The YPO Pagabo developer-led framework has appointed 76 suppliers to a four-year national programme valued at £26bn, covering public and private-sector development across the UK through seven lots spanning consultancy, legal services, special purpose vehicles and development agreements.
Pagabo procured the National Framework for Developer-Led Schemes as YPO’s agent under the Procurement Act 2023. Award decisions were made on 5 October, with the standstill period due to end on 15 October. The framework is expected to start on 19 October and run until October 2030.
Regulatory compliance and geographic reach of the YPO Pagabo developer-led framework
According to Glaxtons, the framework is compliant with both the Procurement Act 2023 and the Procurement Regulations 2024, providing a robust procurement route for public bodies seeking to engage developers through joint ventures, limited liability partnerships, special purpose vehicles and other corporate structures. The framework spans eight geographic areas across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, covering Scotland, the North of England, the Midlands, Wales, the South West, the South East, London and Northern Ireland.
The framework covers residential, commercial, leisure, infrastructure, education, healthcare and mixed-use development, depending on lot and supplier appointment. That breadth of development typology, combined with the geographic coverage, positions the YPO Pagabo developer-led framework as one of the more comprehensive procurement vehicles currently available to UK public-sector clients.
Lot structure and appointed suppliers
The seven lots are structured by transaction size and delivery mechanism. The first two lots cover development consultancy and legal services. Lot three covers special purpose vehicle schemes worth up to £100m, with 27 suppliers appointed and an advertised value of £2.18bn including VAT. Lot four covers special purpose vehicle schemes worth more than £100m, with 25 suppliers appointed to the £4.51bn lot.
Development agreements are split across two further lots. Lot five covers schemes worth up to £50m, with 29 suppliers appointed and an advertised value of £2.72bn. Lot six, which covers development agreements worth £50m or more, carries an advertised value of £16.45bn and saw 23 suppliers secure places. Both lots allow clients to appoint developers for individual sites or phased programmes within defined development boundaries.
Major contractors and developers appointed across the construction-focused lots include Graham, Morgan Sindall, Kier, Wates, Sir Robert McAlpine, Willmott Dixon and Henry Boot. Other appointed parties across those lots include Kajima Partnerships, Higgins Partnerships, Hochtief PPP Solutions UK, Urban Splash Developments, Genr8 Developments, Hargreaves Land, Mount Anvil and Clarion Housing Group, which appears in both Lot four and Lot six.
The smaller service-led lots cover consultancy, legal and development management functions. Fourteen firms were appointed to the development consultancy lot, including Arcadis, AtkinsRéalis, Avison Young, Savills and Willmott Dixon with Be Living. Ten law firms secured places on the legal services lot, including Pinsent Masons, DWF, Freeths, Bevan Brittan and Browne Jacobson. A further fourteen organisations were appointed to provide development management services.
YPO awarded the framework following an open procedure. With the standstill period closing on 15 October and the framework due to commence on 19 October, contracting authorities across the UK’s eight designated geographic areas will be able to call off schemes through the YPO Pagabo developer-led framework from that date.
