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AMA Research
have
published
the 3rd Edition of its overview of the Government’s Building
Schools for the Future Programme – UK
2009-2023. This report reviews the structure of
the programme assessing budgets, timescales and key consortia
members, identifying opportunities for contractors and
material suppliers in this £50+ billion sector.
Areas of particular interest:
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Total capital cost
of the BSF Programme now estimated at £52
-55 billion.
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Specification
and procurement of BSF work and analysis of role of ‘Smart PFI’
and levels of private finance in the Programme.
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Analysis of the progress of BSF
since the last edition of this Report and the reasons behind
delays on the Programme.
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Key influences
on BSF Programme - sustainability, the new minimum design
standard for BSF schools, contribution of BSF projects
towards local regeneration.
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Assesses the impact of the BSF
programme on the
UK construction industry with analysis of the key
contractors, consultants and suppliers bidding for work.
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Impact of recession in 2009 – PFI funding, rising debt, threats to programme.
Some of the companies and consortia included :
Balfour Beatty, BAM (HBG), BDP, Bouygues UK,
Bovis Lend Lease, Bowmer & Kirkland, Capita Symonds Group,
Carillion, Catalyst Education, Concentra, Costain Group Plc,
Environments for Learning (E4L), Equitix, Ferrovial Agroman,
Fsquared Ltd, Galliford Try, GF Tomlinson, Inspired Spaces,
Interserve Project Services Investors in the Community
Consortium, Kier Investments, Laing O'Rourke, Land Securities
Trillium Consortium, Learning21, Mitie, Nord Anglia Education
Plc Pyramid Schools Consortium, Skanska, Somerset Learning
Partnership, Transform Schools Consortium, VT Group Plc,
Willmott Dixon.
Key areas covered in the report
include:
EDUCATION SPENDING AND CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT
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Value
of total education spending in the UK, with
forecasts to 2011
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Overview of DCSF spending and early
release of funds announced in March 2009
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Overview of education capital
investment to 2011
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Analysis of construction output in the
education sector, with Government targets and
progress to date
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Review of major construction programmes
in the UK education sector, including BSF, the
Academies Programme and the
Primary Capital Programme
OVERVIEW OF THE BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAMME
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Overview
and background to BSF
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Review of financial allocations under
the BSF Programme to 2011 and anticipated
future costs – now estimated at over £50 billion
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Overview of financial investment under
BSF and indicative conventional costs and PFI credit
allocations for each project in the first 5 waves of BSF
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Detailed assessment of the workings of BSF
and the structure and responsibilities of BSF partners
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Analysis of procurement stages in BSF
and average time taken by each BSF project in waves 1-5 to
reach each stage
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Analysis of progress under Waves 1-6
of BSF and a review of Wave 7 and
beyond – key schemes, players etc
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Projections
for the number of schools open to 2014
under Waves 1-15 of BSF
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Government targets and current status of BSF
Programme – projections up to 2023
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Overview of Academies Programme and
Primary Capital Programme including current status,
investment levels, consortia involved and procurement
FACTORS AFFECTING BSF PROGRAMME
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Procurement
and specification processes for BSF
work
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Use of PFI in BSF work and
procurement problems experienced so far under the
Programme
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Environmental issues -
sustainable construction,
BREEAM Schools, the new minimum design
standard for BSF schools, and the contribution of BSF
projects towards local regeneration
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Analysis of the use of prefabricated
building techniques under the BSF Programme.
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT IN THE BSF
PROGRAMME
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Analysis of the key consortia
currently bidding for work under the BSF Programme together
with their constituent contractors, consultants, education
specialists and suppliers.
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Overview of companies involved as
Framework Consultants under BSF.
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In-depth analysis of the key contractors
bidding for BSF work,
key consortia, members, new entrants,
opportunities in future.
The report is extensive with over
70 pages and 25 tables and charts (see right hand panel for a full
listing of contents including tables and charts)
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