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ESFA unveils latest contractor list, and modular is ‘in’
THE Educations Skills and Funding Agency (ESFA) has selected 33 contractors for its new school building framework. In line with the Government’s Budget blessing for modular construction, a number of offsite and modular contractors are on the list, including Net Zero Buildings and Styles & Wood. Their inclusion follows the appointment
last September of Caledonian as one of the approved suppliers on the £50m Education and Skills Funding Agency programme for the design and build of modular primary schools procured directly by Central Government. The latest list of contractors is as
follows: - Projects over £12m North: BAM, Galliford Try, Kier, Wates and Willmott Dixon South: BAM, Bouygues UK, Bowmer & Kirkland, Kier, Sir Robert McAlpine, Wates and Willmott Dixon
- Projects between £4.5m and £12m North East and Yorkshire: Bowmer & Kirkland, Clugston, Henry Boot, Interserve, Morgan Sindall and
Robertson Group East Midlands: Bouygues UK, Bowmer & Kirkland, Henry Boot, Interserve, ISG and Morgan Sindall East of England: Farrans Construction, Galliford Try, Interserve, ISG, Morgan Sindall, Styles & Wood and McAvoy London: Farrans, Galliford Try, Interserve, ISG, Morgan Sindall, Speller Metcalfe and Styles & Wood South East: Galliford Try, Interserve, ISG, Midas, Morgan Sindall, Stepnell and Styles & Wood South West: Galliford Try, Interserve, ISG, Midas, Morgan Sindall and Stepnell West Midlands: Bouygues UK, Bowmer & Kirkland, Clugston, G F Tomlinson, Interserve and Morgan Sindall North West: Bouygues UK, Bowmer & Kirkland, Henry Boot, Interserve and Morgan Sindall
- Projects up to £4.5m North East: Aura Newcastle, Keepmoat Regeneration, Kier and Styles & Wood Yorkshire and the Humber: Aura Newcastle, Keepmoat Regeneration, Kier, Styles & Wood
East Midlands: G F Tomlinson, Keepmoat Regeneration, Kier, Robertson Group and Styles & Wood East of England A: Barnes, Bowmer & Kirkland, Cadman, Kier and Net Zero Buildings East of England B: Barnes, Bowmer & Kirkland, Cadman, Keepmoat Regeneration and Kier London: Borras, Bowmer & Kirkland, Diamond Build, Keepmoat Regeneration, Kier and Net Zero Buildings South East A: Baxall, Bowmer & Kirkland, Keepmoat Regeneration, Kier, Net Zero Buildings and T&B (Contractors) South East B: Bowmer & Kirkland, Keepmoat Regeneration, Kier, Net Zero Buildings and T&B (Contractors) South West A: Bowmer & Kirkland, Keepmoat Regeneration, Kier and Speller Metcalfe South West B: Bowmer & Kirkland, Kier, Net Zero Buildings and REDS West Midlands: Keepmoat Regeneration, Kier, Midas, Robertson Group and Styles & Wood North West: Eric Wright Construction, Galliford Try, Kier and Styles & Wood
New Education Secretary unveils plans to drive up standards
DAMIAN Hinds, new Secretary of State for Education, has unveiled a package of measures to support underperforming schools in disadvantaged areas across the country. The measures include:
• More than £45million awarded to successful multi-academy trusts to help tackle underperformance and improve schools in areas that lack capacity; • 75 projects sharing £25million to provide more support for schools, many of which will increase pupils’ literacy and numeracy skills; and • The publication of the next six Opportunity Area plans in Bradford, Doncaster, Fenland and East Cambridgeshire, Hastings, Ipswich and Stoke-on-Trent. The Education Secretary, who attended St Ambrose Grammar School, Altrincham
before completing a degree in politics, philosophy and economics at Oxford University, said: “I want all children to get a truly world-class education that not only inspires them to make the most of their lives but also gives them the opportunity to fulfil their ambitions, no matter where they live. “Standards are rising in schools across
the country but there is more to do to make sure that every child benefits from the progress we’ve already made thanks to an incredibly talented generation of teachers. By supporting good and outstanding schools to help others improve, and focusing on disadvantaged areas where our young people need extra help, we can continue to make a difference to people’s everyday lives and build a Britain that’s fit for the future.”
As part of the Multi-Academy Trust
Development and Improvement Fund, announced in October 2017, over £45million will support multi-academy trusts to drive improvement. The money will go to more than 400 multi-academy trusts (MATs) with a proven record to help them build their capacity so they can help drive further improvements and raise standards.
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