Guidance

School buildings: construction framework 2025

Information on the framework used to procure school and public building construction works.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 23 March 2026

Applies to England

Documents

Construction framework handbook 2025

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Appendix A - process timelines

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Appendix B – procurement and information delivery milestones: contractor requirements

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Appendix C – regional boundaries

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Appendix D – framework contractors

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Appendix E – direct allocation and mini competition rules

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Appendix F – framework evaluation standard

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Appendix G – quality criteria and maximum weightings

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Appendix H – quality scoring criteria

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Appendix I – pricing guidance

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Access agreement

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Details

This resource is for:  

• local authorities (for community, voluntary-controlled schools, foundation schools and maintained nursery schools) 
• academy trusts (for academies and free schools) 
• governing bodies (for voluntary-aided schools) 
• school or college leaders
• staff and governing bodies in:
  • further education colleges and designated institutions
  • sixth form colleges
  • maintained schools
  • academies
  • free schools
  • pupil referral units
  • City Technology Colleges
  • non-maintained special schools
  • maintained nursery schools 
• technical professionals involved in the design, construction and maintenance of school and college premises 
• all other framework users and potential users of Construction Framework 2025

The construction framework 2025 is supported by DfE’s employer’s requirements and further documents can be found in our design standards guidance.

Published 23 March 2026