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Key areas in the report:
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Procurement
of education work by local authorities and universities
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Analysis of the
Government’s major school building programmes including Building
Schools for the Future, the Academies Programme and the
Primary Capital Programme
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Detailed
analysis of capital investment in the education system, an
update of construction progress
and an
assessment of contractors output of work in the education
market
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Recent funding
programme changes
– accelerated funding plans, procurement processes
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Consortia
members
– design, construction, Facilities Management.
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AMA Research have published the 3rd Edition of its
overview of the report “Education Construction Market – UK
2009-2013”, focusing on key market trends, structure and change
within the primary, secondary and higher education sectors, major
education contractors and procurement issues.
Over £20 billion will be invested in the next 3 years,
with a new tender notice for £4 bn of work recently announced and the
Government regarding education as a primary vehicle for supporting the
construction industry through this particularly difficult period.
Areas of particular
interest:
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The Government is
investing £21.9 billion of capital into the school estate
between 2008 and 2011 as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review
(CSR).
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New tender
notice for £4 billion
of work in Academies sector.
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Analysis of major
supply chains including principal consortia formed to
bid for education work
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In the light of the
current economic downturn, the Report also reviews the impact of
the ‘credit crunch’ on the forecast capital investment
in the primary and secondary education sectors and the
anticipated effects on the success of the Government’s
school building capital programmes
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Detailed
analysis of capital investment levels in the higher education
sector - major building
programmes
at UK universities, student accommodation
etc.
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Key drivers
and future prospects for the education contracting market -
future of BSF (prospects / risks), impact of recession, Govt. actions
etc
Contractors included :
Allenbuild, Balfour Beatty , Bovis Lend Lease, Carillion, Costain,
Cowlin Construction Ltd, Fsquared Ltd, HBG Construction Ltd, Innisfree,
Interserve Project Services, Kier, Laing O’Rourke, Leadbitter, Miller
Construction, Morgan Ashurst, Nord Anglia Education Plc, Ocon
Construction, Opal Property Group, Shepherd Construction, Wates,
Willmott Dixon.
Key areas of coverage in the report include:-
PRIMARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION IN THE UK
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Structure
of the
state education system in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern
Ireland including types of schools in operation – also overview of the
Independent Schools Sector.
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State
education funding
in the
UK, including total education spending and DCSF budgets including the
early release of funds announced in the Pre-Budget Report
2008.
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Analysis of DCSF
expenditure by function.
THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR IN THE UK
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Structure and size
of the higher education sector in the UK - Impact of new
universities on infrastructure developments within the sector.
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Key
sector drivers including rising student numbers and the impact
of tuition fees.
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Sources of higher
education funding and allocations by the major funding
councils in England, Scotland and Wales.
EDUCATION SECTOR BUILDING PROGRAMMES
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Value
of construction new work output - output by sector in 2008 –
and forecasts for 2009 and beyond.
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Analysis of contractors output in the public education
sector - outlook for education construction work.
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Capital expenditure
in the schools sector and types of capital funding.
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PFI in
the education sector including an in-depth analysis and update of
progress under the Building Schools for the Future programme.
Review of Waves 1-6 and 7-15 – leading framework contractors/principal
consortia members. Future prospects for the programme.
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Academics
programme – March 2009 £4 billion framework – scale and timing of
programme. Key framework contractors.
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Prospects for the recently announced Primary Capital programme
for the rebuilding & refurbishment of primary schools – less reliant
on PFI funding and possibly more robust programme. Budgets, scale
and timing of programme 2008-12.
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Capital Acceleration
package announced in Spring 2009 – allocation of funds – top 20
LAs to receive funding.
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Capital
expenditure in the higher education sector including the early
release of funds announced in the Pre-Budget Report 2008.
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University capital building
programmes and developments in the student accommodation sector
– key market sectors.
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Review of
procurement processes – LEP model, frameworks, key influencers etc.
CONTRACTOR PROFILES
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Key
construction companies and
contractors.
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Private
sector consortia in education – design,
construction, FM members. Framework consultants.
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Contractor profiles – key contractors operating in the
education market.
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