Construction firm Kier has been selected for the Southern Construction Framework’s (SCF) £4.5bn Construction Framework.

The new framework will launch in May 2023, spanning the next four years with it providing procurement routes for public sector buildings, including educational, healthcare and leisure facilities.

Kier has been appointed to all five Lots below, which includes new £1-5m value lots for the South West region.

• High-value bands (projects worth £4m+): Lot 1 South West, Lot 2 South East, Lot 3 London


• Sub £5m band (projects worth £1m-£5m): Lot 4 South West (West Region), Lot 5 South West (East Region)

SCF selected contractors that can demonstrate exemplary carbon benchmarking assessment for all builds and has prioritised carbon retrofit capabilities.

Kier has completed over 60 projects through the framework worth over £530m. This has included public buildings in the South East, London and the South West, including St Sidwell’s Point, the UK’s first Passivhaus Leisure Centre. Completed in April 2022, the state-of-the-art leisure centre was modelled to withstand predicted changes in climate conditions up to 2080.

Stuart Togwell, Group managing director at Kier Construction, said: "The relationship we have with SCF is one that we are extremely proud of, having delivered vital projects under this framework over the past 16 years.

"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to continue this relationship, using our regional teams and supply chain partners to deliver outstanding projects which benefit local communities."