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JCT Announces Release Schedule for Target Cost Contract 2024

/ JCT 2024 Edition, Latest News, Press Releases

JCT has announced that the release date for the Target Cost Contract 2024 will be 25 June 2025. The launch of this brand new contract family, alongside the Tendering Practice Note 2024 (which will also be released on the same date), concludes the publication of all documents in the JCT 2024 Edition. The documents that will be included as part of the release are: JCT Target Cost Contract 2024 Contract family includes: Target Cost Contract 2024 (TCC 2024) Target Cost Sub-Contract Agreement 2024 (TCCSub/A 2024)…

JCT Interviews…Claire Hughes

/ Interviews

In the ‘JCT Interviews…’ series we shine the spotlight on some of the key people who are involved with or give their time to support JCT, showing the diverse range of disciplines across the construction industry that our members represent and the collaborative work that contributes to the development of our contracts. We look at how our interviewees contribute to JCT specifically and gain their views on the wider industry and JCT’s role within it. Claire Hughes, MRICS Member, JCT Council – LGA representative Member,…

JCT Parliamentary Reception to Give Insight Into New Target Cost Contract

/ JCT 2024 Edition, JCT Network, JCT Product Updates

JCT will use the occasion of its annual Construction Industry Parliamentary Reception, to be held on Friday, 13 June 2025, to celebrate the introduction of the JCT Target Cost Contract to the JCT suite, and preview information resources about the contract ahead of its release in the summer. The Target Cost Contract is a new addition to the JCT suite of contracts and forms part of the JCT 2024 Edition. The Target Cost Contract family will comprise a main contract, sub-contract, and guides. The contract…

JCT Training Online – Learn More About the JCT 2024 Design and Build and Minor Works Contracts This Spring

/ Education, Skills and Students

The Spring 2025 series of JCT Training is now live. We have a range of online courses and video modules covering some of the major contract families from the JCT 2024 Edition. Our 3-hour interactive webinar courses provide an overview of a particular contract family, giving course attendees the knowledge to have confidence in dealing with a particular contract and avoid common pitfalls. The sessions to take place and the dates are as follows: Wednesday, 23 April 2024 JCT Design and Build Contract 2024 Wednesday,…

JCT 2024 Edition – Available Products Update

/ JCT 2024 Edition

The following JCT 2024 contracts are now available via the JCT Online Store – access instantly online through JCT On Demand digital and via the JCT Construct digital subscription service, or purchase in hardcopy for delivery.   JCT Construction Management Contract 2024 Contract family includes: JCT Construction Management Appointment 2024 (CM/A 2024) JCT Construction Management Trade Contract 2024 (CM/TC 2024) JCT Construction Management Guide 2024 (CM/G 2024) JCT Construction Manager Collateral Warranty for a Funder 2024 (CMWa/F 2024) JCT Construction Manager Collateral Warranty for a…

Procurement Act ‘Goes Live’ – A Summary Guide for the Construction Sector

/ Contractual Issues, Legislation

Blog Authors: Laura Reeve, Partner and Emily Moorcroft, Solicitor – Ashfords LLP After years of delay and anticipation, implementation of the Procurement Act 2023 finally ‘achieved practical completion’ on the 24 February 2025. The new Act is set to shake up the tendering and delivery of public sector construction projects, providing a revised blueprint for mapping out public sector procurements and promising a new era of transparency, efficiency and opportunity for the construction sector. Public sector employers, together with their appointed contractors and the wider…

Pump House, Kew Gardens, London

/ Case Studies

Taking inspiration from its natural surroundings, the new Pump House at Kew Gardens is part of a wider scheme to provide a greener source of irrigation and improved water security. It was built on a JCT Intermediate Building Contract with contractor’s design. Kew Gardens in Southwest London houses the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collection in the world. With over 50,000 species, the UNESCO World Heritage Site – a 121-hectare landscape – requires a considerable amount of water to maintain its environment, especially as…

JCT Sponsor Mental Health in Construction Research

/ Latest News, Press Releases

JCT is to sponsor a research project investigating the mental health of workers in construction, to better understand the challenges workers face, and to explore how the industry can provide better support. The research project, which was initiated by the Tier 1 Health in Construction Leadership Group (HCLG) and Mates in Mind, a registered charity set up to improve mental health within construction, is a collaboration with the University of Warwick, which has led several research projects to explore mental health in the construction sector,…

JCT 2016: Withdrawal and Transitionary Period Explained…

/ JCT 2016 Edition, JCT 2024 Edition, JCT Product Updates

You will have read or heard that the JCT 2016 Edition of contracts has been withdrawn, but JCT 2016 contracts are still available to buy under a ‘transitionary period’ until the end of 2026. What does this mean? As of 31 March 2026, the JCT 2016 Edition was officially withdrawn, superseded by the current JCT 2024 Edition. This means that the JCT 2016 Edition is now out of date. For new projects, or schemes yet to go out for tender, JCT recommends using contracts from…

JCT Announces Release Schedule for Next Batch of 2024 Edition Contracts – Including CM, MC, FA, Adj, PBA, and DAB Families

/ JCT 2024 Edition, Latest News, Press Releases

JCT has announced that the next batch of contracts from the 2024 Edition will be released on 5 March 2025. The documents that will be included as part of the release are: JCT Construction Management Contract 2024 Contract family includes: Construction Management Appointment 2024 (CM/A 2024) Construction Management Trade Contract 2024 (CM/TC 2024) Construction Management Guide 2024 (CM/G 2024) Construction Manager Collateral Warranty for a Funder 2024 (CMWa/F 2024) Construction Manager Collateral Warranty for a Purchaser or Tenant 2024 (CMWa/P&T 2024) Trade Contractor Collateral Warranty…