Sellafield announces suppliers on £3.6bn framework for asset care and construction

Sellafield Ltd has named the preferred partners for a new procurement frameworks worth up to £3.6bn that will deliver asset care and construction activities at its nuclear site in Cumbria. The post Sellafield announces suppliers on £3.6bn framework for asset care and construction appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

CN100 interview: Willmott Dixon puts resilience before growth

Willmott Dixon will not “chase turnover” as it looks to grow, arguing that financial resilience and margin discipline are becoming increasingly important to clients. The debt-free contractor ended 2025 with record cash of £127.3m and 81 per cent of turnover secured through frameworks. It says… The post CN100 interview: Willmott Dixon puts resilience before growth appeared first on Construction News.

Slater to help G F Tomlinson build its business

G F Tomlinson has appointed Glenn Slater as business development manager, working with head of business development Les Needham to grow the Midlands contractor, with a focus on public sector frameworks.

Severn Trent launches engagement on £25bn capital works frameworks

Severn Trent Water and Hafren Dyfrdwy have launched market engagement for capital works frameworks worth an estimated £25bn. The frameworks will cover work across Yorkshire & the Humber, the East Midlands, the West Midlands and East Wales. They will include lots for managed services, design-and-build… The post Severn Trent launches engagement on £25bn capital works frameworks appeared first on Construction News.

Fusion21 marks social value success

Procurement organisation Fusion21 has released data on its social value programmes, showing that more than 700 people found employment through projects on its frameworks, including 116 apprentices.

David Mosey - King's College London - Constructing the Gold Standard, 2021

Over 2,000 public sector construction frameworks are currently active, some of which deliver improved value and enable excellent project outcomes while others are less ambitious and less successful. Clients and suppliers urgently need a Gold Standard to help them identify what questions they should ask when creating and implementing construction frameworks, what answers they should expect and how they can make informed decisions

Final Report to Government by the Procurement / Lean Client Task Group - Published by UK Government Construction Group

The Group has focussed on four key areas: new procurement models, the „Intelligent Client‟, the effectiveness of frameworks and cross-government collaboration in procurement.

Tickbox Infrastructure - Published by Radix and Gleeds

Our aim is to balance the challenge of reducing bureaucracy and keeping things moving with the need to prevent incompetence and inefficiency.

GVE Commercial Solutions

GVE Commercial Solutions Limited, along with GVE Commercial Solutions (Building) Limited are a collaboration of construction and contract consultant companies collectively known as GVE Commercial Solutions. We deliver commercial and contractual support throughout contract lifespans together with a range of QS services to tier 1 contractors and specialist subcontractors in construction and civil engineering. GVE Commercial Solutions provides services to clients in the building, rail and road, piling, marine, ports and waterways, steel, and energy and utilities sectors. We provide: • Quantity surveying • Commercial management and contract administration • Programming/planning • Expert contract advice • Dispute resolution • NEC and JCT contractual training