Framework agreements

Framework agreements are widely used in the construction industry: a framework agreement is an umbrella agreement that a party enters into with one or more suppliers (who may be contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers or consultants) to establish the terms governing a long term relationship during which one or more contract may be awarded by the employer to such supplier(s). As the name suggests, the agreement sets the ‘framework’ for a strategic partnering relationship which can range from a loose arrangement with one or more suppliers that the client likes to work with, to something more formal. See Practice Note: Introduction to framework agreements for construction lawyers.

Framework agreements are sometimes used in the private sector but are more widely used in the public sector. Though a framework agreement, in most cases, is not considered to be a contract itself, in the public

To view the latest version of this document and thousands of others like it, sign-in with LexisNexis or register for a free trial.

Powered by Lexis+®
Latest Construction News

Construction weekly highlights—24 July 2025

This week's edition of Construction weekly highlights includes the Court of Appeal (CoAs)’s decision in relation to NHBC Buildmark Choice policies confirming that the cause of action accrues when the insured party ‘has to pay more’ to complete the building work as a result of contractor insolvency (National House Building Council v Peabody Trust), Construction Leadership Council (CLC) guidance on Building Control Approval Applications for new higher-risk buildings, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) guidance on the Building Safety Levy, MHCLG’s announcement of legal deadlines for landlords to remediate unsafe cladding in social housing, a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) consultation on it updated cladding valuation standard, a British Standards Institution (BSI) consultation on a new code of practice for bringing safe construction products to the market, a Technology and Construction Court (TCC) decision enforcing an adjudicator’s decision to award the responding party in the adjudication the notified sum (VMA Services v Project One), a CoA decision providing guidance on "costs directly incurred" in a waste management project agreement (Buckinghamshire Council v FCC Buckinghamshire Ltd), an update on the status of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill together with updated guidance from MHCLG on the same, the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA)’s interactive Infrastructure Pipeline tool, and publication of the Welsh Government’s circular on updated building control profession standards and codes.

View Construction by content type :

Popular documents