Works Framework
Framework Description
Birmingham City Council is procuring a Works Framework to cover construction across its property and infrastructure estate, a portfolio the Council values at around £7 billion. It is designed to bring planned maintenance, refurbishment, new build, demolition and specialist packages under one route, with a stated aim of opening work to local firms and SMEs. The procurement is published on Find a Tender (notice 047372-2026) and the framework is expected to run to 30 November 2030, with no extension option.
Context & Use Case
The main user is Birmingham City Council itself, commissioning works to maintain, improve and develop buildings and infrastructure across the city. Expect a mix of planned programmes and one-off projects of varying size, from refurbishment of existing assets to new build and demolition. The Council has tied the framework to local economic impact, so social value and local supply chain spend are likely to carry real weight.
Scope of Services
Planned maintenance works Refurbishment and modernisation of buildings New build construction Demolition Specialist construction packages Design and project management
Lots
See framework link
Who Can Apply
Suits general building contractors and specialist trades with a West Midlands delivery base, including SMEs the Council says it wants to attract. The framework is still in procurement, so there is nothing to join yet: suppliers get on by bidding in the forthcoming tender. Expect to evidence relevant works experience, quality management and a credible social value offer.
Buyer Benefits
A single works route lets the Council commission across a very large estate without running a fresh tender for each scheme, which speeds up delivery of repairs and capital projects. Its emphasis on local and SME suppliers means buyers will favour contractors who keep spend in Birmingham, create local jobs and can mobilise quickly on council sites.
Next Steps
Read notice 047372-2026 on Find a Tender and any market engagement documents linked from it. Register on Birmingham City Council's In-Tend e-tendering system so you receive the tender documents when they are released. Decide which types of work you will bid for, gather recent council or public sector case studies, and start drafting your social value commitments now, as the framework will run to 30 November 2030 once awarded.
How Athena Can Help
With Birmingham's Works Framework still at the pre-tender stage, the time to build a strong bid is now. Athena can run a bid/no-bid review against the work types and your capacity, then plan the response so case studies, method statements and social value commitments are ready before the documents land.
Our bid writing team drafts quality answers to the published criteria and checks them for compliance before submission. If you want a wider view of council construction routes opening across the West Midlands, our framework pipeline planning maps what is coming next.
