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SCF Awards 2025

The SCF Awards 2025 celebrated the strong culture of partnership that defines our construction framework, highlighting both exceptional projects and the people who make them possible

Is the effectiveness of the Procurement Act at risk from a lack of resource and knowledge within SMEs?

The Procurement Act represents a significant transformation for SMEs in the construction supply chain, creating new opportunities and a more competitive market.

Masterclass in Embedding Safety and Wellbeing into Company Activities

SCF partner BAM Construction has continued its Safe and Well Programme, working towards the vision of ‘Everyone Safe and Well Every Day’.

New major construction framework for public sector projects across the South of England

The Southern Construction Framework (SCF) is now being established…

LGA Cost Benchmarking Latest…

The LGA has sponsored the development of school construction cost benchmarking, and the Regional Frameworks have been a valuable source of information to support the exercise.

Britain’s top 24 universities are spending more than £9bn on construction work over the next four years, generating £44bn for the UK economy

Economic research carried out by BiGGAR Economics looked at planned spending by the 24 Russell Group Universities between 2012/13 and 2016/17.

Cameron Government Requires BIM Construction Procurement for UK Public Projects by 2016

Across the pond, a revolution in construction procurement and supply chain logistics is happening with a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and unlocking process efficiencies that can create better buildings and better-followed budgets.