Education Construction Market - Uk 2009-2013

Abstract

INTRODUCTION and OVERVIEW

Key areas in the report:

• Procurement of education work by local authorities and universities
• Analysis of the Government' s major school building programmes including Building Schools for the Future, the Academies Programme and the Primary Capital Programme
• 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
• Recent funding programme changes - accelerated funding plans, procurement processes
• Consortia members - design, construction, Facilities Management.

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:

• 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).
• New tender notice for £4 billion of work in Academies sector.
• Analysis of major supply chains including principal consortia formed to bid for education work
• 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
• Detailed analysis of capital investment levels in the higher education sector - major building programmes at UK universities, student accommodation etc.
• 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

• 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.
• 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.
• Analysis of DCSF expenditure by function.

THE HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR IN THE UK

• Structure and size of the higher education sector in the UK - Impact of new universities on infrastructure developments within the sector.
• Key sector drivers including rising student numbers and the impact of tuition fees.
• Sources of higher education funding and allocations by the major funding councils in England, Scotland and Wales.

EDUCATION SECTOR BUILDING PROGRAMMES

• Value of construction new work output - output by sector in 2008 - and forecasts for 2009 and beyond.
• Analysis of contractors output in the public education sector - outlook for education construction work.
• Capital expenditure in the schools sector and types of capital funding.
• 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.
• Academics programme - March 2009 £4 billion framework - scale and timing of programme. Key framework contractors.
• 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.
• Capital Acceleration package announced in Spring 2009 - allocation of funds - top 20 LAs to receive funding.
• Capital expenditure in the higher education sector including the early release of funds announced in the Pre-Budget Report 2008.
• University capital building programmes and developments in the student accommodation sector - key market sectors.
• Review of procurement processes - LEP model, frameworks, key influencers etc.

CONTRACTOR PROFILES

• Key construction companies and contractors.
• Private sector consortia in education - design, construction, FM members. Framework consultants.
• Contractor profiles - key contractors operating in the education market.