INTRODUCTION and OVERVIEW 

Key areas in the report The Central Government Construction sector is worth over £3.5 billion and covers accommodation related construction in the following Government Departments: Ministry of Defence (Defence Estates) Home Office (Police Service, Immigration) Ministry of Justice (Prisons and Courts) HM Revenue and Customs Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Museums, Libraries, Sport, & Leisure) Department for Communities and Local Government (Fire & Rescue)

Areas of particular interest:

• Analysis of key central government functions including defence, police services, immigration service, courts service, prison service, fire & rescue services, central government offices and public leisure services including current estate size and future estate strategy.

• A detailed review of major capital building programmes of key central government departments including MoD, MoJ, DCMS, HMRC and the Home Office.

• A detailed review of leading contractors and consortia involved in central government construction work including sector strengths and project activity.

• Forecasts of developments up to 2011 and underlying prospects for the next 5 years – impact of Election, potential funding cuts etc.

• Key factors affecting the central government sector including the impact of the economic downturn, the Public Value Programme, future public spending levels, sustainability and the use of offsite construction methods.

Some of the companies  featured include:

Carillion, Enterprise Plc, Galliford Try, Interserve, John Laing, Kier, Sir Robert McAlpine, Skanska, Willmott Dixon  

Key areas covered in the report include:

CONSTRUCTION MARKET OVERVIEW  

• Value of construction new work output.

• Construction output by sector in 2002-08 and forecasts for 2009-2013.

• Central Government construction market: £3.5+ billion spending on new build and RMI - output by sector.

• Central Government Facilities Management market overview.

 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT – CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMMES   

• Central Government Capital Expenditure.

• Defence Estates - Future Estates Strategy, estates budget 2008-11, Living & Training Accommodation (number of new bed spaces 2007-2020), 10 Year Accommodation Management strategy (single/family living), new build/RMI, key projects, condition assessments, budgets/timescales, key influences etc.

• Police Service – capital expenditure, construction programmes & key projects – values and current status.

• Immigration Service – key expansion plans – budgets, key projects, bedspaces etc.

• Courts Service – Courts Estate, capital expenditure, key construction programmes and budgets up to 2011. New build  and RMI.

• Prison Service – Prison Estate, prison population, capital expenditure, key construction programmes and budgets, new prison capacity (Mini-Titans), HM Prison Service Framework Agreements – public/private sector, use of MMC, procurement routes, new build/RMI, FM.

• Leisure – DCMS expenditure, key construction programmes and budgets, Olympics, museums, sport and recreation, cultural sites etc. – budget splits up to 2011.

• Fire & Rescue Services – capital expenditure, PFI programmes, budgets up to 2011.

• Central Government Offices – key projects & programmes, Carter review.

FACTORS AFFECTING THE MARKET 

• Planned Future Public Investment including measures announced in the Pre-Budget Report, possible impact of change of government in 2010. Role of PFI.

• Public Value & Operational Efficiency Programmes – review of procurement routes, Carter review.

• Sustainability – BREEAM – impact on specifications/procurement.

• Use of Offsite / MMC - application to the Central Government construction market – MoD, prisons, immigration centres etc.

 CONSTRUCTION MARKET SUPPLY 

• Structure & Size of the Contracting Industry.

• Leading Clients in the Central Government construction market.

• Leading Construction Contractors and Consortia operating in the Central Government construction market – role of framework agreements.