en.Wedoany.com Reported - Recently, the Crown Commercial Service, a commercial agency under the UK Cabinet Office, has launched a construction procurement plan totaling £120 billion (excluding VAT; approximately £144 billion including VAT). The framework, named "Construction and Related Services 3," covers civil engineering, defense, and medical infrastructure, with an expected operational period from January 2027 to January 2035. It aims to provide a unified tendering and procurement platform for public sector construction and engineering projects in the UK. The Crown Commercial Service is a UK executive agency primarily responsible for providing procurement support to public institutions.

This framework will replace and consolidate existing frameworks such as "Construction and Related Services 2" (RF6088/RM6267, including ProCure 23) and "Offsite Construction Solutions" (RM6184), while incorporating the fifth-generation ProCure framework (P24) of the National Health Service in England into the overall procurement plan. The framework is divided into 7 main lots and multiple sub-lots based on project scale, region, industry, and technical expertise. Suppliers must hold a Generic Assessment Standard certification (PPN 03/24) to bid, with the bid deadline set for June 5, 2026. The framework covers business scopes including building works, civil and structural engineering, maintenance services, modular construction, site preparation, and demolition. Central government departments, local authorities, NHS bodies, housing organizations, educational institutions, charities, and emergency services are all eligible to use this framework.

Compared to the previous framework, approximately £40 billion (about $7 billion) in additional funding has been added. The 7 main lots cover: general building works (including regional projects under £500 million and national projects over £250 million); civil engineering and infrastructure (including demolition and ancillary building works); offsite construction and modular delivery (serving justice, education, defense, and healthcare); healthcare buildings (providing buildings and ancillary facilities for the NHS); defense infrastructure projects; international works (overseas construction and civil engineering projects); and building and infrastructure projects within nuclear facilities. Given the framework's vast scale, it is expected to further intensify market competition, with major contractors already positioning themselves ahead of the 2027 launch.

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