The Commercial Service has awarded 29 firms a spot on an offsite construction framework.

The new pan-Government collaborative Offsite Construction Solutions framework deal is expected to be worth £10bn.

John Welch, Deputy Director of Construction at CCS, said: “This new framework will support the public sector in the design, delivery and commissioning of a whole range of offsite construction projects in the coming years, including social housing, new schools and hospital extensions.

“These projects, and the many more which will come, have the potential to improve services and the lives of millions of people.

“It is yet another example of how CCS is helping the public sector to support the government’s construction strategy and further supports the recently published refresh of the Construction Playbook with its MMC guidance note. ”