The Education and Skill Funding Agency will fire the starting gun this month on the bid race for its latest modular school construction framework.
The largest of three panels, the selected firms will be used to deliver both individual secondary school blocks and extensions as well as several whole schools.
It forms part of the the ESFA’s plan to revolutionise the way education buildings are specified, procured and delivered, as it seeks to find more cost effective delivery in the face of rising construction costs.
Lot one will be used for higher value schemes and will include a bundle of projects worth around £20m, with potential for a pipeline of £250m.
Lot two will cover a bundle of smaller projects of around 16,000 sq ft worth up to £15m, with a potential future pipeline of £50m.
So far the ESFA has let two modular framework agreements for primary schools.
The Modular A framework, which is being used for whole school buildings, was won by Eliott, which secured nine schools, and McAvoy, which is preferred bidder on an additional three schools.
A joint venture between Styles & Wood and modular specialist Extraspace Solutions picked up the Modular B framework to deliver primary three school block extensions.
Caledonia was also announced preferred bidder on this framework, which will deliver initially 16 schools projects, with further schemes expected up to a value of £95m.
Richard Crosby at the ESFA will be overseeing the procurement.
from Construction Enquirer http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2017/11/06/esfa-to-start-race-300m-modular-secondary-schools/
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