UK Extends Three Construction Frameworks Through September 2027

The UK Government Commercial Agency (GCA) has extended three major public-sector construction frameworks through 30 September 2027, maintaining procurement access while replacement arrangements are delayed. The extensions cover the £30 billion Construction Works and Associated Services 2/ProCure23 framework, a separate £30 billion construction and civil engineering framework, and a £9.5 billion modular buildings framework. For suppliers, the decisions preserve established routes to public-sector work and provide additional time to pursue call-offs under the current agreements.

The most prominent extension concerns Construction Works and Associated Services 2, also known as ProCure23. In a notice issued on 4 November, the GCA said the framework’s expiry date would move from 31 March to 30 September 2027. This is its second extension this year: a February 2026 modification had already moved the original 30 October 2026 expiry to 31 March 2027. The GCA said the latest change is intended to maintain market stability and ensure public-sector clients continue to have access to the framework while the replacement is prepared.

The replacement, Construction Works and Associated Services 3 (CWAS3), including ProCure24, is now expected to go live next summer, later than the previously planned March 2027 launch. The GCA attributed the schedule revision to “the size and scale of the framework and the number of tenders submitted.” It expects framework awards and mobilisation between April and June 2027. That period overlaps with the extended framework’s remaining term, so bidders and incumbent suppliers should monitor official notices and plan business development around both ongoing call-offs and the transition to the successor vehicle.

The frameworks represent significant, but distinct, routes to public-sector construction demand. ProCure23 began on 21 March 2022 through a partnership between the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and NHS England. Its lots include design and construction for NHS capital projects in England, as well as two lots serving the wider UK public sector. The separate £30 billion agreement includes 111 listed suppliers across 38 lots and covers building and civil engineering work for central government departments, councils, housing providers and other public-sector bodies. The £9.5 billion modular buildings framework covers estate requirements across education, healthcare, residential and justice projects, with all four lots extended.

For contractors, the immediate opportunity is continuity: new call-off awards remain available under the extended agreements through 30 September 2027, subject to each framework’s rules and client requirements. Suppliers should check lot eligibility, upcoming buyer requirements and procurement notices rather than treating the headline framework values as guaranteed revenue. Firms not currently positioned on the relevant vehicles should assess whether the forthcoming CWAS3/ProCure24 competition offers a route to future work, while current suppliers can use the revised timetable to plan staffing, bid resources and transition activity. Public buyers also benefit from an uninterrupted procurement route as the replacement process concludes.

• ProCure23/CWAS2, valued at £30 billion, is extended from 31 March to 30 September 2027.
• This is the second 2026 extension for ProCure23; its original expiry date was 30 October 2026.
• The replacement CWAS3/ProCure24 is expected to go live next summer, with awards and mobilisation planned for April–June 2027.
• The GCA cited the framework’s size and the number of tenders submitted as reasons for revising the replacement timetable.
• ProCure23 launched on 21 March 2022 in partnership with CCS and NHS England, and includes NHS capital-project lots in England plus wider UK public-sector lots.
• A separate construction and civil engineering framework worth £30 billion is extended to 30 September 2027; it has 111 suppliers across 38 lots.
• Balfour Beatty, Kier, Wates and Laing O’Rourke are listed on the separate framework’s national lot for projects worth more than £80 million; Bam is also listed there.
• The £9.5 billion modular buildings framework has all four lots extended through 30 September 2027, covering education, healthcare, residential and justice projects.
• Modular framework suppliers include Laing O’Rourke and Portakabin; the framework had 29 appointed suppliers when announced in March.
• Contractors should review active call-offs and lot access now, while using the 2027 replacement timetable to plan bids, resource capacity and transition strategies.