en.Wedoany.com Reported - Central Bedfordshire Council plans to launch a new £360 million construction framework to replace the existing £500 million four-year procurement agreement. The new framework will run from October 2026 to September 2030, covering a wide range of public building works within the authority's jurisdiction, with the contract notice expected to be published in July 2026.
The current framework, established in 2022, includes 27 contractors distributed across five value-based lots and one modular construction lot. Participating contractors include Bam, Farrans, Graham, Kier, Morgan Sindall, RG Carter, Vinci, Wates, and Willmott Dixon. The council stated that the framework has delivered 42 projects to date, including a new leisure centre, school upgrades, and public building refurbishment works.
The replacement agreement will continue to cover extensions, refurbishments, repairs, upgrades, and new builds for assets such as schools, libraries, and leisure centres. The council is also considering introducing a professional services lot covering consultants such as architects, project managers, and quantity surveyors. The updated framework will place greater emphasis on performance management, sustainability, social value, and SME engagement.
The council also announced a £90 million road scheme as part of the Luton Northern Bypass solution, which will connect the M1 and A6 roads in Bedfordshire. The local authority issued a separate pipeline notice under the Procurement Act 2023 for the M1/A6 link road project, with the contract notice expected in September 2026. Construction is planned from December 2026 to May 2028.
The project will construct a 4.4km road linking Junction 11a of the M1 to the A6 Barton Road, at an estimated cost of £108 million including VAT. Specific works involve single and dual carriageway sections, intermediate junctions, overbridges, underpasses, drainage works, landscaping, and revised public rights of way. The council stated that the road will support housing growth north of Luton and improve transport connections to Houghton Regis, Leighton-Linslade, Dunstable, and London Luton Airport. The scheme also aims to reduce congestion in Luton and traffic flows through nearby villages such as Lower Sundon, Upper Sundon, and Streatley.
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