The Crescent Construction framework is a newly developed, industry-leading solution with a bespoke design, specifically tailored to meet the needs of our members. It delivers confidence, transparency and efficiency throughout every stage of its lifecycle.
It is a compliant and practical solution for public sector organisations to appoint construction contractors confidently and efficiently.
The Crescent Construction framework is a nationally recognised framework, tailored to support public sector bodies in procuring and appointing construction contractors for new builds, refurbishments, and capital works projects. It offers a streamlined approach, minimising complexity and maximising value at every stage.
Key benefits for users include:
Built-in compliance: Designed in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, providing CPC members with assured compliance and minimising legal risks
Pre-drafted contract choices: Crafted by specialist construction lawyers, these options ensure a fair allocation of risk and speed up the contract process
Comprehensive compliance pack: Provided as standard to members, demonstrating the strength and integrity of the procurement process - unique to this framework
Performance tracking: Contractor KPIs are actively monitored and shared, empowering members to make informed decisions and encouraging ongoing improvement
Flexible framework: The agreement is refreshed through competition every two years, ensuring it stays current, competitive and responsive to the market
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Why choose the Crescent Construction framework?
Extensive market engagement and sector-specific research conducted by CPC has highlighted persistent challenges encountered by public sector bodies when utilising construction frameworks. These include exposure to legal and audit risks, insufficient transparency, delays in awarding contracts, inconsistent contract terms and restricted flexibility to tailor procurement to organisational objectives.
The framework has been meticulously developed to overcome these obstacles, providing a market-leading solution that enables confident, informed decision-making at project level. It delivers a transparent, compliant and efficient procurement route, ensuring organisations can achieve timely and successful outcomes while aligning with their strategic priorities.
Who is creating the framework?
Developed by Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC)) in collaboration with specialist construction lawyers at Weightmans and technical advisers from Identity Consult. It ensures organisations have the certainty and control needed to deliver construction projects on time and within budget.
Designed with contracting authorities and end users at its core, the Crescent Construction framework directly tackles common shortcomings found in traditional construction frameworks by reducing risk, delay and complexity.
The framework provides you with:
Confidence in compliance
The framework has been built around the Procurement Act 2023, helping organisations demonstrate compliance with current procurement law and reducing exposure to legal challenge, audit scrutiny and funder risk.
Faster, more controlled project delivery
Pre-drafted contract options developed by specialist construction lawyers are included as standard, supporting quicker contract finalisation while ensuring risk is allocated fairly and consistently.
Transparency you can evidence
Every customer receives an upfront compliance pack showing how the framework was procured and how awards can be made compliantly, supporting governance and audit requirements.
Better-informed contractor selection
Contractor performance will be monitored against agreed KPIs, with performance data shared with customers to support informed choice and continuous improvement.
A design which stays current
The framework operates on an open structure with competition refreshed every two years, ensuring contractor information remains current and value for money is protected.
Flexible routes to award
The framework offers direct award, competitive award with streamlined shortlisting, and compliant two-stage procurement where early contractor involvement is required.
Supports confident decision-making
The Crescent Construction framework is designed to simplify the route to contract award, reduce legal and governance risk, improve transparency and auditability, enable informed contractor selection and support timely project delivery.
Contact us
If you have any questions about the CPC Construction framework or if you'd like to register your interest in using the framework once it launches please contact us to find out more, by emailing [email protected] or call the CPC Helpdesk on 0800 066 2188.