Kier has been awarded places on all three lots of the Southern Construction Framework, one of the largest regional construction frameworks in the UK.

The four-year framework, with an expected value of more than £4 billion, will include a pipeline of multiple contracts valued at £1 million upwards.

The Southern Construction Framework brings together three existing frameworks; Construction Framework South West (CFSW), the iESE framework (SE) and the London Construction Programme (LCP), creating a new framework for London and the south, to meet the procurement needs of a wide range of public sector organisations.

The framework will be operational from summer 2015 and will include new build and refurbishment opportunities across the public sector, and can be based on green field, brown field or complex inner city sites. It may also be used by some private sector organisations.

Contractors can also be called on to provide additional services such as feasibility studies, project management services, construction management services and advice for both pre-construction and construction phases, design support and post-handover support and advice.

Neil Pates, Kier managing director of Strategic Framework Alliances, said: “We have been working for many years on the CFSW and SE frameworks, which have provided us with a large number of regional projects.

“So we are delighted to be awarded a place on a framework that combines these and more, as it is an excellent way to build on our success, with the potential to substantially expand our work with the public sector in London and the south.”