Document Status
Current
Supplement
Core Supplement
Series
Guidance Document
Abstract
This handbook provides guidance on accessing and using the Department for Education’s Construction Framework 2025 for school and publicly funded building projects in England. It outlines the framework structure, procurement routes, award options, and contractor selection procedures to support efficient and compliant project delivery.
History
Sourced from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-buildings-construction-framework-2025/appendix-b-procurement-and-information-delivery-milestones-contractor-requirements and converted to pdf. Whilst we endeavour to capture all updates it is subject to receiving alerts from the publisher and there may be formatting or punctuation changes applied to the html version that do not affect the text. Document type: guidance. Applies to England. First published: 23 March 2026. Relationships: This Construction framework handbook 2025 is accompanied with nine appendices included as separate documents in the Construction Information Service.
Subjects
- Building types
- Educational facilities
- Schools
- Legal issues and management
- Contracts
- JCT Contracts
- JCT Framework Agreement (FA)
Publisher History
The Department for Education was formed on 12 May 2010 and is responsible for education and children's services. It was formerly known as the Department for Children, Schools and Families.