Galliford Try joins UK public buildings and infrastructure framework ‘PB4’
Key Facts
The Welsh Procurement Alliance has named Galliford Try Construction among the suppliers appointed to the ‘PB4’ public buildings and infrastructure framework, which allows public bodies to select procurement lots suited to their projects. The framework covers construction and refurbishment of public buildings and related civil infrastructure work in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is divided into 10 lots across five workstreams, directing clients to the lot best suited to each project. The framework adds a dedicated lot for hard facilities management alongside construction, refurbishment and infrastructure work. The appointment makes the company available on the framework’s list of appointed suppliers, while actual work depends on projects tendered by public bodies through it.
LHC Procurement Group said the scope of ‘PB4’ includes construction and refurbishment of public buildings, as well as civil infrastructure related to those projects. The scope extends across all four UK nations, allowing public bodies in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to use the framework. The group has also allocated a lot to hard facilities management, adding another type of service associated with operating public buildings. The Welsh Procurement Alliance describes the framework as divided into five workstreams and 10 lots, helping clients identify the appropriate procurement route. The authority’s announcement did not specify any guaranteed contract value for the company as a result of its appointment; the appointment relates to the framework and its lots.
Chief Executive Bill Hocking welcomed working with LHC Procurement Group partners to deliver their plans for clients, linking the appointment to the company’s growth strategy. He said that “pursuing opportunities through high-quality public-sector frameworks is a key part of our sustainable growth strategy.” He added that the company was “delighted to work with our partners at LHC Procurement Group to deliver their plans for their clients.” The statement reflects the role of public-sector frameworks in the company’s stated focus on pursuing opportunities arising from client projects. Hocking did not attach a specific financial value to the appointment or cite the volume of work the company would carry out through the framework.
The appointment comes against the backdrop of the company’s secured workload. Galliford Try said in its half-year results published in March 2026 that its order book stood at 4.1 billion pounds. It said at the time that the order book provided visibility over future work, with 98% of fiscal 2026 work and 80% of fiscal 2027 work secured. In a later trading update dated 15 July 2026, the company said revenue for the year ended 30 June 2026 was expected to have grown by about 3%. It put its record order book at 4.3 billion pounds and said about 90% of revenue for the new fiscal year was secured at the start of the year. These figures provide context on the volume of work the company said it had secured before announcing its appointment to the ‘PB4’ framework.
In the July 2026 trading update, Hocking said the company expected to record its sixth consecutive year of revenue, profit and cash growth when it announced its fiscal-year results in September. He linked the forecast to a strong order book and a long-term pipeline of opportunities, according to the company’s statement. That background places the company’s appointment to a public-sector procurement framework within its stated pursuit of long-term work opportunities. ‘PB4’ is due to remain in force until 2 November 2030, according to the Welsh Procurement Alliance. That date marks the end of the framework’s validity period during which public bodies can use it.
In separate economic background, the UK Office for National Statistics estimated that real gross domestic product rose 0.7% in the third quarter of 2026, from July to September, compared with the previous quarter. That followed growth of 0.5% in the second quarter, from April to June, according to the office’s estimates. The two growth figures relate to consecutive quarters, not the day the data was announced, which was 12 November. The acceleration in quarterly growth provides broader context for the announcement of a framework targeting public buildings and infrastructure work. The available information does not establish a direct link between the GDP estimates and Galliford Try’s appointment to ‘PB4’.