initiatives. This will include 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 referred to in VI.3) (Additional Information) 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.
Bidders may apply for any lot at selection stage, and may be invited to tender for any lot, but may not be appointed to ‘Overlapping Lots’ (as defined in the procurement documents) at framework award. The procurement documents set out the minimum and maximum number of bidders to be appointed to each lot, and how bidder preferences will be considered and apply to determine appointment to lots.
The High Value Band will consist 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.
Bidders can bid for both high value band: North and high value band: South and can win both lots. If a bidder is appointed to the construction framework for one or both of the high value band Lots, it will affect what Lots the Bidder can win in the medium value band. For further information, please refer to the memorandum of information.
Bidders may apply for any lot at selection stage, and may be invited to tender for any lot, but may not be appointed to ‘Overlapping Lots’ (as defined in the procurement documents) at framework award. The procurement documents set out the minimum and maximum number of bidders to be appointed to each lot, and how bidder preferences will be considered and apply to determine appointment to lots.
The High Value Band will consist 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.
Bidders can bid for both High Value Band: North and High Value Band: South and can win both Lots. If a Bidder is appointed to the Construction Framework for one or both of the High Value Band Lots it will affect what Lots the Bidder can win in the Medium Value Band. For further information please refer to the Memorandum of Information
Bidders may apply for any Lot at selection stage, and may be invited to tender for any Lot, but may not be appointed to ‘Overlapping Lots’ (as defined in the procurement documents) at framework award. The procurement documents set out the minimum and maximum number of Bidders to be appointed to each Lot, and how Bidder preferences will be considered and apply to determine appointment to Lots
The Medium Value Band will consist 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.
Bidders can bid for all eight geographical lots within the Medium Value Band and can win all Lots. If a Bidder is appointed to the Construction Framework for one or more of the Medium Value Band Lots it will affect what Lots the Bidder can win in the High Value Band and Low Value Band. For further information at please refer to the Memorandum of Information.
Bidders may apply for any Lot at selection stage, and may be invited to tender for any Lot, but may not be appointed to ‘Overlapping Lots’ (as defined in the procurement documents) at framework award. The procurement documents set out the minimum and maximum number of Bidders to be appointed to each Lot, and how Bidder preferences will be considered and apply to determine appointment to Lots
The Medium Value Band will consist 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.
Bidders can bid for all eight geographical lots within the Medium Value Band and can win all Lots. If a Bidder is appointed to the Construction Framework for one or more of the Medium Value Band Lots, it will affect what Lots the Bidder can win in the High Value Band and Low Value Band. For further information please refer to the Memorandum of Information.
Bidders may apply for any Lot at selection stage, and may be invited to tender for any Lot, but may not be appointed to ‘Overlapping Lots’ (as defined in the procurement documents) at framework award. The procurement documents set out the minimum and maximum number of Bidders to be appointed to each Lot, and how Bidder preferences will be considered and apply to determine appointment to Lots
The Medium Value Band will consist 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.


Award value: 7000000000