Contract award · 1 Dec 2021

Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedure

Department For Education awarded “Modification of a framework agreement without a…” to BAM Construction Ltd, Geoffrey Osborne Ltd, Goldbeck for £168bn.

No competitionConstruction workLondon

Value across 24 lots £168bn
WinnersBAM Construction Ltd, Geoffrey Osborne Ltd SME +22 more

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
Department For Education · Body governed by public law
Value
£168,000,000,000 across 24 lots
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Construction work · Construction work (CPV 45000000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Dec 2021
  2. Published29 Jul 2025Published 1336 days after the contract date

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…

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureBAM Construction Ltd£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureGeoffrey Osborne Ltd SME£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedure: Medium Value Band: South West of EnglandGoldbeck£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureHenry Boot Construction Limited£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedure: Medium Value Band: East of EnglandHenry Brothers Limited SME£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureJohn Graham Construction Ltd£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureKier Construction Ltd£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureMcLaren Construction Ltd£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureMorgan Sindall Construction Limited£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedure: Low Value Band: Yorkshire and the HumberRayner Rowen Construction Ltd SME£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedure: High Value Band: SouthSkanska Construction UK Limited£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureWillmott Dixon Construction Ltd£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedure: Low Value Band: East of England AMcAvoy Group SME£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureTilbury Douglas Construction Limited£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureVinci Construction UK Ltd.£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureWates Construction Ltd£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureG F Tomlinson£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureBaxall Construction Limited£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureBouygues UK£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureBowmer & Kirkland Ltd£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedure: Low Value Band: North West of EnglandConlon Construction Limited SME£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedure: Low Value Band: South West of England ADarwin Group Limited SME£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureENGIE Regeneration Ltd£7bn
Modification of a framework agreement without a new procurement procedureGalliford Try Building Limited£7bn

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