Education Buildings Journal
have allowed for the level of consultation required with the local planners, and would have meant that time and resource was spent fruitlessly. It was only by adopting a collaborative process that we could meet both the demands of the planners and match the expectations of the school and the Federation in terms of the functionality of the building.
At Eden Girls’ School, Slough, ADP Architects and Galliford Try worked with the Tauheedul Education Trust to successfully convert a former offi ce building into a secondary school through thoughtful, creative and cost-effective interventions into the existing building. Again, a collaborative design process meant the best result for the students and the Trust. We created an innovative, bright and open space whilst meeting the budgetary constraints. The needs of a school were refl ected as opposed to the original offi ce requirements. Neither of these solutions would have been possible had Galliford Try been required to go through the ESFA’s full design process while in competition.
Similarly, our experiences in Scotland also provide an object lesson in how collaborative procurement allows for best results. The Hub procurement vehicles in Scotland routinely employ a much more collaborative process with earlier contractor appointment and engagement. Galliford Try’s Scottish business, Morrison Construction, recently worked with the Hub South West to deliver the Largs Campus, a primary and secondary school with Early Years Centre in North Ayrshire. Early appointment allowed us to meet the project affordability by involving our supply chain within the early design stages, creating cost certainty for specialist items such as furniture and lighting, and de-risking the scheme.
The Hub model in particular, shows how a truly collaborative design and procurement process can work to everyone’s benefi t. We believe that across the UK, procurement authorities should look towards collaborative models particularly in those cases where diffi cult sites create diffi cult choices. Specialised procurement routes for those schools identifi ed at an early stage as possessing complicating factors could present outcomes that represent equally good value for money, whereas a more
competitive process might achieve the same on a more straightforward scheme.
Contractors such as Galliford Try are always willing to engage and use the benefi t of our learning and innovation to reach the best outcomes for our clients, and the pupils, who will ultimately benefi t from the schools.
Claire Jackson will be speaking at Education Estates on 16 October.
At Eden Girls’ School, Slough, ADP Architects and Galliford Try worked with the Tauheedul Education Trust to successfully convert a former offi ce building into a secondary school through thoughtful, creative and cost-effective interventions into the existing building.
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