Construction firm BAM has scooped a place on Crown Commercial Service's (CCS) £21 billion Construction Works and associated Services2 framework (CWAS2).

CCS supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. In 2020/21, CCS helped the public sector to achieve commercial benefits equal to £2.04bn - supporting world-class public services that offer best value for taxpayers.

The framework has been developed for government projects and is expected to be utilised by central government departments and all other UK public sector bodies. The framework covers the UK and Northern Ireland for both civil and construction works.

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BAM has been appointed to both Lots it tendered, for construction and civil works over four years (to 2026). Lot 4 - airfield - National Lot – is work with an estimated value of £1 billion to be allocated between six contractors. Lot 5 - General construction National Lot £80m+ - is estimated as £20 billion which will be allocated across 20 firms for both construction and civil schemes.

BAM Construct UK, BAM Nuttall and BAM Contractors (Ireland) came together to submit a single tender.

The new commercial agreement recognises the importance of public sector construction as a key driver of economic recovery and includes lots that provide health bodies in England with a new route to market for construction works and associated services, helping the UK to build back better. It adopts the principles of the Construction Playbook, rationalising frameworks in an innovative partnership between Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and NHS England and NHS Improvement.