June, 2009

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Jun 09

Partnerships for Schools considers regional frameworks

Partnerships for Schools (PfS) is considering using regional frameworks for the £15.6billion of building work that it will be responsible for from 1st October.

The £1.6billion primary school building programme is amongst the work being transferred to PfS from the Department for Children, Schools and Families. As yet, no procurement route has been agreed for this work and the use of frameworks is expected to benefit medium-sized contractors.

PfS is already responsible for delivering the £45billion Building Schools for the Future programme.

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Jun 09

Framework Arrangements can speed procurement

Framework arrangments which are pre-tendered to be OJEU compliant can offer public sector procurement officers a “fast track’ way to get projects on site sooner and benfit from asssured levels of quality and sustainability, through measurable KPI’s, to deliver efficiency savings. A range of building products and service Framework Arrangements, including one for procuring windows, is avaialable free of charge to any public sector buyer through LHCMichael Cliff House1

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Jun 09

New Housing Minister

The Department for Communities and Local Government has announced that John Healey MP has been appointed as the new Housing minister, replacing Margaret Beckett. He was formerly Minister for Local Government.

The appointment comes at a time when demand for affordable homes is an at all time high and the number of new homes to be built this year the lowest for over 75 years.

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Jun 09

Primary Capital overshadowed by BSF

Hunters Bar_Sheffield_Consett 1The large scale of investment in new secondary schools and Academies through the BSF programme may be overshadowing the equally important “Primary capital” programme which aims to make Britain’s Primary Schools “fit for 21st Century teaching and learning.”

By 2033 the goal is that at least half of all primary schools will have been re-built or refurbished. Although much smaller than secondary schools, primaries are much more numerous across the country.