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19 February 2026

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Contractors named for £15.4bn DfE framework

19 hours The Department for Education has named 23 contractors for its £15.4bn Construction 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 Construction
  • Bowmer & Kirkland   
  • Galliford Try
  • John Graham Construction
  • Kier Construction  
  • McLaren Construction
  • Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure
  • Tilbury Douglas Construction
  • Wates Construction
  • Willmott Dixon Construction
  • Caddick Construction
  • Conlon Construction
  • HBC Construction
  • McAvoy Modular Offsite
  • Meldrum Construction   Services
  • Reds10
  • Clegg Group
  • GF Tomlinson Building
  • RG Carter Construction  
  • Henry Brothers
  • Neilcott Construction  
  • Guildmore
  • Speller Metcalfe

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

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