Author: Oliver Wakefield-Smith, Founder Digital Signet. Reviewed against DfE Sustainability Strategy (Mar 2025) and Education Estates Strategy (Feb 2026). Verified 22 June 2026.
DfE CF 2021 covers new build, major refurbishment and decarbonisation works on the DfE estate. The original four-year term has been extended; refer to DfE's most recent procurement bulletin for the live end date.
DfE CF 2021 covers new build, major refurbishment and decarbonisation works on the DfE estate. The original four-year term has been extended; refer to DfE's most recent procurement bulletin for the live end date.
Major refurbishment lots commonly cover ASHP retrofit and fabric upgrade. New-build lots embed Passivhaus or near-Passivhaus standards in the design brief.
Tier 1 contractors on DfE CF carry overhead-and-profit in the 8 to 12 per cent range on project cost; preliminaries are project-specific.
DfE's procurement team publishes successor framework intentions ahead of expiry; the most recent guidance should be referenced for the live timeline.