Capital Works Framework

Buyer
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Value
£80,000,000
Closes
26 November 2026
Where
Bracknell, the South East
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

Bracknell Forest Borough Council is looking to set up a list of construction contractors to handle various building works across their properties, from maintenance and repairs to larger refurbishment projects. They will appoint up to eight contractors to this framework, which runs from April 2027 for up to eight years.

What the buyer wants

• Provide construction and capital works services including planned maintenance, refurbishment, lifecycle replacement and associated building works • Handle projects of varying size, complexity, value and risk across the Council's property estate • Be available to respond to individual work orders called off the framework as the Council needs them

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

This is a very large framework worth £80 million: most sole traders and micro-businesses will struggle to compete, as councils typically require significant insurance, bonding capacity, experience on large public sector contracts, and the ability to mobilise teams quickly across multiple project types. The appointment of only eight contractors means fierce competition from established regional and national construction firms.

How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

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