Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for The Modern Methods of Construction
Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis AWARD Notice follows on from the Find a Tender Contract Notice ref 2025/S 000-005452.
This procurement was for a Framework between the appointed providers and the Council to supply predominately Works on an ad-hoc call-off basis as and when required for Modern Methods of Construction Projects.
The Framework Agreement is scoped to provide the Council, or client partner, with modern methods of construction, projects typically consisting of (but not confined to) new build works, alterations and extensions, refurbishments, replacements and installations, and other associated work/services which may include for contractor's design. The provision of hired-modular build is not within scope.
- Recurrence: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: around 3 years (no guarantee).
CPV: Architectural, engineering and planning services · Building construction work · Construction work · Construction-related services · Design consultancy services · Prefabricated buildings
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 7 bids received (2.3 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Framework Agreement is scoped to provide the Council, or client partner, with…AwardedPublished value£45,000,000
The Framework Agreement is scoped to provide the Council, or client partner, with modern methods of construction, projects typically consisting of (but not confined to) new build works, alterations and extensions, refurbishments, replacements and installations, and other associated work/services which may include for contractor's design. The provision of hired-modular build is not within scope.
The Framework Agreement is designed to primarily accommodate educational projects (e.g. schools, academies, colleges, universities etc), and will also include for non-educational project work including, but not limited to general Public Sector estate such as health and social care buildings; emergency services buildings; community buildings; libraries, nursery facilities, housing, respite and day care facilities, offices, general public buildings, and industrial units. The Framework Agreement may also include general associated construction services, service installations, design services (contractor and otherwise) and associated infrastructure works including hard or soft landscaping. Additional information: The estimated Framework Agreement value range of £20 million to £45 million GBP is over the total of 4 years. This is reflective of variations of budgetary provision and potential work from 3rd party partner clients. The lower end of the spend range is more reflective of the Council's potential spend, with the higher end incorporating other potential public sector partners both within and outside of the Staffordshire geographical border.
Whilst from a Councils perspective pipeline of work the Framework Agreement is likely to see a predominance of projects typically ranging between £0.5 million and £2 million, the Framework may be utilised for projects above and below this range.
However, there is no commitment at the time of tendering from any parties and this should be taken into consideration when bidding. Note - this is anticipated and approximate with no guarantee on actual figures.
The Framework Agreement is not exclusive, and the Council or its public sector partner clients makes no guarantee as to the volume of business on offer or to be awarded, and any figures / quantities / volumes given are indicative only and intended as a general guide. The Council also reserves the right to operate a public tender outside of the Framework where so required.
Whilst this Framework Agreement will predominantly deliver work within the county of Staffordshire, it is anticipated that external clients may wish work to be delivered outside of Staffordshire.
From time-to-time the Council may ask Suppliers for a bond or parent company guarantee to facilitate the construction project work.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 30%
- Cost: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 30%
- Cost: 70%
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Framework Agreement for The Modern Methods of Construction” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · Estimated timing for further notices to be published: around 3 years (no guarantee).
- First published
- 17 Feb 2025, 16:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Oct 2025, 16:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Apr 2025 – …
- Authority reference
IA3539- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066454- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e2edFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: The Framework Agreement is designed to primarily accommodate educational projects (e.g. schools, academies, colleges, universities etc), and will also include for non-educational project work including, but not limited to general Public Sector estate such as health and social care buildings; emergency services buildings; community buildings; libraries, nursery facilities, housing, respite and day care facilities, offices, general public buildings, and industrial units. The Contracting Authority (owner) of the Framework will be the County Council (https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Homepage.aspx). The Council may commission projects or programmes of work on behalf of itself or its clients. The procurement does allow provision for other partner clients, namely Public Sector Bodies to access this Framework with the permission of the Council. Other Authorities and Public Sector organisations, or similar may also directly commission projects on behalf of themselves and will be responsible for their own contracts. Specifically, this Framework may be made available to Local Authorities (https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council), Contracting Authorities and Public Bodies within Staffordshire and wider areas as prescribed by the NUTS codes in this notice. These may include any other Government Department, Defence, Emergency Services, Metropolitan / Borough & District Councils, Utilities, Educational Establishments, together with the specific Contracting Authorities named in the Find a Tender contract notice. Health Authorities Councils Boards and Trusts (https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/NHSTrustListing.aspx), Police forces (https://www.police.uk/forces/) and Fire and rescue services (http://www.cfoa.org.uk/12072). These organisations will be afforded third party rights or be named as beneficiaries under the contract or contracts where appropriate. The Framework Agreement may also include general associated construction services, service installations, design services (contractor and otherwise) and associated infrastructure works including hard or soft landscaping.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 7 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 14 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
Timeline
7 Apr 2025 → 17 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown7 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened14 Apr 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published370 days ago17 Oct 2025, 16:12 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Oct 2025- Status changed to complete17 Oct 2025, 16:12 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Oct 2025, 16:12 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £45,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Framework Agreement For The Modern Methods of Construction
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Framework Agreement for The Modern Methods of Construction
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Framework Agreement for The Modern Methods of Construction
- Signed
- 7 Oct 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeFramework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- Fords of Blythe Bridge LtdFramework contractor
- G.Evans Services LtdFramework contractor
- R.A. Edwards & Partners LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria