Building Schools for the Future - UK 2009-2023

Abstract

Key areas in the report:

• Background to the BSF Programme, revised construction targets and plans for work under Waves 7-15
• In-depth analysis of education funding and capital expenditure in the UK, with forecast investment levels up to 2011.
• Overview of education construction sector in the UK with Government targets and progress to date, including major education construction programmes such as BSF, Academies
• Framework and the Primary Capital Programme.
• Impact of the economic downturn on BSF projects.

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:

• Total capital cost of the BSF Programme now estimated at £52 -55 billion.
• Specification and procurement of BSF work and analysis of role of ' Smart PFI' and levels of private finance in the Programme.
• Analysis of the progress of BSF since the last edition of this Report and the reasons behind delays on the Programme.
• Key influences on BSF Programme - sustainability, the new minimum design standard for BSF schools, contribution of BSF projects towards local regeneration.
• Assesses the impact of the BSF programme on the UK construction industry with analysis of the key contractors, consultants and suppliers bidding for work.
• 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

• Value of total education spending in the UK, with forecasts to 2011
• Overview of DCSF spending and early release of funds announced in March 2009
• Overview of education capital investment to 2011
• Analysis of construction output in the education sector, with Government targets and progress to date
• 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

• Overview and background to BSF
• Review of financial allocations under the BSF Programme to 2011 and anticipated future costs - now estimated at over £50 billion
• Overview of financial investment under BSF and indicative conventional costs and PFI credit allocations for each project in the first 5 waves of BSF
• Detailed assessment of the workings of BSF and the structure and responsibilities of BSF partners
• Analysis of procurement stages in BSF and average time taken by each BSF project in waves 1-5 to reach each stage
• Analysis of progress under Waves 1-6 of BSF and a review of Wave 7 and beyond - key schemes, players etc
• Projections for the number of schools open to 2014 under Waves 1-15 of BSF
• Government targets and current status of BSF Programme - projections up to 2023
• Overview of Academies Programme and Primary Capital Programme including current status, investment levels, consortia involved and procurement

FACTORS AFFECTING BSF PROGRAMME

• Procurement and specification processes for BSF work
• Use of PFI in BSF work and procurement problems experienced so far under the Programme
• Environmental issues - sustainable construction, BREEAM Schools, the new minimum design standard for BSF schools, and the contribution of BSF projects towards local regeneration
• Analysis of the use of prefabricated building techniques under the BSF Programme.

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT IN THE BSF PROGRAMME

• Analysis of the key consortia currently bidding for work under the BSF Programme together with their constituent contractors, consultants, education specialists and suppliers.
• Overview of companies involved as Framework Consultants under BSF.
• In-depth analysis of the key contractors bidding for BSF work, key consortia, members, new entrants, opportunities in future.