VolkerFitzpatrick, BAM Nuttall and Galliford Try are among the big-name contractors gaining a place for the first time this year on the major project lot.
The four-year framework could see a spend of up to £500m split into two distinct southern territories: East and West.
Gen 5 civil engineering, highways and transporation framework
£20m-£175m projects (Total spend £50-£150m)
VolkerFitzpatrick; John Graham Construction; Galliford Try Construction; BAM Nuttall
East and West £4m-£25m ( Total spend £40m-£70m)
Milestone Infrastructure; Knights Brown Construction; Colas; Octavius Infrastructure; Jackson Civil Engineering; Griffiths Farrans JV
East or West for projects up to £5m (Total spend £35m-£50m)
Milestone Infrastructure; Knights Brown Construction; Colas; Octavius Infrastructure; Mildren Construction; Jackson Civil Engineering Group;
Alun Griffiths (Contractors) – East region only
Projects up to £350k (Total spend £6m)
Just Hampshire including Portsmouth and Southampton
Rocon Contractors; Mays Technical; Hope & Clay; B & M McHugh
East: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex.
West: Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire.