The crop of eight secondary schools in the Midlands is the fifth tranche of school projects that will be funded using PF2.
Firms have until the second of May to prequalify for shortlisting down to three firms expected to be invited to tender.
Contractors will bid to design, build, finance and maintain the schools through a 24-month construction phase and a 25 year operational term using the Government’s aggregator financing model.
Midlands PF2
- Alfreton Grange Arts College
- ARK Kings Academy
- Greenwood Academy
- The Phoenix Collegiate
- Plantsbrook School
- President Kennedy School
- Queen Elizabeth School
- Top Valley Academy
An Interserve/Kajima joint venture has taken the first batch of seven schools in Hertfordshire, Luton and Reading worth £150m.
Construction is due to start from November through to March 2015, with planned completions due for August 2016.
Miller Construction, Laing O’Rourke and Sir Robert McAlpine are shortlisted bidders for a £120m batch of a dozen PF2 schools in the north east.
And in the North West, Laing O’Rourke, Morgan Sindall and Vinci are bidding a £120m batch of 12 schools.
The shortlist for the £100m Yorkshire batch of seven secondary schools, three of which will be built in Bradford, is due to be announced soon.
Contact: Mark Burgess, project director at the Education Funding Agency. tel: 03700002288. Address: 33 Greycoat Street London SW1 2QF.
