NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is planning Public Sector Construction Works 2 (SBS10533), a four-year framework estimated at £750m excluding VAT (£900m including VAT). It is aimed at construction contractors delivering new build, refurbishment, maintenance-related works, demolition and associated civil engineering projects. The route will be available to NHS and social care organisations and other bodies approved by NHS SBS. It is a construction works framework, not the separate construction consultancy opportunity.
The original September tender timetable has changed. NHS SBS's planning notice update of 3 September 2026 moved the anticipated ITT release to mid-to-late November 2026, with an approximately eight-week response period. The current planning dates indicate submissions by 12 noon on 8 January 2027, an award decision in October 2027 and a planned framework term from 8 December 2027 to 7 December 2031. These remain indicative until the formal tender documents are issued.
The three lots are split by contract value and geography: Lots 1 and 2 are regional across 12 areas; Lot 3 is national. Suppliers should select the band that fits their completed project values, financial strength, geographical reach and capacity to deliver. The published planning information indicates an evaluation split of 60% quality, 30% commercial and 10% social value. Build evidence now around comparable schemes, programme and cost control, site safety, quality assurance, management of subcontractors, and measurable community and environmental outcomes. Check all requirements against the eventual ITT.
A successful framework appointment will not, by itself, secure turnover. Individual projects will still need to be won through the call-off arrangements set out in the final framework, with competition expected to be an important route. Crown Partners helps construction suppliers evaluate bid/no-bid decisions, close readiness gaps, shape relevant case studies and plan how to become visible to the buyers and projects that suit their capability. That is how a framework route becomes a realistic pipeline rather than simply a logo on a supplier list.
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