CWAS3 Lot 3 Programme and Project Management Application Support

CWAS3 is a construction delivery framework structured across seven lots covering general construction, civil engineering, offsite solutions, healthcare construction (ProCure24), defence, international, and nuclear. Programme and project management services are delivered as associated services within construction projects and programmes procured through the framework. This means PM consultancies access work through partnership with appointed contractors, through direct engagement on framework call-offs, and through the supply chain requirements built into every lot.

The scale of opportunity is substantial. The CWAS3 framework has an estimated value exceeding £30 billion over 96 months. Every major construction programme procured through the framework requires programme management, project controls, cost management, risk management, and delivery assurance. For PM consultancies, this represents one of the most significant routes to public sector revenue in the current procurement cycle.

CWAS3 uses a threshold-based award model with no supplier ranking. Every bidder who achieves the minimum quality and financial threshold can secure a framework place. You are not competing against other PM firms for a limited number of positions. You are competing against a scoring floor. This makes professional bid writing critical because the difference between success and failure is the quality of your written submission, not your position relative to competitors.

The CWAS3 Social Value Declaration carries a 10% weighting and is assessed on a pass/fail basis. Answering No results in automatic disqualification. For PM consultancies, social value must be embedded within your delivery methodology, not treated as a standalone section. Evaluators expect to see how your programme management approach creates local employment opportunities, supports skills development, reduces environmental impact, and delivers measurable community benefits throughout the project lifecycle.

Glaxtons writes social value content that is integrated into your methodology responses and supported by quantifiable commitments. We help PM consultancies articulate their social value contribution in the language that CCS evaluators are trained to assess. Read more about social value strategy on our dedicated Social Value Strategy page.