The contracts cover public sector building projects including education and healthcare
Body: Thurston Group specialise in offsite modular manufacturing, which they will employ in these new MMC framework contracts.
One of the contracts is with the NHS Shared Business Services Modular Buildings 3 Framework.
Education and healthcare as a priority
NHS SBS
The NHS SBS contract see Thurston awarded with four lots on builds up to £15m. This is the second consecutive term that the group has been awarded these lots.
This framework runs from June 2025-29, and allows for the purchase, hire, or lease of off-site modular buildings for use by the NHS, including in education, local authorities, and blue light services, in support of the government’s plans for both upgrading the NHS and lowering environmental impacts of construction.
London Construction Programme – £3bn Education Framework
The group has been awarded Lot 1.4: MMC and Temporary Buildings on this education framework contract.
This framework is being led by the London Borough of Haringey, and gives access to 60 public sector bodies across London and the Home Counties in relation to new-build education projects, categorised between £1m-£5m, and over £5m.
Thurston will act as a supplier for projects covering new schools, refurbishments, and fire safety improvements.
LHC Procurement Group: Modular Buildings (MB3) Framework
Thurston is one of the 19 suppliers with a framework contract with LHCPG, worth £265m. This contract runs until May 2029, and covers design, delivery, hire, and refurbishment of temporary and permanent modular units for education, healthcare, defence, and community buildings.
This contract will involve delivery of modular buildings in the Midlands, London and South East for the Northern Procurement Alliance and the South West Procurement Alliance regions.
MMC frameworks provide “a trusted, compliant route to market”
Kat Jackson, principal category manager at NHS SBS, said: “With over £1.1bn spent through our Modular Buildings Framework Agreements since 2017, NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) provides a trusted, compliant route to market for the NHS and the wider public sector. Through the framework agreement, approved organisations can purchase, hire or lease offsite buildings from off the shelf to full turnkey solutions.”
Matt Goff, managing director of Thurston Group, said: “The frameworks will allow us to contribute significantly to critical healthcare, education and community public infrastructure projects across the country and support a vast array of public sector bodies and we’re proud to be recognised as a certified and compliant delivery partner that supports key government targets around sustainability, social value, and speed of build.
“We’re excited to leverage the opportunities to expand our reach, serve a growing client base, and continue to champion modern methods of construction.”
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