How Two Contractors Won on the Pagabo Major Works 2026 Round
In the 2026 Pagabo National Framework for Major Works procurement (ref PA23-YPO-0002, £5 billion, submissions closed 22 June 2026), Glaxtons delivered winning submissions for a £100m-plus national fit-out and interiors contractor and a London main contractor bidding Lot 2. Both engagements were fixed-fee and director-led.
Key facts at a glance
- Framework
- Pagabo National Framework for Major Works 2026 (PA23-YPO-0002), £5 billion, nine lots
- Procurement
- Single-stage Open procedure, 40 percent price and 60 percent quality, Procurement Act 2023
- Deadline met
- Submissions closed 22 June 2026; framework live October 2026
- Client one
- National fit-out and interiors contractor, £100m-plus turnover
- Client two
- London main contractor, bidding Lot 2
- Track record
- 100 percent success rate on Pagabo applications
The engagement
Both contractors found Glaxtons through our Pagabo specialist pages and converted to fixed-fee engagements paid up front. Both were established businesses with £100m-plus turnover and strong private sector delivery records, bidding a Procurement Act 2023 framework with a published marking scheme and a hard deadline of 22 June 2026.
The brief in each case was the same: turn an excellent delivery business into an excellent scored submission, without pulling their operational teams away from live projects.
What we delivered for the fit-out contractor
For the national fit-out and interiors contractor, Glaxtons wrote the full return set: quality Returns 1 to 5 to the published marking scheme, the pricing schedule, social value commitments and the carbon reduction plan, and managed the CDP share code requirement that catches many first-time framework bidders.
The quality returns translated the contractor’s private sector evidence into public sector scoring language: programme certainty, occupied-building logistics, quality assurance and measurable social value, each answered line by line against the criteria.
What we delivered for the London main contractor
For the London main contractor bidding Lot 2, the engagement centred on the scored quality questions, including health and safety, payment terms and framework understanding, plus an independent assessor review of the full submission before it went in.
The assessor review is the step most bidders skip. Marking the draft against the evaluation criteria, the way an evaluator would, exposed under-evidenced answers with enough time to strengthen them before the deadline.
Why this matters if you are bidding a framework
The pattern across both wins is repeatable: read the marking scheme literally, evidence every claim with real numbers, treat social value and carbon as scored returns rather than paperwork, and put an assessor-grade review between the draft and the deadline.
From October 2026 the framework moves to call-offs and mini-competitions, where the same discipline decides who converts a place into contracted work. Both clients remain supported through that stage.
Frequently asked questions
Who were the two winning contractors?
A national fit-out and interiors contractor with £100m-plus turnover and a London main contractor bidding Lot 2. We do not name clients without their written consent.
What did the submissions include?
For the fit-out contractor: quality Returns 1 to 5, the pricing schedule, social value, carbon reduction plan and CDP share code. For the main contractor: scored quality questions including health and safety, payment terms and framework understanding, plus an independent assessor review before submission.
What is the Pagabo Major Works 2026 framework?
A £5 billion construction framework (ref PA23-YPO-0002) with YPO as contracting authority and Pagabo as framework manager, evaluated 40 percent price and 60 percent quality under the Procurement Act 2023. Submissions closed 22 June 2026 and the framework goes live in October 2026.
Can Glaxtons do the same for my business?
Yes. We hold a 100 percent success rate on Pagabo applications and support call-offs and mini-competitions from the October 2026 go-live, plus the upcoming Pagabo tenders including Medium Works (expected Q3 2026) and Refit and Refurbishment (expected Q4 2026). Book a call at bookings.glaxtons.co.uk.
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Fixed fees, director-led, assessor-reviewed. Book a call at bookings.glaxtons.co.uk.